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Can you keep a secret?

Asked by syz (35938points) October 22nd, 2008

I always hear references on crime shows to the belief that no one can keep something big a secret, like there’s some compulsion to spill. Have you been able to keep something big to yourself? Something priest or therapist worthy? (This is not an attempt to get any to share said secret.)

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El_Cadejo's avatar

Yes. i dont really know what else to say to answer this question lol.

shilolo's avatar

^Uber had a sex change operation. Oops

El_Cadejo's avatar

WTF SHILOLO I TOLD YOU THAT IN SECRECY!!

shilolo cant keep a secret

shilolo's avatar

Sorry, my compulsion to tell got the best of me. I hope you can forgive me…

El_Cadejo's avatar

well that concludes that, your out of the bank heist operation im planning…...opps

augustlan's avatar

Here are some other answers.

For me, I can keep a secret from everyone but my husband.

tonedef's avatar

I read a good article about we have a culture of confession somewhere. I can’t find it now, but it’s clearly not a new idea.

That said, I think that I am utterly incapable of keeping a big secret. Confiding in someone really can reinforce your relationship.

Shin00bi's avatar

I know a few things that would ruin a few of my friends and co-workers, not sure why they told me so you might have something there.

deaddolly's avatar

Nope. I feel the need to tell someone.

Bri_L's avatar

I am with Augustlan. Everyone but her husband.

I mean everyone but my wife. Sorry.

Wrestlemaniac2's avatar

Secrets, I take to my grave. I’m my friends’ secret keeper.

cyndyh's avatar

Yeah, I’m another who can keep things from everyone but my husband. I have managed a few surprises for him for birthdays, but I could never keep something big from him.

bythebay's avatar

Yes. Although, I must admit that carrying some of the secrets I’ve been told has created a burden at times. I will not, however, keep a secret that could cause someone harm. So if you’re going to spike your SO’s coffee with rat poison…don’t tell me.

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