Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
34submissions
Finished
“No One Wants To Admit It”: 34 Things Basically Everyone Does But Pretend Not To
Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas
People aspire to be perfect. But we're flawed. So when we try to hide our shortcomings, often the only person that we're fooling is ourselves. And there's a Reddit post to remind us of that if we ever forget.
Created by user TheBlanketFortPirate, it asked everyone, "What's something we all just pretend no one does, but in truth we know we all do it?" The platform's community immediately noticed it and in less than two weeks, it has already received over 19K comments, many of which provide accurate answers! Continue scrolling to check out those that received the most upvotes.
This post may include affiliate links.
RELATED:
#2
Making up fake scenarios in our head.
#6
Reading comments/texts multiple times after sending/posting them. Just to let the fact that you’re a modern day Shakespeare settle in.
#8
Making up conversations in my head before something important. Like I will say this and then the response from other person might be this.. sometimes it can go for 10-15 min before I snap back to reality.
#9
When you go into an aisle in the grocery store and you see someone in front of the object you’re looking for so you pretend you’re getting something else all while hovering near them waiting for them to leave that area so you can get said object.
#10
Recently I had to insist that my wife knocks loudly and waits before opening my son’s bedroom door. I really had to explain why FFS! I know he’s constantly jacking off, but he would be mortified if anyone knew, especially his parents.
#11
Kids hide their profanity from Adults, and Adults hide their profanity from Kids. Because both sides must maintain the illusion that the other side doesn't know that they know profanity.
#12
Convincing yourself in your head that everyone around you is doing things perfectly and at full efficiency and expect the same of the people around them.
No? Just me?
#14
Assume you are "above average" intelligence.
#17
Read messages from the notification bar then pretending you didn't see the message only much later.
#23
Look up words that people use because we don't know the meaning even though we pretend to when they are talking.
#24
Have anxiety after social events. "Was I weird?" "Did they like me?" "Did I look well enough?" We all do this. Your friends don't hate you. They are just as worried about you hating them as you are of them. A healthy person doesn't sit and think about how much they hate a person they either just saw or met. Your real friends won't care about the things you think they hate you for (acting weird, saying something awkwardly, second hand embarassment). Just breathe. You are loved, even if it's just by yourself. You are loved.
#30
My papaw always said there's two people in this world. People who pee in the shower, and liars.
#31
I don't know if we all do it, but open a card and pretend not to see cash fall out while reading the card. Haha
#33
Deliberately delay responses to text messages and e-mails, even though it would be convenient to reply.
#34
We all know you sign up for the free trial and cancel it before it’s over. It’s ok I do it too.
You May Like 40 Hilarious Quotes From The Most Famous People 200 Fun "Most Likely To" Questions To Shoot From The Hip 30 Of The Most Irksome Things Annoying People Often Say
Saimonas Lukošius
Viltė Domkutė
Neilas Šurkus
Related on Bored Panda
