In a world where secrets lurk just beneath the surface, the internet has become a digital confessional for those burdened with hidden truths. While many secrets should stay buried in the closet, some people reveal their deepest, darkest ones to complete strangers online.\nFrom harmless quirks to life-altering deceptions, these people took to Reddit to share the unfiltered confessions they've been hiding from those closest to them. Get ready to hear some juicy secrets!"],"image":{"name":"fy8i41jjdee802q8.jpg","credit":"Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/roxykelly: \"My brother bought chickens as his little organic farm was struggling. I had suggested an honesty box for the excess eggs - he spend hours making his own red barn shaped honesty box. Eggs went on sale, crickets. Not much business at all. He was so defeated. \nAll of a sudden, once a week someone now calls by and buys all of his stock. Could be 10-12 boxes of eggs. That someone, is me. I buy the eggs.\""],"title":"Eggstravaganza","image":{"name":"0zdsjio9d4wydeax.jpg","credit":"Photo by Kelly Neil on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/theikno: \"My gf was feeling very sad about turning 32 the next day, a few years ago. We went to get some w--- and while she was looking at some of the bottles, I asked the cashier if she could card my gf so she would feel better (legal drinking age…is 16 here).\nShe happily obliged and my gf was so happy, she did not stop talking about it for days. She still brings it up from time to time (3 years later).\""],"title":"Birthday Cheer","image":{"name":"e40bio725qgcscb9.jpg","credit":"Photo by CardMapr.nl on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1078},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

U/247mumbles: \"I told my best friend I won a holiday in a raffle and wanted her to come with me free of charge. We stayed in a nice hostel, did lots of fun activities and I paid for it all with a 'pre paid credit card from the raffle'. \nI didn’t win anything, I booked it all myself and paid everything for her because she deserved a break and I knew she couldn’t afford it nor would she have accepted me paying for her. I would do it again 10x over, she deserves the absolute world.\""],"title":"Surprise Getaway","image":{"name":"wn2dkq9o3fmiacdp.jpg","credit":"Photo by Shobhit Sharma on Unsplash ","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":960},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":533}}}},{"text":["

U/PuraVidaPagan: \"I just found out 2 of my direct reports will be fired soon because of the restructuring and I have to keep it a secret. They are both excellent employees who do not deserve this at all. \nI’ve decided I’m handing in my resignation next week after 14 years and no other job lined up. I just can’t look these people in the face. I’m not cut out for this corporate b-------.\""],"title":"Ethical Resignation","image":{"name":"9nw5f8xmqi776bml.jpg","credit":"Photo by kevin turcios on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1008},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":560}}}},{"text":["

U/relevantelephant00: \"Mid 40s guy here and it's gotten much, much, worse since the pandemic. I only have a few close friends and they don't live particularly close and most everyone I know is married with kids (I'm not). But I have a social job where I see clients (all reasonably cool people) so I get plenty of interaction. And I love quiet, alone down-time. \nUnfortunately it's far too much and I am too depressed to try and make new friends. I've tried and failed a number of times in the last several years. On the surface though, I wear the mask…anyone who has been depressed long enough knows what I'm talking about.\""],"title":"Silent Struggle","image":{"name":"1j8i9cn6fp27nfpk.jpg","credit":"Photo by Andrik Langfield on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":405},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":225}}}},{"text":["

U/TheSurgeon83: \"I've kept my cancer secret from my son, it's not fair to burden an 8 year old with that worry. Everyone has been really understanding and in agreement and have worked with me to keep it under wraps thankfully.\nAt the moment it looks like they got it really early because it was growing against a nerve so I noticed it very quickly and I'm in the clear pending my first round of post op scans in a couple of weeks. I'll maybe tell him when he's grown up, but for the next at least 10 years I'll keep it a secret.\""],"title":"Hidden Battle","image":{"name":"kiq8wf802qr7mu49.jpg","credit":"Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/AUSpartan37: \"I am a teacher, and I am off for the summer. I get to spend all that time with my daughter, age 4, and my son, who is not quite one yet. My wife works full time. My son is just starting to talk, and my wife and I have a friendly competition going to try to get him to say Dada or Mama first. \nWhat she doesn't know is that while she is at work, I spend the day talking about her and saying the word Mama a lot. We have been working on it together for weeks. The other day, she walked in the door after getting home from a long day, and he looked at her and said Mama clear as day. She was so happy and rubbed it in my face (playfully) that he said Mama first. Even did a little happy dance. I'll never tell her.\""],"title":"Mama Victory","image":{"name":"lc2gqfj6reog9vcx.jpg","credit":"Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/jazzandboats: \"I'm NOT colorblind. When I was very young I didn't understand what colorblindness was. My dad is colorblind and I thought that automatically meant I was too. And apparently everybody did. I was maybe in high school before I actually took a test and… I aced it. \nBut by then all my friends had been buying colorblind compatible versions of board games and we had all sorts of inside jokes about being colorblind. Honestly it's been a bonding moment with my friends. So I just haven't told them and I've kept up the ruse. For about 15 years now.\""],"title":"Colorblind Ruse","image":{"name":"wuhn5vw1yp1s06mk.jpg","credit":"Photo by Karthik Balakrishnan on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":411},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":228}}}},{"text":["

U/RUKnight31: \"I am so content and happy with my life (kids, wife, job, health) right now that I feel guilt. I rarely share my contentment with people (other than my wife) bc of it. It’s not that I’m like fabulously posh, or don’t have issues or whatever, im just sincerely content in my security and modest comforts. \nI feel like you can’t simply acknowledge that your life is perfect without drawing the ire of someone else.\""],"title":"Quiet Bliss","image":{"name":"6yoz2fjqvpuff62h.jpg","credit":"Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1123},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":623}}}},{"text":["

U/smurfycork: \"Mine is a good news one: About 2 years ago I got diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had surgery to remove my thyroid. Luckily it’s all gone really well and so far so good. It was quite large mass: 5cm x 5cm x 5cm. With our mortgage we got mortgage protection insurance and one of the things we spent extra on is heightened cover if one of us is sick.\nWell, my cancer was serious enough, that after a year of getting reports sent to the instance company, it’s triggered the Serious illness benefit clause in the insurance, with the effect of covering our entire mortgage. So we are mid 30s with no mortgage after only 5 years. We have told just our parents and siblings but we aren’t telling anyone else.\""],"title":"Mortgage Miracle","image":{"name":"j9jhoh2l477i0b4c.jpg","credit":"Photo by Joshua Mayo on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/lizzyinthe_sky: \"While at a big chain store, I saw an older man in a wheelchair. He was a double-leg amputee, had on an army camo jacket and Vietnam hat, so safe to say he was a veteran.\nAnyway, I saw him putting a package of u-------- in a backpack. We made eye contact, and he looked so sad. I just said, 'I didn't see anything.' He smiled, and I walked away. I would have offered to pay for them or him some money, but I didn't have anything to spare.\""],"title":"Unseen Kindness","image":{"name":"8vfiejsjs8j0n5c7.jpg","credit":"Photo by alexandre saraiva carniato/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

