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Jul 12, 2019 · When someone shares a secret with us, it often strokes our ego knowing that someone trusts us enough or esteems us enough to share their personal currency with us. While most secrets adults...
May 31, 2021 · Secrets and Love. Research sheds more light on secrecy and wellness in romantic relationships. Posted May 31, 2021 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina. Key points. Existing research suggests that guarding...
Jun 25, 2024 · The new way of thinking about secrecy is to view it as a broader phenomenon that begins with an intention and can impact well-being even before a conversation about the secret occurs, instead...
- 8 Reasons Why Someone Might Want to Keep A Relationship Secret
- 4 Important Questions to Ask Yourself
- How to Approach The Situation
- Private Relationship vs. Secret Relationship
There are plenty of different reasons why someone might want to keep a relationship secret. At the beginning of a relationship, these reasons might be more understandable, or even sensible for everyone involved. But as a relationship develops, they become more serious and can begin to take their toll on you both. After all, the longer you keep it q...
So, your partner has expressed a desire to keep what’s going on between the two of you a secret. It’s normal to have some confusing feelings about that, so don’t worry if you aren’t able to clearly express and articulate them immediately. Of course, you might entirely agree with them that it needs to be kept a secret, for the same reason, or for yo...
You’ve now had a chance to reflect a little on your feelings, so it’s time to think about how you’re going to deal with the situation. Let’s think about the practical side of how you can actually keep a relationship secret, and then about what you might do if you’re not comfortable with the situation. When you know for sure that your partner wants ...
Finally, it’s important to make sure you’re not confusing a secret relationship with a private one. Privacy and secrecy can be easy to mix up, but there are key differences between them. One of the main ones is that the motivation to keep something secret is often rooted in fear and shame. You might keep the details of a relationship private for al...
- Katie Uniacke
- 11 min
Jun 19, 2024 · People keep their relationship a secret for different reasons – valid or not. Know if having a secret relationship is worth it & good reasons for it.
Mar 11, 2022 · Secrets are a powerful thing. They have the power to make or break a relationship. They have the potential to be the difference between life and death. You have control when you keep a...
Michael Slepian, PhD, talks about what types of secrets people keep, why keeping a secret bottled up inside can harm us, how keeping secrets—or sharing them—affects people’s relationships with each other, how we decide whom we can trust with our secrets, and whether other people can tell when we’re holding something back.
