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If we’re being completely honest with ourselves, we all have secrets. Some are embarrassing, some downright silly, and others…surprisingly wholesome. Yes, we’re talking about those sweet little secrets that warm your heart more than they weigh on it.

When someone online asked, “What’s a ridiculous secret you’ve been keeping?” the answers came pouring in, from unexpected obsessions with Jurassic Park to undying love for potato chips. Keep scrolling to get your daily dose of ridiculously relatable and oddly sweet stories.

#1

Close-up of hands polishing a silver ring, capturing a heartwarming and harmless secret moment of craftsmanship. First marriage to my late wife, on the day of the wedding, the ring got stolen out of my car. I was freaking out. My two best men went into overdrive and took a picture I had if the ring and went to I don't know how many jewelry stores explaining what had happened and if they had a ring that was similar.

They went to this really great jewelry maker so said, "I have something that is really close, give me a bit and I can make it perfect."

He worked his a*s off and got it done with about an hour to spare, plus the managed to get my window fixed.

The three of us are the only ones who know. I ended up using that jewelry maker for any jewelry I needed and well I haven't stopped yet.

He ended up telling my best men to not worry about the price and for me to come down after the honeymoon to work it out. I did and he gave it to me at the cost of the materials. He is a great guy. He retired during COVID.

anon , Maksim Goncharenok Report

LakotaWolf (she/her)
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3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a feeling OP's late wife wouldn't have minded a different-looking ring if she'd been told the truth of the theft XD But still, what an awesome and adorable story, and those two best men were absolute bros.

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    #2

    Old rusty green car abandoned beside a concrete wall, showing heartwarming and harmless secrets of decay over time. In 1998 I had a friend who was stuck in a very toxic situation at her home. She had an opportunity for a new start across country in Oregon. She had a Dodge Neon that was hanging on for dear life and decided to pass on the opportunity for fear the car wouldn’t make the trip. I told her I had a friend that was a mechanic that owed me a favor and he would give the car a tune up for free. I didn’t really have a friend that was a mechanic. We were both 18 with not much money but I used all of my savings to pay to have her car made road worthy for the trip. She’s a mother of 4 now with a great job and thriving in Oregon.

    04Z51Vette , Aleksandr Neplokhov Report

    #3

    Woman sleeping peacefully in bed hugging a stuffed dinosaur, illustrating heartwarming and harmless secrets. I've been lonely, and every night I fall asleep hugging a stuffed animal. I am 41.

    The secret is that I have many stuffed animals and each week I pick a new one to sleep with because I don't want any of them to feel sad or left out.

    spellbunny , cottonbro studio Report

    Rafael
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a giant penguin I hug every night, because if I don't ill wake up with terrible bac/shoulder pain. Tried hugging g the wife or the dog, but they move too much (and protest too much when I move.

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    Sometimes, we keep things from loved ones and not always for the wrong reasons.

    a. Maybe protect them

    If we believe the truth might destroy their peace of mind

    We think we’re shielding them from pain they don’t need to feel

    It comes from a place of care, even if it’s misguided

    b. Because we are ashamed of the truth

    When something happens that we regret or feel guilty about

    We fear judgment or disappointment

    Sometimes it’s easier to pretend it never happened

    c. To avoid an awkward situation

    When the truth might just make things weird or uncomfortable

    We worry it might ruin the mood or create tension

    So we quietly tuck it away and carry on like nothing’s wrong

    #4

    Hand pointing at vintage jewelry and trinkets laid out on a blue cloth, revealing hidden secrets and stories. My son was really into digging holes when he was 6. Had a 3ft deep one going in the yard because he was convinced he was on top of some old ruins. Kept bringing small old things into the house that he was so excited he discovered, and displayed them in his room after cleaning them.

    To this day, he doesn’t know I’d been going to the flea market every Saturday and buying small bits of old looking junk and planting them in the hole for him to find.

    anon , Oğuz Kandemir Report

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    #5

    Young woman smiling and holding a baby in a cozy living room, capturing heartwarming secrets moment. As a previous nanny, I've seen many first steps and heard many first words, but I never share that. When I leave I say something like, I think little one is soooo close to walking/talking! It's a special moment parents deserve, who am I to take that from them? One baby was walking with me for a full 2 weeks before he showed his new trick to his parents.

    griddles96 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

    Clown fish
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do this at day cares and nurserys they will never tell you your child said a word or crawled/walked.

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    #6

    Man sharing a heartwarming moment with a cat by a window, capturing harmless secrets of everyday life. When I was about 16 or 17 I wanted a cat so badly, and my mum had consistently being saying nope all my life.

    So I went in the classifieds at the back of the newspaper, found someone giving away free kittens, and I went and got one.

    When my mum came home that day, I told her that I met a man down by the docks with a cardboard box full of kittens, and he was going to throw it in the water if he couldn't get rid of them. So I took one.

    She did try to give her away a few times to various friends, but nobody wanted a kitten, and she got attached to her. To the point that she wouldn't let me take her with me when I moved out for university.