\"My nieces and nephew think our house's Internet gets really spotty after an hour. It's always when they're watching cartoons or YouTube Kids on the tablet, too. They think they've got it figured out. I hear them explaining to eachother that it's just something weird our house does when too many devices are using the router, and it always comes back after fifteen minutes.\n'Yep, that's exactly it,' I assure them, impressed with their technical proficiency, whilst pushing the block devices button on our router's phone app. They have absolutely no idea I can do that. And since that's the most effective way to put the tablets down and get them outside for a bit, I ain't tellin'.\""],"title":"Tech Timeout","image":{"name":"7gkdvlydr1pjrn9p.jpg","credit":"Photo by Misha Feshchak on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":478},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":265}}}},{"text":["

U/R3ckl3ss: \"I don't really love her but I tell her that I do because nobody else does. She deserves to feel loved. She deserves to be loved, but unfortunately I just don't love her.\nI know that when I eventually have to break it off with her she's going to be devastated and I only want her to be happy. I've created this problem.\""],"title":"False Affection","image":{"name":"j89o30diimake74r.jpg","credit":"Photo by Stephan Louis on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":900},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":500}}}},{"text":["

U/1503throwaway: \"I have a birth defect that required emergency brain surgery every so often. I have had over 30 surgeries and in between that time period I have had countless CT scans and chest X-rays. I have worried about the exposure overtime. I have a family history of all kinds of cancer. \nUnder my arms (axillary/armpit) hurts in the lymph node area. I have a preventative colonoscopy scheduled soon and I worry that they will find something. I worry that my body is riddled with cancer. I can’t tell anyone close because I don’t want to scare them if it is nothing, but the stress of the unknown is killing me.\""],"title":"Unspoken Worries","image":{"name":"h4en5dicoxo0teoj.jpg","credit":"Photo by MART PRODUCTION/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/HighFiveYourFace: \"My sister, her husband, her three kids and their combined three kids are a bunch of lazy, no job having leeches. The small kids get a pass on not having jobs. They all live with my mother, my nephew has a job but now he also has a baby. They are sucking my mother dry as she is the only one with a full-time job. \nMy father passed in April and my moms hours got cut at her job. I wish she would kick them all out, sell the house and move in with me. Let those f------ fend for themselves for once.\""],"title":"Family Burden","image":{"name":"yiatyhizlrwkscqy.jpg","credit":"Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/CensoredUser: \"I am sitting at home playing the Elden Ring DLC rather than working. I make around 160k and am pretty highly regarded within my company, but I probably do maybe 6 hours of real work a week. I've made good connections and have a great networking ecosystem, so sales just fall in my lap.\nEven my wife thinks I bust my b--- planning meetings and finding prospects, but I haven't put in a real days work since covid. Yet somehow, my numbers are all up.\""],"title":"Effortless Success","image":{"name":"xi58ydzprpmd7hty.jpg","credit":"Photo by Korie Cull on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

\"After years of pretending to be happily married, my husband and I reached a breaking point. One evening, we sat down at the dinner table and decided to finally reveal our biggest secrets. His confession left me shattered - he admitted to faking his love for me, staying for the sake of our children. \nTears streaming down my face, I summoned the courage to share my own truth. 'I'm not sure how to tell you this. Your brother and I have been having an affair for years now. Every time I go on a vacation for work, I’m going to see him.” The look on his face was devastating, though I’m sure it matched my reaction to his own confession.\""],"title":"Playing Pretend","image":{"name":"ma84o9z5nboc0iod.jpg","credit":"Photo by Blake Cheek on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":900},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":500}}}},{"text":["

\"After decades of marriage, my parents always shared each other's clothes. My mom wore my dad's shirts, and my dad wore my mom's sweaters. It was a quirky tradition that we all found endearing. But one day, as we were going through an old photo album, we stumbled upon a picture of my parents from their honeymoon. \nI was dumbstruck to see my mother wearing a wedding gown, and my dad also wearing a wedding gown. Because my mom wasn't super comfy wearing dresses, he wanted to make her feel comfortable on their big day, so he changed into a gown for their first dance and kept it on throughout the night and when they went to the airport for their honeymoon. It was so sweet!\""],"title":"Wedding Bells","image":{"name":"tck6f9mwkyiktzc6.jpg","credit":"Photo by cottonbro studio/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/MostLikelyToYahtzee: \"My girlfriend has been bringing up marriage for the past year since we've been living with each other for some time. Her family anticipates it, my family anticipates it, some friends have even encouraged it. I have been very standoffish about it because I went through a not-so-great divorce a few years ago.\nThe poker face is because I already bought the ring. She is completely oblivious, I'm going to keep it that way until I pop the question in a few weeks.\""],"title":"Secret Proposal","image":{"name":"v0opky96y2thyo17.jpg","credit":"Photo by solod_sha/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":900},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":500}}}},{"text":["

U/ariMVPmvp: \"I was out with friends and one friend asked us to watch her wallet while she went to the restroom. Someone suggested we put something inside of it for her to find. I happened to be carrying a detective id card from an escape room board game I had played.\nShe’s had an 'official detective badge' with my full name sharpied on it in her wallet for over a year now.\""],"title":"Wallet Surprise","image":{"name":"6q8b704aa8p22xus.jpg","credit":"Photo by Leeloo The First/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1079},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

U/StarCityGirl: \"I do this with my son. He has made hundreds of YouTube videos over the last 3 years and I have been paying for views, subs, and supporting his channel to help keep his spirits up when his channel growth slows down. \nI could never tell him, but it's a hobby he's very passionate about and I just want to support him.\""],"title":"Secret Subscriber","image":{"name":"ddp4wk2e9nm9d2nx.jpg","credit":"Photo by CardMapr.nl on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1078},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

U/keelhaulrose: \"My husband has large feet, large enough that there are only a few places I can buy him shoes…All this to say: his shoes are $$$$. He also grew up poor…and before he met me he always only had one pair of shoes at a time, and sneakers were his everyday/work/dress shoe. And because getting each pair was so difficult and costly he'd often wear his shoes until they had holes in the soles before replacing them.\nWhen he was studying to be a mechanic I got him a pair of steel toed boots for his birthday. He recognized the brand and knew what they sold for and he demanded I return them…So I lied, said I had bought them months before during a sale. Got 'em at 40% off, then signed up for all their stuff for an additional 20% off. I had paid full price. I've bought him 'sale shoes' several times since then.\""],"title":"Size Up","image":{"name":"aevxkarltsxfqh17.jpg","credit":"Photo by Garrett Sears on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/TrailMomKat: \"Sometimes I'm grateful that I woke up blind. I was a total workaholic and going blind was a nightmare that first summer, but the fact I couldn't work in nursing anymore-- ESPECIALLY post-covid-- did wonders for my mental health. I also realized how much I love hanging out with my 3 sons. \nI didn't know how much I loved their company until I wasn't working 50-60 hour weeks, mostly 3rd shift, so I hardly ever saw my kids. Being blind sucks, and I feel guilty sometimes for thinking that I prefer it to how things were before, but given the choice, I don't think I'd go back to being sighted, because that would mean the nightmare of working in nursing again and never seeing my husband and my kids.\""],"title":"Seeing Clearly","image":{"name":"v1ndaradlh9970se.jpg","credit":"Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/InfiniteBackspace: \"I'm too burned out to function as a person outside of work anymore. Yes, I'll text my partner that I got home safe from work… but then I'll sit in the car and doom scroll or dissociate, sometimes up to an hour. \nI will also do this when I have to run errands. Just giant blocks of time I can't account for, pissed away. I don't want to do this. I don't want to live like this. I don't know how to fix it.\""],"title":"Burnout Blues","image":{"name":"4vaw2fofnfvzojky.jpg","credit":"Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1079},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

