16 people reveal a secret that they could never tell their partners.

While it's healthy to open up to loved ones, there are some embarrassing, borderline take-to-the-grave secrets that are easier to confess to a group of people at a bar at last call who you'll never see again than the person you vowed to love forever in sickness or health...

There are some things that your partner just doesn't need to know and one of them is that you've heard that story about the one-eyed teddy bear 500,000 times. So, when a Reddit user asked, 'What's a secret you'll never tell your partner, but are willing to tell strangers?' people were ready to reveal a spicy, dark, or hilarious secret they've been keeping from everyone except strangers of the internet.

1.

I never paid for her engagement ring. I went to a custom jeweler to have her ring made. It’s a beautiful piece, and she loves it dearly, and it certainly wasn’t cheap - appraised and insured for around $10k. The jeweler was dealing with a lot of family issues at the time, and was incredibly disorganized.

I went to pick up the ring and brought my checkbook to pay for it, and when she handed me the ring I took it out and asked her who to make the check out to. She said “oh no don’t worry about it right now, just send me a check in the mail!”

I thought that was strange, but sure okay. She then hurried off to help another customer and I left. But she never told me what the final price was. For the next 6 months, I texted and called the jeweler asking “hey just tell me what amount to put and I’ll mail you the check!” and there was always a reason she couldn’t tell me “oh sorry I’m out right now, I’ll find it and text you later!”

Her shop was a few hours away from where I live, so it wasn’t feasible to stop by and handle it in person.

I tried for 6 months, but after that I stopped calling/texting and just figured I got the ring for free. I wouldn’t tell my spouse, because I don’t want her to think I took advantage of the situation or that somehow the ring isn’t as ‘meaningful’ because I didn’t pay for it. - Decayd

2.

Our cat didn't break the towel rack. I did. I was pretending to be fighting zombies and grabbed it and...ripped the god damn thing off the wall. I heard her coming to check out the noise and looked down at my cat. She came into the bathroom to me asking my cat 'Why did you think the towel rack could hold your weight? You silly cat!' - FandiBilly

3.

Last night you made fried rice with shrimp. I ate the whole bowl even though it tasted nasty. God it was awful. - Sturm2k

4.

My best friend is a Badger and I feed him sweetcorn every morning at 5:20am - Chubby_Salmon3454

5.

I got our toddler out of bed one morning and went to do a sniff test of their butt to see if they had poo’d over night and when I lifted my child up i stuck their head in the ceiling fan. - brotum248

6.

It was an accident we met. I thought I was agreeing to see his friend, who was the other guy in the picture - Fat_Russell_Crowe

7.

As a guitarist, my biggest fear is that after I die, my wife will sell my guitars for what I told her I paid for them. - corran450

8.

Every time we're playing Yahtzee and she asks 'do I have one more roll or was that 3' I always say one more regardless of the truth - Jack7074

9.

When I asked her dad for his blessing I had some liquid courage first and I can’t remember what his response was. Let’s hope it was yes because we’ve been married for over 2 years. - Zackw186

10.

I've broken your personalized cup your sister got you three times. I recreated the design on paint and got some screen printing stall at the mall to print it on the cup, each time it looks a little bit different - Oaty_McOatface

11.

When I play video games and my wife isn't here, I narrate what I do and respond to fake questions from a non-existent chat like I’m some kind of big shot streamer. I even look at a fake camera when something happens lol. - Nightmare2828

12.

Sometimes I just sit in my car outside work or our apartment for 20-30 minutes because I need some time alone. I have my mind full to the brim at work and rarely get time in the house alone. Sometimes I just need it to be quiet and not have to pay attention to anything! - CocktailOnion

13.

The reason I wasn't hungry that one day in Dublin was because when I stayed behind to get ready while she waited in the lobby I ate the entire box of leftover chicken wings that we took home from the restaurant the day before. I ate 15 cold, oily chicken wings in about 5 minutes at 9 AM before heading out for breakfast. - TeeMann

14.

My wife sh*t while delivering our son. Something she was terrified she would do. The nurse cleaned up very quickly and gave me a look that needed no explanation. I never said a word. She talked after delivery about how happy she was that didn’t happen to her. I’ll let her keep that peace of mind for life. - falllikeweather

15.

My husband loves talkative cats. When we first got our kittens I gave them a treat every time they made a meow or chirp. Since I was working from home they ended up becoming very vocal. He still goes on about how lucky we are to have such talkative cats in a weekly basis - KasKas35

16.

That my wife always screams, she just doesn't seem to be able to talk at a normal level. Feel like she should be selling fish at a market place...Love her though. - RimmaSwann