    She loves telling that story of how we ended up with a cat that I wasn't supposed to get, and that sweet baby lived to be almost 20 in the end. She brought home many mice and birds, and once, a weasel.

    I named her Turnip, after Baldrick's turnip in Blackadder.

    RIP Turnip. You lived a lie, but you were loved, and your fake origin story continues to delight at the dinner table!

    anon , Yuliya kota Report

    Sa Ku
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same here, when I was 15 :) I had a friend who lived at a farm. They did not take good care of their cats. My parents warned me: we don't want any of their cats! One kitten was very sick. So I put it in a shoebox, in my sadle bag and biked home (1hour). Stood there in the kitchen, with a visibly sick kitten and told my parent that I found it along the road. Of course we kept her... She was estimated to be 2 months by the vet (she was 4m) and had epilepsy. But she lived to be 18 :)

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    But here’s the thing, not all secrets are created equal. Some harmless or wholesome secrets might not hurt anyone and can even bring a smile. But then, there are those heavy, damaging secrets that can shatter even the strongest relationship. It’s like carrying a secret weight—you might think it’s light, but over time, it drags you down and affects everyone around you. So, while a little mystery can be fun, some things are best shared openly.

    #7

    Young woman wearing a headscarf and gold hoop earrings, reflecting quietly, representing heartwarming secrets concept. My wife lost one of her favorite pair of gold earrings her parents gave her. She could not find the other after weeks of trying.

    It had sentimental value as it was a 16th bday gift, so I knew she’d never want another set.

    So I took the one she had around our big city to jewelers and shops until I found a matching one. Eventually found one, bought the pair. Dirtied it up at home and let her “find it” in her sock drawer.

    Still have the other hidden in my desk in case she loses the other.

    Plastic_Cranberry711 , Edmond Dantès Report

    azubi
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sheds a new light on all these stories of lost items mysteriously being doubled.

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    #8

    Young man wearing glasses and a blue shirt, typing on laptop outdoors, reflecting heartwarming and harmless secrets online. I helped a friend out with ad money on her blog and views and YouTube stuff I would regularly click on ads on different devices so she could get the money from them I also used multiple devices and accounts to help her get a boost on her blog and her YouTube channel. I would write in different ways and say different things to make sure they all didn’t sound too Similar. Also being bilingual helps so I was able to write in English and Spanish

    She’s gotten a big enough following she doesn’t need it anymore but to this day she doesn’t know it was me who left all of those encouraging comments and likes and reposts and thing of that nature.

    CODMAN627 , Marta Klement Report

    #9

    Young girl hugging a soft stuffed bunny tightly, capturing a heartwarming moment of innocence and secret comfort. My daughter lost her favorite stuffed animal and was devastated. I went online and found a replacement on eBay for an insane price because it turns out her stuffed puppy was a collector’s edition (fml) and the one I found was in mint condition.

    I then rubbed it in dirt, washed it a few times, and ripped off its leather on its nose and filled it in with black permanent marker, all so it matched the one she had. We then told her that her puppy had been found and the joy on her face made the expense and time it took crafting it well worth it.

    She is thirteen now and still keeps her puppy on her bed. I plan to take this to my grave.

    ChickWhoReddits , RDNE Stock project Report

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    Take financial secrecy, for example. Maybe you’re hiding a secret credit card debt or a surprise purchase from your partner, thinking it’s “no big deal.” But money is one of the biggest stress points in relationships. When your partner finds out you’ve been keeping secrets about finances, it can lead to serious trust issues and arguments. Being transparent about money isn’t always easy, but it builds a foundation of honesty and teamwork.

    #10

    Hand holding a remote control pointing at a TV screen, symbolizing heartwarming and harmless secrets shared quietly. In 2009 my best friend was struggling to pay rent when his TV broke. So I went and bought him an at the time 42 inch HDTV for over $1,000. I knew he would never accept me spending that much as a gift.

    So I took it out of the box and put a few small scratches on the back of it and told him I bought a new TV and that he could have my old one that I didn't use anymore.

    Well, he's doing way better now financially, but he has no idea I did that and I will never tell him.

    Samisoy001 , Drazen Nesic Report

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    #11

    Claw machine filled with plush toys in an arcade lit by colorful neon lights, capturing a heartwarming and playful scene. When my brother was 4 he won a stuffed animal from a claw machine and it was his favourite thing ever, slept with it every night for weeks he fell asleep on the couch and was carried to bed but left his stuffed animal on the floor and the dog decided to tear it to pieces during the night. I spent $40 trying to win another one and put it under his bed for him to find.

    minimegs2023 , Tom Caillarec Report

    #12

    Teen boy smiling while driving a car, capturing a heartwarming and harmless secret moment inside the vehicle. When I was dating my now wife, her son took my car for a joyride while we were out of town.

    When we got back from our out of town trip I noticed something was amiss on my car. When I got in it, I noticed the sunshade was installed backwards, I would never do that on accident.

    I then pulled the dashcam footage. He took it around the neighborhood. He didn't do any donuts, or burn any tires. Just a nice slow stroll through the neighborhood with the music playing and I assume waved and some people.