\"In 6th grade, I [peed] in a bottle of coca cola that had 1/4 of it's content remaining. You see…bully often tries to forcefully take my snack during recess, so I handed him that bottle of cola. He did make a comment that it had an awful after taste, but nothing too crazy of a reaction. \nAt that moment, I felt like I would burst into laughter, but if I did, he would suspect something was wrong with the cola. I also knew i would be in a world of trouble if the teachers knew I did something horrendous like that. So i kept my mouth shut and walked away. Till this day, I haven't seen him since 6th grade, and I'm currently in my first year of college.\"","",""],"title":"Bottoms Up","image":{"name":"v7ki9rdt0wc3lhg3.jpg","credit":"Photo by Talles Alves on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/emptysplashlog: \"I do this with my boyfriend. He’s new to streaming on twitch and I was his first sub as soon as he hit affiliate. He doesn’t know it was me. \nI try to keep the stream on and start conversation in chat to help others engage. I want him to succeed so I try my best to support him and his goals.\""],"title":"Biggest Fan","image":{"name":"pynf3ruu06doi8ln.jpg","credit":"Photo by Samsung Memory on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1079},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

U/laneb71: \"A friend of mine recently self published her first book of poetry online. It is okay, as a poetry fan, but I have bought two copies and have encouraged all my friends and parents and my parents friends to buy it. \nI want her to keep writing so she eventually writes the amazing stuff I know she's capable of.\""],"title":"Poetry Push","image":{"name":"3vtf2l96z91j7jhp.jpg","credit":"Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1079},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

U/ilikemrrogers: \"I have twin girls who, several years ago, wanted to make YouTube videos. So I recorded a few videos and published them so only I could see them on my profile. I had trusted people watch so they would get views. Most of their videos have 50 or so views. \nBack when Reddit Secret Santa was a thing, they did a sticker exchange. I told my Secret Santa to send them to my girls 'from a fan.' This dear Secret Santa wrote them a fan letter and sent a ton of stickers as a 'gift to my favorite YouTubers.' They were OVER THE MOON excited. I’ve never told them the truth. Never will (unless they ask specifically, because I can’t lie to them like that).\""],"title":"Sticker Scheme","image":{"name":"57bd6knql08w707h.jpg","credit":"Photo by Collabstr on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/Kindly-Article-9357: \"I've started to on occasion 'accidentally' (but on purpose) not hang up my phone correctly when getting off a call with my daughter-in-law. I then proceed to talk to my husband about how much I enjoy talking to her, how lovely I think she is, how glad I am that our son chose her, and whatever other boost I may think she needs. \nShe doesn't have any family that uplifts her, just the kind that tears her down. Neither of them have any idea I do it on purpose, though. They just think I'm getting old and worse at managing my tech.\""],"title":"Accidentally on Purpose","image":{"name":"t9xsycrb01ucp08a.jpg","credit":"Photo by Karolina Kaboompics/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/Remarkable_Amount822: \"I was in love with my roommate…He had this aura. I was so attracted. I was immediately loyal to that man from the moment I saw him. I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable in his own home, so I kept it a secret. I couldn’t ruin his one space of privacy and safety to be himself…\nI asked my roommate out for drinks and I said 'just you and me'. This was about 6 or 7 months into the lease and into my crush. I figured I’d read his vibe from there. He accepted the offer and we hit it off! And we had a wonderful love affair for the remainder of our lease…always sneaking…into each other’s rooms.\""],"title":"Romance Under Wraps","image":{"name":"lcngayqaezu12p8j.jpg","credit":"Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/w4rlok94: \"I’m growing resentment towards my family and idk how to stop it. The older I get the more I realize I’m not compatible with these people and how they choose to live. I’m 30 now and only living back with them because Covid messed up the industry I worked in and the financial stability built up in my 20s. I moved out at 19 and never had to come back till now. \nI will move out again that’s not the issue. It’s more so a bunch of little things that add up making me not even want to be associated with them. I’ve stopped trying to nudge them in a different direction because they are comfortable with their living standards. I just know when I have kids in the future they’ll be upset to hear the truth about why I’m not ever letting them stay over here.\""],"title":"Family Flare Ups","image":{"name":"1i6ao15a7oh8abzf.jpg","credit":"Photo by Kadyn Pierce on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/stripeyspacey: \"Idunno about 'hiding,' per se, but I've never told anyone. When I first moved to a new high school when I was 15, I ended up in a bad way very quickly with depression…I just felt like the school itself was really dreary and I didn't have any friends, so sometimes to just escape for few minutes I'd go to the bathroom…and chill for a few minutes to gather my thoughts I guess.\nAnyway, one time I wrote a post it note that said 'You are beautiful :)' and [put] it on the mirror and left. When I came back to the bathroom the next day there were replies written on the note about how much someone had needed to hear that that day…It made a dark time a little better…I did it a few more times that year…\""],"title":"Positivity Project","image":{"name":"fxvslsm7rfrh34a5.jpg","credit":"Photo by Polina Kovaleva/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":541},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":300}}}},{"text":["

U/average_guy31: \"Greatest 6 months 'of my life' was between jobs when I didn't have to speak with anyone (except for a passing goodbye to a self checkout cashier at a grocery store to not be rude). \nIt was amazing. I know it wasn't healthy overall, but it was so relaxing not having to come up with something to say. Even now I love a good three day weekend where I can just be alone with my thoughts and 'recharge'.\""],"title":"Lone Wolf","image":{"name":"30niknx5nbjzzbt7.jpg","credit":"Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

\"I really want my mom to move out of my house. She divorced her 7th husband and needed a temporary place to stay. That was 3 years ago. I'm 30 years old. I have no privacy in my own home and I've been with my partner since a few months after she moved in. \nWe want to be able to move in together. But she's unwilling to live with him and goes out of her way to make him miserable when he's around. I know she's disabled and can't support herself but this is exhausting and I feel like my life is stuck on hold.\""],"title":"Mommy Dearest","image":{"name":"5l9j2lvl513dtql7.jpg","credit":"Photo by Artem Labunsky on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":478},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":265}}}},{"text":["

U/Shopandspendmillions: \"My parents arranged for me to marry a man I don’t love to save my grandfather’s company. However, my grandfather always wanted me to be happy. \nMy wedding is in two weeks, so I won’t be showing up. Instead, I have found a new home near a lake where no one will find me, and THAT makes me happy.\"",""],"title":"Runaway Bride","image":{"name":"yb1h2jt84nu3zkjz.jpg","credit":"Photo by Danny Giebe on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/anon10456: \"I know I'm not the only one in this position, but i feel like my youth is being wasted by my poor spending habits and by my 9 to 5 job. \nThere is so much to see out there, so much to do, country's to see, places to go. I just don't know how to get out of this rutt.\""],"title":"Rut-Ridden Regrets","image":{"name":"s7no0u0mceoa7kuq.jpg","credit":"Photo by Marília Castelli on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/Asmor: \"My partner recently revealed to me that when they were a kid, there was a particular limited edition Swatch watch they wanted but couldn't justify the price at the time, and they've always regretted not getting it.\nI found it for a good price on eBay and will be giving it to them for their birthday. I can't wait to see the look on their face!\""],"title":"Timeless Surprise","image":{"name":"x43tmg6xhm7npkdv.jpg","credit":"Photo by Ness P. Colmart on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1029},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":571}}}},{"text":["

