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[quote=Anonymous]I think there's a line between secrecy and dishonesty. Sure, there are times I wouldn't tell my husband something . . . he wanted to know the identity of a Twitter account that was making waves in local politics. I knew who it was and that the person did NOT want their identity getting out. So I told my husband . . . sorry, but keeping a secret only works if you don't tell anyone. If you say, "I'm only telling you, don't tell anyone," then the person you told will tell someone else the same thing, and so on and so on. My husband can have loose lips at times . . . he is definitely not your "really don't tell anyone" secret-holder.

Most of the examples in this thread have been someone else's secret to share. If it were my OWN secret, then I would share it with my DH. I strive to have a relationship based on transparency and trust, and I don't want a small kernel of secrecy to grow into something huge and dangerous. If it were a family member's or friend's, I might say, "Oh, they're going through something but I'm not at liberty to share," just so he knows the general gist of our conversation. [/quote]

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