    I ended up just handling it man to man. he was like 17-18 at the time. I never told his mom about it.

    landob , Ron Lach Report

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    Now, what about secret relationships? This one’s a no-brainer when it comes to relationship deal-breakers. Whether it’s a secret fling or emotional affair, hiding a relationship from your spouse or partner is a betrayal that cuts deep. It damages trust, creates emotional distance, and often ends in heartbreak. Some secrets are worse than others, and this is definitely one of them. Honesty is painful sometimes, but it’s better than deception.

    #13

    Woman holding a dog indoors by large window, sharing heartwarming and harmless secrets with her pet in warm sunlight. Telling strangers “oh my gosh, my dog loves you!!” my dog loves everyone but it doesn’t make the statement untrue.

    lizlemonista , Samson Katt Report

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 13 month old puppy loves to meet new people and the second they extend their hand, he playfully hops backwards & spins around. This sometimes startles people so I tell them he must really like them because he only does that with people he wants to play with. He does it with everyone, all the time.

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    #14

    Young woman in a cozy sweater selecting clothes from a rack, illustrating heartwarming harmless secrets concept. I convinced my sister I had entered us both in a blog giveaway, I won a coupon but she won the grand prize , a $300 gift card to Lane Bryant. My sister was a size 16, and desperately needed new clothes but would spend money on her baby grandkids and thin adult daughters. This was the only way I could make sure she spent it on herself. It’s been 10 years. She’s doesn’t know.

    Remarkable_Story9843 , Liza Summer Report

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    #15

    Child wrapped in a white blanket sitting on a blue couch in a cozy room, reflecting on heartwarming secrets. Dad, I lied that day in kindergarten when I said I had a tummy ache and needed to go home.

    I was totally fine, I was just super bored and wanted to spend time with you.

    anon , cottonbro studio Report

    Then there’s addiction concealment, which can be incredibly tough to admit. Whether it’s alcohol, gambling, or even something like social media or shopping, hiding an addiction means hiding a struggle. Your loved ones can’t help or support you if they don’t know what’s going on. Keeping this secret can make you feel isolated, and over time, the relationship suffers from lack of trust and communication.

    #16

    Smiling child enjoying food at a table, capturing a heartwarming moment with harmless secrets and joy. I once told a girl I was dating I loved the dish she cooked for me. In reality, it was terrible. 25 years later, my wife is still cooking it at least once a month because it's my "favorite." I've never been able to tell her, but now I've let my 8 year old daughter in on it. She'll prance up to my wife and say "Let's cook Daddy's favorite tonight!" Then she turns around and looks me dead in the eye with a s**t-eating grin on her face.

    Rescuepoet , Misha Zimin Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One can always develop odd food sensitivities later in life. I'm not peanut-allergic and never have been, but now that I'm 43, if I eat even a small amount peanut butter after 12pm, I'll have an acidy stomach and heartburn. It was NEVER like that before my 40s XD OP could develop a "ooo something in this dish gives me heartburn now that I'm older! so weird!" type of reaction XD

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    #17

    Close-up of a boy with a head bandage, representing heartwarming, ridiculous, and harmless secrets people keep private. When I was about 6 yrs old I had a pet turtle and his tank sat on top of my dresser and the only way for me to reach the top of the tank was the climb on top of the windows sill so I could lift the top.

    My mother told me if I ever fell from there I wouldn't be allowed to feed my turtle by myself.

    So one day I fell ...bad ...top of my head hit the corner of the bed frame and squirted blood...I ran to my mother not in pain but in shock from the amount of blood...she screamed in horror...ambulance came and went to the hospital. My mother and the Doctor asked me how it happened. I really didn't want to lose the privilege of feeding my turtle so I made up a lie on the spot

    "I was jumping and flipping on my bed and landed head first on the radiator"


    I'm 39 now and til this day that's the story my whole family believes "remember when you flipped on your bed and landed on the radiator and had to get stitches.".

    Workingclassjerk , apson_magar Report

    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the turtle survived them all!👍

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    #18

    Hand holding a fan of rare collectible Charizard Pokemon cards representing heartwarming secrets collection. I don't like Pokemon. It was my brother's special interest growing up, and I saw so much of it that I started to hate it. My partner adores Pokemon. So of course, I'm gonna let them rant, I'm gonna let them put on all the competitive vids, I'm gonna let them deck my room in pokemon collectors stuff, I'm gonna let them do pretty much whatever they want that's Pokemon related, because I'm not about to dull their sparkle over that.

    PuckDropPanic , Erik Mclean Report

    Abel
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who do you prefer, Pikachu or me?...🤔

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    Another tricky secret is hiding your true intentions. Maybe you’re pretending to want a long-term future when you’re actually unsure. Or perhaps you’re making decisions behind your partner’s back because you don’t want to upset them. These little white lies and hidden motives can build walls between you. Relationships thrive on clear intentions and openness, but without that, confusion and resentment creep in.