U/Pretty-Necessary5581: \"My secret I’m hiding is that my dad told my mom about the last ten years of his life that he was wanting to get healthy and was going to become a vegan well my mom was excited about that because she wanted him to be healthy..so he was doing great being a vegan and my mom helped prepare healthy meals but one day when my mom was gone I stopped by and startled my dad…\nHe was eating chicken from kfc..I was shocked and he just looked at me and said please don’t tell your mom I can’t take it anymore I need meat. I asked where did you get the kfc he said he hides his meat in the shed because she never goes in the shed..I have kept his secret..he has passed on and she still believes he was a vegan till he died.\""],"title":"Carnivore Confession","image":{"name":"locrrdu9kmbscyrd.jpg","credit":"Photo by Gabe Pierce on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/Saucymeatballs: \"I’m upset I lost all my friends when I got married, had kids and moved a few towns over. I’m an introvert and prefer being home but my life has become a constant cycle of sleep, work, home, sleep, work, home forever. \nI love being a dad and having a solid job, but what hurt the most was the fact that I’m only about a half hour away from where i used to live and all the people I knew that still live there just forgot about me. I’ve tried reconnecting and that got me nowhere so I’m just hoping when the kids are older and more self sufficient I’ll be able to make new friends down the line.\""],"title":"Lost in Suburbia","image":{"name":"gzp187y8d1ui7uzi.jpg","credit":"Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/dewitastic: \"In a school dorm (years 10-12, in Finland you can study a profession, mine was related to horses so girls mostly) back in 2011, someone kept drinking my coke. A little at a time so no one would notice, or thats what they thought. I got annoyed, like if you want some, grow a pair and ask. \nOne day I had had enough, and I bought some liquid laxative and poured 10x daily dose in the coke. I could hear someones screams and …other loud noises all night. My coke was never touched again.\""],"title":"Bathroom Break","image":{"name":"zgoccihuy238hsv7.jpg","credit":"Photo by Jan Antonin Kolar on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":540},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":300}}}},{"text":["

U/Important_Steak1494: \"I went to get a masters degree in a university in Paris and my parents payed for all of it but i never graduated cause i was a lazy piece of s---, i just told them i did and got a job in the field i was studying but with less income as i only have a bachelors degree. \nI feel so guilty to have wasted their hard earned money for nothing and now i don't make enough to repay them.\""],"title":"Degree of Deception","image":{"name":"9hg6hbx9nerrk8bi.jpg","credit":"Photo by JodyHongFilms on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/demafrost: \"When my daughter was little, she asked me what my favorite color was and I wasn't really thinking too hard about it and said 'green' which was the first color that popped into my head. I honestly don't really have a favorite color but its definitely not green.\nAnyways, since that point her and her younger siblings (who she told I loved green) have always gotten me green everything, if they make a picture for me its green. If they pick out clothes for me its green. They tell their friends its green. I think its cute so I don't correct them but as sweet as it is, I'm getting sick of everything being green. I don't even think I look good in green clothes but thats the color that make my wife pick out when they want to buy me new clothes.\""],"title":"Seeing Green","image":{"name":"44ftc1c9jbxqm55u.jpg","credit":"Photo by PodMatch on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/frozenergy: \"My husband has been asking to get dogs our entire marriage (20 years) and I’ve always said no (we have 5 kids) I finally said okay and he got two German shepherds. \nWe’ve only had them a few months but I secretly love them so much and couldn’t imagine not having them. I pretend I don’t love them as much as I do so I don’t have to clean up their poo. They are my babies.\""],"title":"Puppy Love","image":{"name":"n62xp0o15p8pv22a.jpg","credit":"Photo by Maayan Nemanov on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/Lord_Blazer: \"The engagement ring is safely hidden in the storage room, where she will never find it. Had it for a few months now. I'm also adding a pretty pair of emerald earrings for good measure. \nShe will say yes I'm sure; she has bullied me for the longest time to give her a ring and every other day playfully asks me where is it. Next time she asks she will be in for a surprise.\""],"title":"Hidden Gems","image":{"name":"76v00171qzk17n8y.jpg","credit":"Photo by Korie Cull on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/twissroll: \"I want and need to break up with my boyfriend but I can’t seem to. I’m scared cause I’ve never been with such a nice, caring and loving person. Genuinely. But at the same time he’s really mentally abusive and immature at times. I’ve never met a man that has treated me so…well, I’m gonna miss that part so bad it makes me feel ill thinking about it. \nBut he’s controlling, and does whatever he wants even if it’s hurting me and I can’t even try to question anything without backlash. I know it’s gonna get worse if I stay. But it breaks me thinking about it, I procrastinate it and gaslight myself. But I have to break up, I just don’t know how or when.\""],"title":"Call It Quits","image":{"name":"dqdekjqfehrl8d8u.jpg","credit":"Photo by Redd F on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/SoccerGamerGuy7: \"I am for the second time in my life returning to hematology/oncology center to hopefully rule out cancer. I am not even 30 yet. I have some chronic medical issues that arent well identified the past few years. and some concerning symptoms in my bloodwork warranting me to return for further eval. \nBut this time is a bit more scary as I likely need my first biopsy. But already insurance is being a pain; i was scheduled right away by the center; and got a call a day later that insurance is causing issues; so i either need to go through the hospital or a different doctor. Havent told anyone with the exception of a few close friends. I dont want to unnecessarily worry people. Especially my dad. He is a cancer survivor, and 2/3 of my uncles on my dads side also had cancer.\""],"title":"Navigating Uncertainty","image":{"name":"wfz47wr1r0evfvu8.jpg","credit":"Photo by Jair Lázaro on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":405},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":225}}}},{"text":["

U/InSomNiac35: \"My family doesn’t know that I’m in debt. I have about $8,000 in credit card debt and $11,000 in medical bills from infusions I receive for my RA. I also owe my dad $6,000 bc I needed a new roof on my house. \nThis weighs on me everyday. I’m living paycheck to paycheck and feel like I’m getting nowhere with paying it off.\""],"title":"Money Talks","image":{"name":"u2z2yb24fi5bwwko.jpg","credit":"Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":960},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":533}}}},{"text":["

U/xpacean: \"My wife treats me like absolute s---. She is beloved by everyone she meets, from school to work to family to friends. I just finished making a collection of photos and memories from everyone who loves her for her 40th birthday. Every time I read these messages I think, 'why can't she treat me this way?' \nUnfortunately, I know why she can't--she emulates her mother in everything, and this is how her mother treats her father--so it's not going to change. It got worse when she had a cancerous tumor removed last year. She got meaner to me, but one, there's nothing I can say back to her, and two, there's nothing I can say to anyone else.\""],"title":"Love and Dissonance","image":{"name":"cvohsu91jre6h151.jpg","credit":"Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":477},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":265}}}},{"text":["

