The one thing I’d never tell him
THE truth hurts sometimes, and honesty is not always the best policy. Some skeletons, women will tell you, are best left to rot in the closet. In order to protect their reputations, friends, relatives and in many cases their very relationships, partners often choose to keep some things private and confidential — for better or for worse.
These women guard their closet doors militantly to ensure the skeletons never fall out and land on their partner’s ears, but they cracked the doors just a bit to give us a peek at the one thing they will never tell their partners.
Iesha, 26, social media manager:
I would never tell him I had an abortion. He loves kids and just in case when we decide to start a family I am unable to give him a child, I don’t want him to throw it in my face.
Raquelle, 34, cook:
I’ll never tell him that I had a girlfriend for three years because I heard the way he talks about ‘sadamites’. He is very homophobic and I know he would leave me if he knows. I’m not going to risk that, especially since I’ve put that part of my life behind me.
Sudeen, 29, pharmacy assistant:
I would never tell my partner that I get hot every time I see his brother.
Candy, 24, technical support agent:
I’ve been with him for four years now and he thinks he is amazing in bed. For his sanity, I won’t tell him that he has never, even once, made me climax without my help. I have tried and tried again to show him how to please me, but he is so confident and sure of himself that I just go along with his vibe and pretend I’m happy. When I’m alone I help myself.
Wayne-Ann, 41, travel agent:
I’m never going to tell him that I cheated on him. It was in retaliation for him cheating on me, but I feel way worse about it than I thought I would and he promised that he would never cheat again. If I tell him that now it will just stir up unnecessary problems again.
Steph, 31, beautician:
I would never tell my partner his love game is whack. This money is good though, and his kisses are decent.
Korey, 23, medical student:
My ex and I made a sex tape that I still watch every now and again. I keep it in a secure folder on the cloud so I know my current man will never find it. Despite the fact that he was a dog, my ex is the best lover I ever had. I love my man very much and he does not need to know this. A little walk down memory lane every now and again doesn’t hurt.
Megan, 33, stay-at-home mom:
There are a number of things I would not tell my man. I’ll never tell him when I have a yeast infection because he is the kind of man to assume there is something wrong with me and think I cheated on him. I won’t tell him the real cost of the things I ask him for money to buy. I won’t tell him about the abortion I had when I was 20, or about the birth control pills that I take every day to prevent him from getting me pregnant a fourth time.