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    #19

    Two people sharing heartwarming and harmless secrets while looking through a photo album over coffee cups My father has Alzheimer's and I've been secretly "stealing" sentimental items (family photos, things I made for him as a child, etc) from his house here and there because I know his wife will throw it all out once he's gone.

    inthewoods54 , Pavel Danilyuk Report

    #20

    Man in a plaid shirt eating a bowl of rice and vegetables, illustrating heartwarming and harmless secrets concept. My daughter worked at a gourmet store in high schook, she would make all sorts of fancy things at home, I am picky and boring but try not to let it be an issue.

    Two things I really dislike are the smell of jasmine and taste of lime. Don't know why, just do.

    Daughter made jasmine lime rice. It was like eating an air freshener, I concentrated and got it down. Cleaned my plate, because thats what you do.

    Much later in life, my ex wife her mom told her how much I hated those two things , and daughter remembered that meal and called me to tell me I should have told her. I said, no, that's not the right thing.

    CriscoCamping , Nikita Nikitin Report

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    #21

    Raccoon standing in garden with plants and dirt, conveying heartwarming and harmless secrets in nature. One day I came home late at night drunk and decided to walk my dog. Just when we arrived outside my house my dog attacked a racoon hanging around the area. I ended up wrestling my malamute and freed the racoon from his jaws.

    Here's the thing. I was drunk and the racoon kinda just stared at me infront of me and I decided to try and pet the racoon. I got maybe one pet in before it took a chunk out of my finger. I ran into the house leaving a trail of blood up to my brothers room for help. A sleepless night in the hospital and 4 consecutive rabies shots later was the result.

    Everyone asked me what happened and I just told them while I heroically wrestled my dog to save the racoon I got bit in the process. They still don't know the real story. It still gets brought up 10 years year.

    August-thecow , Andrey Yudkin Report

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    #22

    Yellow rubber ducks arranged closely together on a black surface, symbolizing heartwarming harmless secrets. My family and I leave plastic ducks all over the city, or my children ask people that appear to be having a bad day if they would like a duck, nine times out of ten they take the duck and walk away with a smile, the other times they usually get confused and just walk away.

    Actually because of this, my kids collet little rubber duckies and give them to me so I can add them to my ever growing and heavily fortified foul military members.
    😆.

    MeasurementFull3328 , Curated Lifestyle Report

    Abel
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a nightmare with rubber ducks.They started to put eggs while laughing and spawned monsters. It was a WTF dream!

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    Sometimes, people keep their actual personality a secret. It could be changing yourself to fit what you think your partner wants, or even lying about who you really are to be liked more. This can feel like putting on a mask every day, which is exhausting and unfair to both people. Over time, hiding your true self damages intimacy and trust because your partner never truly knows you.

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    #23

    Hands pulling apart a grilled cheese sandwich with melted cheese stretching, illustrating heartwarming harmless secrets. My mum is a health nut (with probably disordered eating) who wouldn’t let us have cheese in the house when I was kid. When I was mid 20s, I bought a unit and my dad was helping me fix stuff up so I provided lunch. I said to him - bet you’re going to hate going back to work next week and not have any cheese on your sandwiches. It was then he told me his deepest secret, he had been buying blocks of cheese at work for years. I had no idea he was crafty. And my mum still doesn’t. Poor dad has been retired for years though so not sure on the current cheese consumption status.

    rumblemumbles , Polina Tankilevitch Report

    Earonn -
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cute, though people shouldn't have to sneak in food just because a "health nut" doesn't know about nutrition....

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    #24

    Young girl with long blonde hair playing with a dollhouse, capturing heartwarming and harmless secrets in childhood moments. My dad is a doctor. When my daughter was little she was terrified of hurting her ankle. Like anytime she got the slightest twinge or rolled it slightly, she was convinced it was broken. My dad would take her to the office and run a fetal heart Doppler over her little ankle and tell her it was an X-RAY machine and her ankle was fine.

    She’s 13 and still convinced that papa took actual x rays of her ankle. I’m never going to tell her otherwise.

    YourMothersButtox , Pavel Danilyuk Report

    #25

    Live band performing on stage with bright lights and a large crowd, illustrating heartwarming secrets shared openly. My friend is a major, major, Death Cab for Cutie fan. They came to our city a couple years ago, and I knew she wouldn’t be able to afford the tickets to go. She was upbeat about it, but I know she was devastated by it.

    I bought tickets. Two days before the show, I told her that the friend I originally planned to take couldn’t go, and would she please come with me? There was no other friend. Told her I loved the band and would be sad to miss them. She of course accepted, and had the time of her life.

    She’s doing much better now, but every couple of Christmases or Birthdays, she gets me some Death Cab merchandise because “she knows how much I love the band.”

    I can’t stand their music. I literally have them blocked on Spotify. But now it’s gone too far where I can’t tell her.

    chernygal , Thibault Trillet Report

    Ace
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not heard of them, but a quick search finds "I will follow you into the dark" which I have to say I quite like. I think I might even try it out on finger-picked 12-string - I need a few more songs for my set-list.