U/SullenEchoes: \"I got my tubes tied when I was 23. Everyone knows except my mother. My mother desperately wants me to have grandchildren and I know telling her would break her heart.\nI am one of two siblings. My other sibling is pretty terrible at dating, so I'm not expecting him to ever be able to have kids. I'll be surprised if he even manages to have a serious partner for more than a few months.\""],"title":"Mother's Hope","image":{"name":"peebvn40awat3raf.jpg","credit":"Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1079},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}},{"text":["

\"I kinda think my sister is a loser. She’s been with her kids father for over 20 years and he won’t marry her, cheats on her AND had another kid outside of their relationship. \nHe won’t leave her because he’s a narcissistic dead beat and she won’t leave him because she afraid he won’t have anything to do with kids. I love her so much and feel bad for her. I feel bad for thinking she’s a loser.\""],"title":"Sibling Struggle","image":{"name":"fd2nj90pf6oigwzp.jpg","credit":"Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1079},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":599}}}}]}; window.__cf = (window.__cf || {}); window.__cf.nextArticleData = {"meta":{"id":"cms-9314","title":"40+ People Reveal a Secret They Haven't Told Their Partner","code":"toldp","category":"Gallery","subCategory":"Community","lang":"en","version":"shz","fullCode":"toldpenshz","lastTimePublished":"2024-06-27_13-50","createdAt":"2023-09-25T09:37:01.457Z","date":"2024-06-27","author":"Lauren A","nextArticle":{"id":"cms-9309"},"originalSite":"beautifultrendstoday.com"},"blocks":[{"text":["

Everyone has secrets they wish would remain hidden. But keeping them from your significant other is harder than it seems. Whether it's forgetting your wife's birthday or falling out of love with your husband, some things are best left unspoken.\nThese people took to Reddit to share secrets they didn't want to tell their significant others because they were scared it would upset them. You won't believe the things they've been keeping!",""],"image":{"name":"osbgeateu1vkmf93.jpg","credit":"Photo by Charlie Foster on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":477},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":265}}}},{"text":["

U/EnzokuhleLesedi: \"The first piece of jewellery I bought my wife was a necklace. We went on holiday and she lost it. I said I would replace it but it wasn’t the same, she was upset that she’d lost it for sentimental reasons. \nI emailed the hotel and of course they hadn’t found it. So I bought a replacement and told my wife they found it.\""],"title":"Jewelry Swap","image":{"name":"dp6ukw4rqxj6oak8.jpg","credit":"Photo by Sabrianna on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/fire_thorn: \"I wanted my husband to quit wearing denim shorts because they made him look old. He had gained a bit of weight, so I kept buying his jorts in his old size 34 and I bought khaki shorts in a 38. He will never read a label for any reason. He would put on the jorts and then lay on the bed and lift and spread his legs to stretch out the shorts a bit. \nHe blew out the back seam of two pairs in the same day, then ended up putting on the khaki shorts. Since then, almost 20 years, he has insisted that khaki shorts are made better and fit more comfortably than denim shorts of the same size.\""],"title":"Switch Up","image":{"name":"fm85tqbligoxiql7.jpg","credit":"Photo by Claire Abdo on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":540},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":300}}}},{"text":["

U/katieleehaw: \"I am very worried about my future, particularly financial security, because we currently live together with his elderly father. I adore them both, but he is sick and may not live more than another 5 years and his dad is quite old. \nIt seems more likely than not that within just several short years, there's a good chance they could both be gone and I could be entirely alone. I know he knows this as well as I do, but the idea of verbalizing it makes me feel ill, because it feels selfish to worry about it now. But I don't really think it is selfish. I think it's real and I need to be planning for it.\""],"title":"Future Concerns","image":{"name":"kzq3wbu8lc6rlf1z.jpg","credit":"Photo by Alexander Mils on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/fertile_green: \"My wife bought a new perfume and put it on for the first time on our wedding day. It is forever linked to that special day in my memory. Thing is, since then I smelled this particular scent on a lot of my patients. \nIt seems to be wildly popular with old women. I dont have the guts to tell my wife that she smells like a grandma to me whenever she puts on the perfume.\""],"title":"Scented Dilemma","image":{"name":"4ms8eh5ri6xohmm7.jpg","credit":"Photo by William Bout on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/DisastrousMark1469: \"My husband doesn’t drive. His mom was in a near fatal car accident when he was young (he was not in the car) but this emotionally traumatized him and he never learned to drive. I love him so much but it is so emotionally taxing being the only person who can drive. \nI feel like 75% of my time with him is driving him places he can’t get himself to without a car. He won’t even get himself food if I’m not around. He is a very hard worker and a great provider but I feel like the only time I get to spend with him is in the car. When I bring it up he gets very upset and defensive.\""],"title":"Driving Dependency","image":{"name":"k3upcppbak6i61in.jpg","credit":"Photo by takahiro taguchi on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/olddognew_trick: \"I shrank your new (and expensive) sweater by mistakenly washing it with my clothes on regular. When I realized what happened, I hid it until you went to the store and then stuffed the now too small sweater back into the laundry. \nWhen you later hand washed it and discovered it no longer fit, I was very sympathetic with how irritating it was that the sweater had shrunk despite you taking every precaution.\""],"title":"Honey I Shrunk the Shirt","image":{"name":"ri8br33tg6z57ix6.jpg","credit":"Photo by rocknwool on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":720},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":400}}}},{"text":["

U/windexfresh: \"I accidentally said my exs name when my newish SOs alarm was going off, bc as it happens both people are the type to let the alarm blare forever and snoozes at least 3 times a morning .\nIt went off again and my 90% asleep brain went '____! Alarm!' and then I jolted to full awareness, hoping he was still asleep enough to not notice that I definitely did not say the 'correct' name.\""],"title":"Alarm Slip","image":{"name":"d5s86pst2h010oe2.jpg","credit":"Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":479},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/azureskull: \"I wish I could tell you the things you do that upset me, without you crying about it. Ah, and that you 'bragging' about being able to remember all the books you've read, it's…stupid when you forgot my birthday three years in a row. \nI decided that next year I won't be telling you the date so I don't have to hear your excuses.\""],"title":"Birthday Forgetfulness","image":{"name":"6mbqvr2fdzol1qhx.jpg","credit":"Photo by Isabella Fischer on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":907},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":503}}}},{"text":["

U/AttackerCat: \"My spouse was at a beauty store picking up a lotion and saw a face cover that was made from snail slime. They came home in tears because the whole drive all they could think about were snails being ground up into face masks and products. \nI looked up and found a video about how they ethically made them, by basically giving snail colonies spa treatments because they excrete slime when happy/relaxed and showed them the video. What they do not know is that it was the only video I could find of it being ethically made, all of the other information was, well, mass bred and killed snails. But I won’t tell them that.\""],"title":"Slimy Skincare","image":{"name":"gh0c0wsop5vt2d5i.jpg","credit":"Photo by Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":494},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":274}}}},{"text":["

