
Do you think past relationship secrets should always be kept hidden?


Yes, if you are getting serious with someone. It's really important to share you past secrets. Let's be honest we never know a person completely. We always trust out instincts to make a decision whether or not should we be in a relationship with this person. By opening up it would really help the other person understand you better and it would benefit you also. But please also remember that it you don't trust the other person with your secret then it's really a bad idea to share.
No. If you're comfortable with your partner and have plans for a lasting relationship, I think you have to be honest in all areas. I wouldn't go and tell them everything on the first date lol, but once things got more serious and you start planning a future together, yeah.
I am not convinced that this is the right approach because a secret can harm the other more than the truth.
Example:
Your past partner has STD/STI that he passed along to you. You keep it secret from your partner. That makes you a criminal because you failed to inform your partner of a potential lethal danger.
Some things don't need to be shared. Some things are good for a new partner to know to understand more about you.
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I knew a lot of secrets about the last guy I dated but I will keep quiet cause I respect him
Do you respect him for telling you his secrets though? Or are you just a decent person who harbors no malice just because you're no longer together. After all he trusted you enough to tell you, and they aren't your secrets to share. I think people who do that out of spite, or whatever, are pretty shitty...
@steviewundrbred I don't respect him for telling me since it made me aware of his flaws but I respect the fact he doesn't want others to know his secrets.
Everybody has flaws. Would you rather have found them on your own? Maybe your reaction would have been even stronger. I really just meant that I respect the fact that he told you, trusted you enough. This would be easier to answer if I knew what we were talking about, lol... but I also respect you for not betraying that trust. I guess it comes down to integrity. I would like my partner to know my secrets, if I wanted to move forward with her. Than she can make an informed decision on what to do. I would hope I'm not such a terrible judge of character that I told my secrets to a blabbermouth, lol.. different strokes, I guess. If it did end badly with this guy, then I respect you even more. People are quick to trash someone after a relationship fails, and you haven't. Kudos
Oh, so...
Hi.
This is the third question I've seen you've asked in the past hour. There's nothing wrong with that, just clearly there's something going on that you're not mentioning. Right?
No. Everything should be out in the open so both partners can decide whether or not each other's pasts are deal breakers to them.
It depends on what they are, some need to be brought to the surface to be talked about like with a close friend or therapist
Unless otherwise asked. One of those... you asked, I answered situations.
Nah, I need to know your tendency and behavior patterns
No, because they often affect present/future relationships.
Yes they should!! You changed your profile pic. Happy Thanksgiving my hero!!
Well they should and no one would know that there is a secret cause you shouldn't of said anything.
Nope.. They'll eventually arise somewhere somehow
What happens in the past, stay in the past
Sure. Otherwise they aren’t really “secrets”
Not unless you wanna break up
Not necessary but also depends
Keep the past in the past
Not always
if serious relationship don't hide the past
Nope
That would depend.
Depends
Yes I do
YES... nuff said
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