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    #26

    Crumb-topped dessert in a black pan on a wooden table, softly lit with warm decorative lights in the background. I ate the crumble off the top of my mom's apple crisp and blamed it on the cat. Years after the cat passed, my parents tell the story of how she ate the crumble as a cute anecdote.

    hedder84 , Anastasia Shuraeva Report

    G A
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as the cat didn't get punished....

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    While keeping secrets might seem harmless or even protective, it can quietly chip away at the relationship. Trust is fragile, and once broken, it’s hard to repair. Sharing openly, even when it’s uncomfortable, helps build a stronger bond. But here’s the good news: not all secrets are bad. Some are silly, sweet, or even inspiring, reminding us of the small joys and quirks in life. Just like these posts. So, which of these secrets made you smile or think twice?

    #27

    Young woman in glasses eating a pastry indoors, capturing a heartwarming and harmless secret moment. I've been with my spouse for almost 17 years. He has no idea how much I love chips.

    Cool ranch doritos, sour cream and onion Lays, cheddar sour cream Ruffles. I can inhale an entire bag in one sitting easily.

    I only buy them when I know he's going out for the evening or he's away on a trip.

    He's a health nut and always has been. We generally don't keep any junk food in the house save for the odd dark chocolate bar here and there.

    Little does he know, I'm face-deep in a bag of chips the moment he leaves the house.

    cpbunliveson , Pavel Danilyuk Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a "harmless" secret. Just because one's spouse/partner is a "health nut" does NOT mean they can impose THEIR eating habits on you. I learned this during my 24-year-long relationship from hell - where I didn't care as much about what I ate, how I exercised, or what I weighed (within reason.) My then-boyfriend made out an exercise plan that he instructed me to follow, and told me my caloric allotment was 1,200 calories per day - that was all I was allowed to eat. He said I was too fat at 140/150lbs (I'm 5'5".) He would get P!SSED when/if he found out I ate a burger/fast food/etc. Let's just say that this kind of secret ALWAYS ends up being outed and it is NOT a good one to keep, simply because no one else can tell you what you can and can't eat if it's just snacks/chips. (EDs notwithstanding - people with true EDs can benefit from professional help, for their own health/mental health!)

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    #28

    Dried chili pepper and crushed chili flakes on a vintage spoon against a dark textured background. I can't remember why, but I was mad at my Dad for something. As revenge I added extra chili powder and hot sauce to our family chili. Turns out my family never really added enough seasoning to the chili as it was, and the food actually tasted a lot better as a result of my revenge tactic.

    I've overcorrected as an adult on seasoning food at times, but I do make a mean chili.

    tacobelmont , Taryn Elliott Report

    ColdSteelRonin
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Theres a reason most recipes say, season to taste.

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    #29

    Child riding a bike on a sunlit path casting a long shadow, evoking heartwarming and harmless secrets. My parents didn't want me to learn to ride a bike until I turned 8, but I really wanted to learn, so I snuck into the garage when they weren't paying attention and the garage didn't have cars in it and rode my sisters bike in circles and crashed into things until I figured it out. Then I would sneak out and ride around the neighborhood for 2 years, and no one had any idea I was gone (it was the 80s, being a kid was different back then).

    Then, when I was 8, they bought me a bike for my birthday, and I was so excited, I forgot the secret, jumped on and rode off expertly. "Wow, Magic, you're really picking that up fast!" I realized what I had done and pretended to fall off, and then had to "re-learn" for them before I could go riding.

    MagicC , Kari Alfonso Report

    ColdSteelRonin
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my neighborhood the training wheels came off around 3-4

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    #30

    Six brown eggs with googly eyes sitting in a carton, representing harmless secrets and playful surprises. I’m teaching my granddaughter to glue google eyes on Mrs Butterworth and other packages with eyes when we’re in the grocery store. We have so much fun! She’s only three!

    Ok_Piglet_1844 , Brett Jordan Report

    #31

    Man in black hoodie sitting with hand on face, reflecting on heartwarming harmless secrets in a cozy room setting I tell my partner that we're all out of his favourite snacks, so when he's having a rough moment, I can pull one of them out from where I've hidden them and announce with great delight that I had just found it.

    TernoftheShrew , cottonbro studio Report

    Beth H
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a partner who loved that Coke in a glass bottle but was trying to quit soda. I kept a few sneak cokes around just in case.

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    #32

    Shelf displaying DVDs of popular movies, evoking heartwarming, ridiculous, and harmless secrets people haven’t shared. I like looking at my dvd collection rather than using them. I don’t know why i feel like i’d be called weird for just holding the case of my favourite show and just stare at it for a while being happy i own it before putting it away.

    anon , Sam Report

    Space Invader
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not at all. It's like an external bookmark for your favourite memories.

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    #33

    Young woman kneeling at a gravestone in a cemetery, reflecting quietly, conveying heartwarming and harmless secrets. Hardly anyone that I work with knows that I am a widow. I lost my husband 7 years ago so it's not fresh or anything, it's just awkward to have to "come out" as a widow to people who don't know.

    giraffemoo , RDNE Stock project Report

    Ace
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's good that you've managed to get far enough through your grieving that it's no longer a core part of your being, as seen by other people. I'm not there yet, after 8 months, but I can feel that it's changing slowly.