U/NannyAnnaple: \"That, although I am proud…of him for losing all that extra weight, I really miss the muscular thighs… He spent his whole life being called fat and ugly because of what turned out to be a correctable medical condition, and couldn't believe that the woman he thought was far beyond his reach thought he was the most [attractive] man on this or any other planet. \nI'd cut my tongue out before I would ever say anything even remotely negative about his body, then or now.\""],"title":"Body Changes","image":{"name":"ag8b30bdmg1jnnax.jpg","credit":"Photo by Ludovic Migneault on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["

U/TheFairyingForest: \"His kids are [terrible]. They never call to check up on him. They don't even call him on his birthday or Father's Day. If we didn't have a special dinner for them for the holidays, we'd never even see them -- unless, of course, they need something. \nHe makes excuses for them. I'd never say it to his face, but he and his ex raised a bunch of selfish [kids]. He has no idea that I'm the one who calls them to make plans.\""],"title":"Family Neglect","image":{"name":"dh6crzbxjg314n8x.jpg","credit":"Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/highlandspringo: \"That I sometimes can't be bothered listening to him. I am always there listening about his interests and whatnot but sometimes he drones on and on. The other day he was telling me about this mechanical keyboard he wanted and I had to sit there and nod but wanted to nap instead. \nI worry he'd hate me and never speak about his interests which isn't what ti want, I just wish he knew that not everything he likes I'd be willing to listen…\""],"title":"Listening Fatigue","image":{"name":"vvp4x13ek9l59vnr.jpg","credit":"Photo by Eliott Reyna on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1141},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":633}}}},{"text":["

U/SalemScout: \"One of his signature dishes is not my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong, he is an amazing cook. I just don't like this one dish he makes. But he and my roommate love it. It's not bad really, I just don't like it. \nI just compliment him on it and eat it, because I'm a [terrible] cook and he's so sweet to cook for me all the time.\""],"title":"Selective Taste","image":{"name":"tzz5ayawhhwzz47q.jpg","credit":"Photo by Louis Hansel on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":487},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":271}}}},{"text":["

U/trashdaythrowaway: \"That his table manners are terrible. He chews with his mouth open, talks while he’s chewing, slurps his drink, leaves his dishes and napkin behind and rarely pushes in his chair, and sometimes he says 'gross' after he burps instead of 'excuse me.' \nI have tried to address these things but was either too subtle or it didn’t register how serious it is. I trained my kids to use proper manners and they do, and unfortunately their dad’s habits bother them too.\""],"title":"Table Etiquette","image":{"name":"lrwn72osvz758ada.jpg","credit":"Photo by Tyson on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

\"I went to a custom jeweler to have her ring made. It's a beautiful piece, and she loves it dearly, and it certainly wasn't cheap - appraised and insured for around $10k. The jeweler was dealing with a lot of family issues at the time, and was incredibly disorganized. I went to pick up the ring and brought my checkbook to pay for it, and when she handed me the ring I took it out and asked her who to make the check out to. She said 'oh no don't worry about it right now, just send me a check in the mail!' I thought that was strange, but sure okay. She then started helping another customer.\nI took a closer look at the ring and could see it wasn't the same ring. This one was yellow gold instead of rose gold. I demanded to know what happened to the ring my fiance and I picked out. She broke down and told me she misplaced the ring…this was the closest ring she had to it in store. I demanded she remake the ring in rose gold and have it ready by Friday. She agreed and she even gave me a discount. I have been married to my wife for 10 years and have never told her the ring saga.\""],"title":"Ring It In","image":{"name":"xo4em3nfe2xb00oh.jpg","credit":"Photo by Sabrianna on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/jennyontheclock: \"I want to have his kid. Not a kid with anyone, just him. I’ve already had a few though and don’t want the responsibility. I just love him and know he’d be a great devoted father and partner and I’d love a mini-him running around. \nHe very adamantly never wants kids, but he’s also dropped things like 'we can’t afford one now' and 'if I ever have a kid I’d want it to be like…' things. I’m working on getting into an entirely new career so we’ll see in a couple years how we feel?\""],"title":"Parenthood Desire","image":{"name":"tprzre5hozi53550.jpg","credit":"Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

\"After my husband passed away, I decided to go through his old phone and revisit our conversations. Amidst the messages, I stumbled upon an unfamiliar number that had been persistently calling him for years, with the calls consistently brief. Intrigued, I dialed the number and a man picked up. Him: 'Who is this?' Me: 'I'm Jim's wife.' Him: '…How did you track me down?' Me: 'Jim is no longer with us.'\nHis voice softened. ‘Then I guess he never told you.’ 'Told me what?' A heavy silence followed before he finally spoke. ‘I'm his brother. Jim and I were separated at birth, and we've been in contact for the last decade, trying to piece together our past. He didn't want to tell you until he had all the answers.’ I was stunned. My husband had a secret brother, and now I was left with even more questions about the man I thought I knew completely.\""],"title":"Long Lost ","image":{"name":"9hyk6ve6pgiis2s6.jpg","credit":"Photo by Kelli McClintock on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/Subnautica24: \"The animals like me more because animals are my [love] and I’ve spent a ton of time learning their behavior, likes/dislikes, etc. I tell him it’s because they are home with me all day so they just bonded to me more. \nWhen I worked out of the house more I told him it was because they didn’t see me all day while he was with them so of course they would be excited when I got home. I don’t think he has caught on.\""],"title":"Pet Connection","image":{"name":"2wxsyhu71yq71isw.jpg","credit":"Photo by Pixabay/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":540},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":300}}}},{"text":["

U/honkey_tonker: \"I love my partner and enjoy every minute I spend with her. I never could have thought I'd love someone more than her until I had a kid. My two favorite people in the world by a wide margin.\nGetting to spend time home alone is… I don't know, what would you call something that's better than…a roller coaster and the best cheeseburger you've ever had? It's that. And getting to spend a whole night home alone is like that, but you can also fly.\""],"title":"Home Alone ","image":{"name":"dk0gzjzf2ad7fb1q.jpg","credit":"Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/StreetButFancy: \"I'm sometimes frustrated because we can't try new restaurants or recipes. He has A LOT of culinary dislikes. I often joke that he only eats 7 vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, lettuce, onions, and avocados) but it's actually a struggle because he refuses to try anything else. He also hates creamy sauces, soups, many salads, beans, sweet-and-sour anything, mushrooms…I often feel like I'm feeding a six-year-old.\nMy grandparents took us to a very fancy restaurant once, and he spent the ride back fuming because he didn't like any of his food. I tasted it and it was glorious; he just can't handle anything with any…spices. I try to accommodate our meals to his taste, but I look forward to my in-person office days because I can buy a nice meal for myself.\""],"title":"Feeding a Six-Year-Old ","image":{"name":"aiziq4tuaec7d8vu.jpg","credit":"Photo by honggyu kim/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/RoundKaleidoscope244: \"That I wish he was more romantic and sweet. My husband is a doer, he built my dream master bathroom, he redid our whole front lawn/front patio area to one I am in love with, he helped build my home library.\nBut when it comes to romance, there’s none. I try not to let it bother me since he’s built a home I love. But sometimes it doesn’t bother me.\""],"title":"Hoplessly (Not) Romantic ","image":{"name":"ndy2ymn740wkc4ro.jpg","credit":"Photo by Subodh Bajpai/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/Responsible_Roll7065: \"That she needs to understand her limitations. She's a wonderful, amazing, beautiful person, but she's not the brightest. She's failed community college twice but wants to get a doctorate. This is not a matter of her not putting in good effort or having resources, but her abilities. She's enrolled again in community college and is taking the pre requests before she can do college allegebra and English for credit. The amount of effort it takes to explain something to her is significant.\nShe has high goals and I don't want to crush her spirit. She's good at so many things and I know she can be successful in other ways. I will help her to the best of my ability, but I can't take exams for her. There's no way I can have the 'be realistic' conversation without…crushing her dreams.\""],"title":"Dream Crusher","image":{"name":"ke768l3xot1zikhr.jpg","credit":"Photo by energepic.com/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":540},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":300}}}},{"text":["

