Decades-long affairs, hidden debt and shock proposals: 36 women reveal the one thing they’ve never told their partner

Should you keep secrets from your partner?

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Relationships


Decades-long affairs, hidden debt and shock proposals: 36 women reveal the one thing they’ve never told their partner

By Holly Bullock

6 months ago

20 min read

Can a relationship really have no secrets? From Caroline, 44, who lives in a blended family but hates her partner’s children, to Zoe, 30, who kept her drug addiction hidden from her partner of eight years, 36 women reveal the one thing they’ve never shared with their partner. Plus, a top psychotherapist explains what kinds of secrets are OK to keep in a relationship.


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