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    #34

    Man in business attire smiling and reading a book, sharing heartwarming and harmless secrets in an office setting. I’ve been very intentionally moving everything in the break room just *slightly* off-center. The coffee pot, the sugar container, even the wall clock, always about an inch to the left. Just enough to unsettle anyone with a shred of spatial awareness. It’s been three months. No one’s said a word. But I *know* they feel it. The unease. The *wrongness.* And I sit there, sipping my coffee… watching the madness slowly bloom.

    Steelmode , Thirdman Report

    Miem
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time for a change of jobs, utterly bored?

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    #35

    Young woman with curly hair sitting on bed, focused on her phone, reflecting heartwarming and harmless secrets concept. I once paid my mom's phone bill when I knew she was low on money. I got on her account on her phone while she was doing other things and I know her passwords so it was pretty easy, added my card as a one time payment only so it wouldn't save to her account and paid. She figured she just forgot she paid it and that's why she thought she was low on money. (My mom is ADHD and so am I, so forgetting stuff is very common.).

    maniccatmeow , cottonbro studio Report

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    #36

    Close up of wooden floor with a small scratch representing harmless secrets people haven’t shared until now. When I was a teenager I threw a relatively small house-party while my parents were away on holiday. The wooden floor in one room got scratched somehow during it and when my parents came home and noticed I 'confessed' by telling them I had tried using a skateboard on the treadmill but it slipped and damaged the wood.

    My mom still brings it up as an example of how I'd be a terrible criminal and could never get away with anything.

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    Pixie T
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My sister and I broke the leg off of one of our mums elephant statues when we playing on our skateboards in the living room ( which we were not allowed to do). We glued it back on and never told her. Around 10 years later my cousins toddler (that had just started walking that week) fell and knocked the elephant & that leg snapped right off. More that 25 years later and they still think my cousins kid did it. Side note: my mum wasn't angry, she got my grandad to glue it for her lol. She still has it in front of her fireplace.

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    #37

    Person partially hidden behind a tree in a forest, symbolizing heartwarming and harmless secrets people keep. I walk around the woods behind my house naked sometimes and pretend im on Naked and Afraid.

    anon , cottonbro studio Report

    Skara Brae
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I might watch a show called Naked and Sneaking.

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    #38

    Young woman in green apron smiling and holding a homemade cake, representing heartwarming and harmless secrets concept. I lied to my now-husband back when we were dating about baking a pie I bought at a bakery sale. It was the most delicious pie ever, and I can’t bring myself to tell him I didn’t make it. I’ve held onto that secret since 2009.

    richweirdos , Mikhail Nilov Report

    #39

    Young man with glasses on head writing math equations on a chalkboard symbolizing harmless secrets being revealed. I intentionally bombed a math competition in middle school because I didn't like the teacher over the program or being forced to do it by my parents. I blamed it on nerves and was not asked back. 😀.

    MomagerUpstairs , Kaboompics.com Report

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no friends in junior high. No bullies, just basically ignored. In English class the teacher held a mock spelling bee. Because he announced scores on spelling quizzes, everyone knew I was good. I was picked first and after about 2 seconds realized I was being used, so misspelled my word. Like me for all of me, or not at all.

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    #40

    Two teenagers standing close under a roof, sharing a heartwarming moment and harmless secrets outdoors. When I was 6, my older brother and I were pondering what the female versions of our names would be.

    I decided mine (Nate) would be Natalie, but my brother cuts me off before I could declare and said "you think yours is Natalie, don't you?"

    "Uhhh.....no!" I stammered back, and refused to tell him the "real" name.

    Fast forward over 2 decades to today, we're in our early 30s, and somehow that convo comes back up. He laughs and says "it was Natalie, wasn't it?"

    In my head, the ancient pride of a tinier version of me roars, and demands I refuse to acknowledge he was right. Every other part of my brain facepalms at how ridiculous a hill to die on this is, and we compromise by telling him "What argument? Sorry I don't remember that..."

    Oh, I remember, dear brother. But I will never confess!

    Noobsauce9001 , cottonbro studio Report

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    #41

    Teen student standing in front of a chalkboard with math formulas, overwhelmed by heartwarming and harmless secrets. I farted in a Physics tutoring class consisting of 6-10 people including the tutor.

    A friend started yelling about the air conditioner having a bad smell. He suspected a bird or a mouse died there.

    Finally we all had to move to continue the class in another room.

    Until this day, no one in this group knows that I farted.

    No301_Illumi_Zoldyck , Kaboompics.com Report

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    #42

    Close-up of classical stone sculptures in a row, evoking heartwarming and harmless secrets from history. My sister and I were playing ball in the house while mom was away.