U/CataOrShane: \"On the 1st date with my ex, she gave me a keychain with her name on it. Months into the relationship, the keychain broke and it was unfixable. I went online until I found the exact same one and ordered it with an extra fast & expensive shipment. \nWhen it arrived, I put my keys on it and proudly showed it to her because of 'how I cleaned it so well that it looks brand new!' I never told her the truth.\""],"title":"Brand New","image":{"name":"yhwb7y7prlxdyfn0.jpg","credit":"Photo by THIS IS ZUN/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/HugeBrainsOnly: \"I really need more alone time, more time with my friends without her, and her entitlement to my time is causing me to build up resentment. If I brought this up, she'd turn it into an excruciating fight, and the whole weekend would be ruined because I'd have to mirror her sulking 100% of the time or else I'd be accused of insensitivity, would be taken down and made to feel worse, etc.\nWe are choosing momentary comfort in place of true trust and stability. You can't let me leave your sight for a minute, so I'll probably leave forever once ive reached my limit. I can't stomach another weekend of sulking over you being mad at me, so I opt for the momentary comfort of 'everything is fine', despite knowing I'm only setting myself up for even worse pain in the future by not airing out my thoughts.\""],"title":"Comfort Over Trust ","image":{"name":"gy8ma0kug3vninq2.jpg","credit":"Photo by William Fortunato/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/BabaBearBBQBayDad: \"My wife doesn't eat pork or beef. Not for any dietary or religious reasons, just doesn't want to. Once a long time ago, she saw me eating a Jack In The Box egg roll and thought it looked/smelled good. I said, 'It is!' And continued eating it. A few weeks later, she said she couldn't stop thinking about that egg roll and bought one and thought it was amazing. \nShe has been a fan for years now, but I recently learned they have pork inside! I didn't know that years ago, and now I'm afraid to tell her she's been occasionally eating pork egg rolls for a decade.\""],"title":"Secret Ingredient ","image":{"name":"jwwgxbuhv7or01pk.jpg","credit":"Photo by RDNE Stock project/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/OkContribution3026: \"It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to spending the entire weekend with your siblings and friends…in nightclubs because this was the only weekend everyone was free to go to an event to celebrate your sister's birthday back in August.\nI'll have to do all the driving there and back to the hotel, with your sister's friends that YOU and only you offered a lift to. Every single other person going has already had their birthday this year and mine is always the last and I know I'll be forgotten about as ever. I am tired in my soul. I can't wait for you and your sister to take the kids away next month so I can have 48 hours to my and my…\""],"title":"Forgotten Birthday","image":{"name":"r4jb2fiuamwfde1n.jpg","credit":"Photo by Thirdman/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":479},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/lassie86: \"It’s minor, but I wish he worked at work (instead of from home) at least one day a week, or at least didn’t work in our main living area every day. I work odd hours and some nights and weekends, so I have random days off during the week, and I can’t just live. I have to be careful when I make my coffee, use the blender, can’t watch anything with volume at my desk, can’t have a podcast or music going out loud, can’t watch TV.\nI’m also an extreme introvert and, though my husband is always pleasant and easy to be around, sometimes I just need to be alone-alone. And I never am. My job is incredibly people-y and the only true alone time I get is on my 12 minute commute. I’d like to enjoy true alone time at home at least sometimes.\""],"title":"Quiet as a Mouse ","image":{"name":"l9atad2sx3cyhybz.jpg","credit":"Photo by olia danilevich/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/Avacyn1991: \"Dating a chef, who is unsurprisingly a bit food snobbish. He had revealed that his past partners had never cooked for him. and how sometimes he just wants a dinner to come home to. To make this a surprise I tell him I am helping my mother as to give myself time to prepare it…Upon arrival, I told him 'look I brought dinner!' placed the container on the kitchen table…He said 'how was your mom?' 'Did she cook this?' (Look of disgust) 'it’s like all potatoes huh?' 'I’ll just make my wrap and salad again for dinner'.\nOf course, I replied 'yeah she always cooks with too many potatoes, I’ll eat it' Following morning he said 'tell your mom I loved her dinner, I would hate for her to feel upset that I wouldn’t eat it. Tell her it tasted great I don’t want to hurt her feelings' I reply 'Wouldn’t want any hurt feelings, of course'. If he knew I cooked it, he would of felt horrible. He never found out.\""],"title":"Secret Chef","image":{"name":"b2a7m7fdcxe1kr04.jpg","credit":"Photo by Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/Substantial-Fox-4905: \"I really don't like how he and his ex are bringing up their daughter as the stereotypical 'only child' by which I mean, she is spoiled and they cannot/do not handle her tantrums. I always give grace because she is only 4 and learning but now she's being mean to my daughter and making things up to get her in trouble (I know she is making them up because she admits it fast and I normally see/hear what actually happened).\nI can picture her becoming a 'mean girl' in later years and that's not the energy I want around me or my daughter (just to be clear, my daughter is not a saint by any means but she is mine and therefore my love for her is different).\""],"title":"Only Child Energy","image":{"name":"95ef8exfaf4qj8up.jpg","credit":"Photo by Sophie Lavoie on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

\"That whenever someone asks me what he does for a living, I'm too embarrassed to tell them he's actually been unemployed for the past couple of years…he's mentioned numerous times since about how being out of a job has made him realize that he actually enjoys being lazy and doesn't really want to do anything work-wise anymore.\nI try to be supportive of him since he had been supportive of me through school and life situations in the past few years. But now that I'm working more, I feel like most of our shared responsibilities will end up falling to me once his funds run dry and I'm afraid that he will just be a lazy slob for the rest of our lives. He's been really lax about looking for a new job. I'm at a loss and I don't want to end up resenting him.\""],"title":"Couch Potato","image":{"name":"h719l0z0wccfmvaq.jpg","credit":"Photo by Monstera Production/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/UsedAuthor909: \"My spouse’s friends SUCK. They are self-centered and immature. My spouse constantly goes to visit them but only a couple of them have visited us once in the two years we’ve lived here despite us all living within a couple hours of each other. \nMy spouse had an art show going on for a few weeks and ONE of their friends came. My friends came literally across the country for it. They’re insufferable in conversation because they never ask you anything.\""],"title":"Friends By Default ","image":{"name":"q7a4swnxdxdjwwff.jpg","credit":"Photo by Helena Lopes/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":508},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":282}}}},{"text":["

U/Zealousideal_Ad321: \"I had a very bad relationship with my last girlfriend…it kind of made me think that I shouldn’t date anymore. I quit dating for about a year and a half and then I found my now girlfriend. My girlfriend is absolutely perfect. She’s working on her PhD, she’s extremely smart and the kindest person I’ve ever met, not to mention she is incredibly in love with me.\nI would hate to admit to her that I still don’t want to date anyone. When we started dating, I just went with the flow of hanging out and I guess the relationship just kind of started without me realizing. In the beginning, I was extremely sure I didn’t want to date, but as our relationship grows, so does my love for her. I think she’s going to be all mine for the rest of my life, but I wish that I felt more attached.\""],"title":"Lack of Attraction","image":{"name":"u2cjqwauqc5dow5p.jpg","credit":"Photo by vjapratama/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/mychemicaltestube: \"I did not like how my partner proposed to me. I wanted a heartfelt declaration of love and devotion and all I got was him being so nervous he literally couldn't speak. \nI love him to death and I'm so glad we're engaged but I wish I had gotten something about how much he loves me. I won't tell him this it would hurt him so much.\""],"title":"Underwhelming Proposal","image":{"name":"520u9v7s6sye9xis.jpg","credit":"Photo by Gift Habeshaw on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/justanothertiredmum: \"How much I miss him. Life is busy and he's got so much going on, so much stress, that I don't want to add to it. We're managing to see each other maybe once a week, but I cry myself to sleep most nights from the loneliness.\nI'm exhausted after three years of this. We do want to live together eventually, but it's just not in the cards right now. And I know he misses me too, but probably a lot less, because he's too busy surviving day to day life.\"",""],"title":"Lonely Relationship","image":{"name":"dnxdzhxbq5a1y2ss.jpg","credit":"Photo by Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/OceanSplendor: \"My boyfriend is often very spoiled from his upbringing. His mom has done way too much for him growing up, and as a result my partner is very very ignorant about how to do basic adult tasks. I have to show him things a lot. He is also sometimes very lazy and I have discussed with him how much it irritates me when he doesn’t care about things that matter…\nJust this morning I got frustrated with him because he didn’t want to shave before going to an orientation for a new job…he should still look his best and make. a good impression. I don’t know why he is so difficult in this regard sometimes. We have had discussions about this repeatedly and he’s doing better but still has his moments.\""],"title":"Spoiled ","image":{"name":"sv4x70c6no6gq5us.jpg","credit":"Photo by Jaime Lopes on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":514},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":285}}}},{"text":["

U/thatcrazygirl29: \"My boyfriend made me some noodles for me and this was the very first time i was eating something he made on his own. Well the thing is I didn’t like it at ALL. He put in a different spice in it which i HATE… \nBut u…well know i ate it and then took the leftovers home told him it was delicious but never put that particular spice in those noodles ever again.\""],"title":"Bad Noods","image":{"name":"l8ris0vh4sx8oq0r.jpg","credit":"Photo by Orijit Chatterjee on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":604},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":336}}}},{"text":["

U/warcrimes-gaming: \"Whenever there’s something that she doesn’t understand or if something that she tries doesn’t work out instantly she acts like it’s impossible and frustrates herself to the point of crying rather that actually putting in any effort or trying to learn. \nWhen we were dating I thought it was cute because I got to play Superman and swoop in to teach her things. Now it just pisses me off and there are times I feel more like the father of an elementary age girl than her partner.\""],"title":"Superman Saves the Day","image":{"name":"b96wdpy1m2dq68wc.jpg","credit":"Photo by cottonbro studio/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":266}}}},{"text":["

U/ammutheunicorn: \"I find the majority of the games my fiancée makes me watch him play either ugly or boring. He’s like a puppy, all excited sometimes, and I just haven’t got the heart to tell him that I’d rather watch him play something like GOWR or Horizon Forbidden West over Baldur’s Gate 3. \nI just smile and let him play while I just [think] about uninstalling the game while he’s out of the room.\""],"title":"Gamer Status","image":{"name":"c2v7ppa1qrkfr6c3.jpg","credit":"Photo by Fredrick Tendong on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

\"I am engaged to a man that has 3 children, oldest lives with us full time. She still pees the bed at almost 15 and he doesn’t even care. He doesn’t hold her accountable for anything or encourage responsibility and I am slowly starting to resent him and his children. \nThere’s no date nights, doesn’t do anything special for me to show he appreciates me, etc. he says thank you every few days but that’s it. I don’t even think it’s worth it to try to talk to him about it because I’m used to being called dramatic or sensitive. Sometimes it feels like he’s only with me because I take care of his kids.\""],"title":"Caretaker","image":{"name":"lff5xghtax39j7qy.jpg","credit":"Photo by Trinity Kubassek/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/Argercy: \"That his best friend’s mother has said some mean (yet true) things about him…she had remarked on the differences between her son and my husband, noting my husband’s lack of critical thinking skills. He thinks of this woman as a second mother. I only know this because my mother in law told me.\nIt’s like that one thing I have that I KNOW will totally destroy my husband and it’s even sat on the tip of my tongue in the heat of an argument, but I could never do that.\""],"title":"Lack of Awareness","image":{"name":"trzheigyd2yi519h.jpg","credit":"Photo by Justin Shaifer/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/akeaoi: \"My in-laws are not nice people in my eyes (once sneakily fed meat to vegetarians at a party). They don’t treat me well, but my husband allows it. They don’t treat him well either, but he doesn’t see it. Once, he was helping his dad move an outdoor heater and his brother and brother in-law started making fun of him in a mean, nasty way right in front of me. 'Oh look, worst person to ask for help. Ah, he’s already messing it up.' \nI’ve never told him because he worries if he messes up they won’t love him anymore. He already worries they don’t like him. We’re in a rough patch because of other stuff his family have done and the stuff he’s allowed them to do/say to me over the years. But I’ve never told him about how they speak about him behind his back.\""],"title":"Family Drama","image":{"name":"o0xh287aseiumu43.jpg","credit":"Photo by Annushka Ahuja/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/canarow: \"That I recently looked at old photos and I actually prefer his short hair and less facial hair, over his current long hair and longer chin facial hair:(\nI think he looks so good, I just think he looks a little more his age with the shorter hair. I don’t wanna tell him because I don’t want him to think he’s ugly or something when he’s DEFINITELY not. I’m usually always telling him to grow his hair out, but 1. It’s a lot of work and I feel bad, and 2. Those pictures with the shorter hair.\""],"title":"Long Hair, Don't Care","image":{"name":"qvsrjrjjamu9mx8x.jpg","credit":"Photo by Tim Mossholder/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

U/i-am-baby-: \"One: I crave knowing what it's like to live alone. I never have. At 18, I got into a 6 year relationship and moved from my oarents to home with them. We lived together after we broke up for over a year. I was about to find my own place when my current partner came out of nowhere. \nAfter dating for a bit, I moved from living with my ex right to living with him. I am absolutely enthralled with him and want to marry him some day. But, I feel disappointed some times I never experienced living alone, which is on me.\""],"title":"Experience Not Had","image":{"name":"dpq53qr73wfn24er.jpg","credit":"Photo by Andres Ayrton: https/Pexels","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["

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