    While playing, the ball bounced into my mom's plaster religious bust. It toppled over and the head broke off.
    I scrambled and glued it back on. Did a pretty good job for a 14 year.
    My mom passed away. This is secret I still carry.

    speedracer1263 , Matt Seymour Report

    Luke Branwen
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I thought it was John the Baptist and wanted to make it more accurate"

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    #43

    Young man lying peacefully on bed, reflecting on heartwarming and harmless secrets not yet shared with anyone. When I was about 15 or 16 I had a sleepover with about 10 of my friends and my sister. I decided to have some fun with them, and pretended to sleep talk. They recorded it on a cassette tape, and I figured it would just be a fun harmless prank.

    Well, nearly 30 years later, they still keep bringing it up. They still don't know that I was faking and I don't know how to tell them at this point because so much time has passed. That tape is still floating around. I hate it when they bring it up, and they think it's because I'm embarrassed about sleep talking but the reality is it was just a stupid prank I played when I was a teenager and I just never in a million years thought that it would still be going three decades later.

    jenglasser , Eren Li Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when I was around 16 (I had just gotten my drivers' license) my best friend Andy and I babysat his two cousins one night. I had recently found one of my old "Acting With An Accent" cassettes, and so, in a fit of whimsy that only a weird teenager can feel, I faked a Scottish accent ALL NIGHT. I told Andy's cousins that I was FROM Scotland. They believed every word (to be fair, they were like 4 and 6.) Every time Andy and I babysat them again after that, I had to fake the Scottish accent AGAIN the entire time, or else the jig would be up. And I was *determined* to keep up the lie (for some reason, lol. I guess because teenager.) I did this for MONTHS (Andy and I were BFFs at the time and we did everything together, which is why his aunt was cool with both of us babysitting the kids together.) At one point I slipped and spoke in my normal voice, and the older girl was like "WHAT???" XD I told her I'd been working on "an American accent" to "fit in". She said I was doing great XD I FEEL SO BAD LOL

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    #44

    Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo in a dramatic scene, representing heartwarming and harmless secrets shared. So many of my friends are Star Wars fans and I smile and nod but I don’t tell them that I don’t care for those movies at all.

    GingerChic13 , Lucasfilm Report

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    #45

    A person’s hand pressing a light switch, symbolizing revealing heartwarming and harmless secrets unseen before. I used to hang out at a friend's house pretty regularly for parties. His downstairs bathroom's switches for the light and fan were opposite mine and it annoyed me to no end, especially after he fed me a few shots. One party I brought a screwdriver and after a couple drinks locked myself in the bathroom and swapped the switches in the double gang box. For the next several years it was glorious since it matched mine, and neither he nor his partner ever said anything or seemed to notice.

    Scoth42 , Pablo Merchán Montes Report

    Ace
    Community Member
    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I first moved into a house in France I found that all of the up/down switches (which to be fair was not many, as most were on multi-point and/or push button controls) were inverted compared to what I was used to in the UK, where up is off and down is on. So I systematically went round and swapped them all to be the other way round. I expect it will be really annoying once again when a French person buys the house. I'm told there are people who would neither care nor even notice such a thing, but I find it hard to believe.

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    #46

    Young woman in a blue sweater enjoying a heartwarming moment while sitting on the kitchen floor with a jar of chocolate spread. I have a “healthy lifestyle” online persona but I’m literally eating Nutella with a spoon as I type this

    m1s3ryguts , Getty Images Report

    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a reminder that you're not a bad person for struggling with these diets and theres no such thing as "bad" foods, because food has no moral value. Everything should be eaten in moderation . Also, caliries aren't your enemy. You need them, they are your friend- just a friend you dont too much of or it may get a bit much

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    #47

    Two people wearing martial arts uniforms and black belts in a bright training area, representing harmless secrets. I love telling people I placed first in a national competition for shotokan karate. So naturally people assume I'm a really good fighter. I placed first in kata. I'm just really good at choreography.

    anon , Artem Podrez Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what a lot of martial arts are, actually XD They weren't all intended for "combat" or murder!n' dudes, they were designed as physical forms of meditation, choreography, precision, focus, and physical exercise. Some of them are purely designed to be performative (such as Wushu.)

    #48

    Smiling young girl with missing teeth in a casual white shirt, capturing heartwarming and harmless secrets moment. I hid my tooth under my pillow for the "tooth fairy" to find and give me money. I knew it was my dad giving me money.

    So after he slipped cash under my pillow and threw the tooth away, i sifted through the trash and showed it to him and said I lost another tooth.

    I got an extra 20 bucks

    anon , Karina Guseva Report

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    #49

    Young boy leaning over a table, blowing out candles on a birthday cake, capturing heartwarming secrets moment. I've had type 1 diabetes since I was 3. On my 9th birthday, my grandma made a birthday cake for me, which was big enough for us all to share at the family party. Since there was so much food, we had plenty of leftover cake for the next few days, which I was only allowed to eat a little bit of.

    When no one was around, I snuck into the kitchen and ate a couple slices of the leftover cake, plus I picked huge chunks of the icing off. It looked pretty haphazard by the time I snuck away again.

    My parents soon found the remains of the cake. Since I'm diabetic, they didn't suspect that it was me who picked at the leftovers (I was usually a very well-behaved kid). They blamed it on our rather chubby cat, and promptly deemed it unacceptable for human consumption. It was a believable scenario because she had stolen human food in the past. Sadly, they threw the rest of the cake out.

    I could never own up to it because I would have been in trouble for compromising my blood sugar levels, and for being greedy! My old cat never ratted me out for letting her take the blame, though. Thanks, Molly, R.I.P!



    Edit: I'm a woman and this was the year 2000, before the medical technology we have now. Back then, I only checked my blood glucose at mealtimes so the crime wouldn't have been evident until the next morning, and that's only if I was honest about my blood glucose level! There was no such thing as sliding-scale dosage back then so eating more cake was very much a bad idea! Hence only being allowed a little bit.

    Edit 2: it was sitting out on the kitchen table and hadn't been wrapped up and put away yet lol. It was butter icing which made the cat theory a bit more believable

    Edit 3: we didn't have such easy access to info like cats taste receptors back then, so this didn't occur to my parents.

    crumpetboots , Sunshine Design Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Butter icing is made from fats (butter.) A cat would absolutely still scarf it down even though it can't taste the "sweet" flavor XD Source: THIS GUY shinypreac...28642e.jpg shinypreacher-68998ac28642e.jpg

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    #50

    Two bottles of Lucozade energy drink on a windowsill next to papers, illustrating harmless secrets people haven’t told anyone. Not me but one of my mates, he is the nicest guy ever and would hate to make anyone feel bad. He told us a story about a problem he was having and we thought it was going to be something serious! His wife went to shop once and he asked her to get him some orange Lucozade, she came back with the original one as she thought it’s orange. He didn’t say anything as didn’t want to make her feel bad but now she always buys him it and he doesn’t like it but can’t say anything as she’ll wonder why he’s left it so long, we asked how long it’s been going on and he said 4 years!!! It’s such a stupid secret and something no one would care about but he feels so bad about it hahah.

    Internal_While1556 , FHKE Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He should tell his wife that the company changed the formula of the original flavor and now it tastes grody/different to him and that she should get him the Orange flavor for him from now on XD

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    #51

    Ice cream truck parked on city street with colorful design, reflecting heartwarming and harmless secrets vibe. For the longest time I told my kids that the ice cream van music was them telling us he was all out! They believed it into their early teens! 🤣🤣🤣 I wasn’t a complete arsehole either we have a local ice cream shop we would go to for a treat!

    Polythene_pams_bag , Lazar Gugleta Report

    #52

    Person holding a homemade pumpkin pie with leaf-shaped crust decorations, representing heartwarming secret moments. Every thanksgiving in San Luis Obispo my best friend and I are in charge of pies. We go to the Madonna Inn, a gloriously outlandish hotel/restaurant/bakery/resort, and ask for two of their pie boxes. We then go to Safeway and buy two much cheaper pies and put them in the boxes. We bring them to our large family gathering and everyone compliments the wonderful pies because of how amazing the Madonna Inn’s reputation is for baked desserts.

    I’d like to say this is because of concerns about cost or because the Safeway pies are better, but the truth is my bf and I have been doing this for about a decade now and it’s just become one of our favorite traditions together.

    gueuze_geuze , Kaboompics.com Report

    Senjo Krane
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm amazed they give their pie boxes away. Sounds a bit dodgy to me.

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    #53

    Entrance gate of Jurassic Park with flaming torches and lush greenery, capturing heartwarming and harmless secrets atmosphere. That I am obsessed with Jurassic Park. Book and movie. I wish my whole apartment was Jurassic park.

    maxinehellishbastard , Universal Pictures Report

    Chris Festo
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is nothing wrong with that. I thought I was the only one until I found groups on social media. Some people have more stuff than I do.

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    #54

    Red-haired teen boy with freckles wearing a beige jacket, sitting and sharing heartwarming harmless secrets indoors. I'm Canadian, and in high school, I had a crush on this girl who was originally born in the US. To try and impress her, I pretended I was an American who immigrated to Canada too. I was so committed that I even gave her the address of my old home: it was really just a hotel I had stayed in while on vacation in Florida with my family. Since it was the early 2000s, she never verified. We didn't end up dating, but to this day, I never came clean. I wonder if she still thinks I'm an American.

    taalleerling , Mikhail Nilov Report

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    #55

    Young man smiling and putting on headphones while working on a laptop, revealing heartwarming harmless secrets online. Every Christmas I would write a fake “Christmas newsletter” (like those letters some people send every year with updates about their life, family, etc) and send it to my parents. I made up this guy who was a huge b******d, but believable enough that my dad thought maybe he had worked with him at some point in the past.

    I had a spreadsheet to keep track of his job, wife, children, grandchildren, holidays, etc. so that I could stay accurate from year to year. My parents would get so annoyed at his arrogant writing style but I was really proud of it lol! It went on for 6 or 7 years but then his twin granddaughters graduated high school and I stopped.

    Poop_OnMy_Kicks , Mikhail Nilov Report

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What was the point of OP doing this? What did they get out of it? Jollies from irritating their parents? (srs question, I don't see what's funny or entertaining about doing this to one's parents)

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