Whether it be an embarrassing habit or a big surprise event, there are some things we don't want even our significant other to know. These people share the most emotional and heartwarming secrets their loved ones (unsuccessfully) hid from them.
And The Best Wife Award Goes To…
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“When we were in the hospital for some weird pain that I had, uninsured, and the doctors thought it might be cancer, I lost it a bit. She was so brave for me. Her mother called and she went into the bathroom to talk but she didn’t know that the sound echoed pretty loudly into the room. I heard her break down, sobbing, telling her mom she didn’t know how we were going to pay for treatment and that it looked really bad.
I’ll never tell her I heard her, but god it was heartbreaking. When she came back into the room, you wouldn’t even know she was even upset. She hid it so well. She sat right down and told me everything was going to be fine with such determination and such certainty. She literally took out her computer then and there and started making a freaking spreadsheet of our finances to fit in cancer. I knew how much she loved me in that moment and how important it was for her that she was brave for me. I don’t know why but I got so calm after that, I haven’t broken down like that since, even with worse news. I guess she makes me strong. I absolutely love her.”
Her Futile Attempt To Hide This Funny Secret
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“We were long distance when we first started dating. One time, she came up to where I lived for 4 days but I had to work during one of the days. When I was gone, she had to take a dump and clogged the toilet. She couldn’t get it to plunge and was freaking out so she went to the kitchen and got a fork and a plastic bag and dug the turds out of the bowl and threw everything in the dumpster out back.
She called her friend panicking and the friend thought it was hilarious. The friend told me about it one night when the girl had left the room after we moved in together. I find it funny but don’t want to embarrass her!”
He Doesn’t Want To Admit His ‘Unmanly’ Habit
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“He had always said he hates to cuddle at night because it gets hot, it’s uncomfortable, I hog the blankets, etc. However, when he thinks I’m asleep, he’ll scoot over and wrap his body around me. If I even make a move like I’m awake, he’ll run back to his side and pretend it never happened – I think its absolutely adorable.”
Their “Stupid” Private Jokes Had More Meaning Than He Could Have Ever Imagined
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“Even though we had been married for 25 years, my wife and I always invented stupid private jokes between each other. I was lamenting the fact that we had fostered a Siamese cat from an adoption group that eventually got adopted and I really missed her. At one point, we were looking through the website of the local pound and a Siamese came up named ‘Montague.’ The photo that they took of Montague was epic. He was a classic Applehead Siamese, who was neutered, about five years old and had horribly crossed eyes. Whoever took the photograph of him made him look both proud, distinguished, and adorably insane like some crazy dude that comes into the bar as a regular, claims he’s the emperor of the United States of America, and everybody buys him a round because even though he is clearly crazy, he is also very charming.
We started making up all the stories about Montague in a spoof of ‘The world’s most interesting man.’ Week after week, we checked to see if he had been adopted, but nobody wanted a crazy looking cross-eyed Siamese cat. Everyone at the pound said he was affectionate and had been there for quite some time.
Sadly, this would be our last private joke together. My wife, who had a terminal illness, suddenly gotten much worse and passed away rather rapidly. We thought we had more time together, but she had sarcoidosis, and her lungs had already been weakened by repeated pneumonia when she got the flu. Since she was on immunosuppressants for her condition, this did her in and she went into a coma, dying a week later. I always feel like we were both oak trees that grew next to each other; our roots tangled with one another. When she died, I felt like my roots were twisted and turned in many directions where her roots used to be, but now there is nothing. My sister helped me with the funeral and taking care of a lot of things, including contacting everyone in her phone contacts on her cell phone. She asked me about why the Alexandria pound would be trying to contact my late wife via voicemail. Apparently, my wife had applied to adopt Montague as a surprise gift. She paid the adoption fee and had scheduled a visit to adopt him, but she died before the appointment date.
My wife put it in her name only and the people at the pound were pretty rude about it. They told me that to adopt Montague, I’d have to pay ANOTHER adoption fee and they were mad that she didn’t show up. My sister gave them an earful and that ended that. When I checked back a few months later, his picture was no longer on the website. I hope Montague eventually found a loving family.”
Why Would She Try To Hide Such An Awesome Discovery?
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“Everybody likes snacks, right? Some of us like chips, others like fruit, or yogurt. Well, my wife likes croutons. Frozen croutons, to be exact, and she tries to hide it like a fat kid hides candy bars. Where does she hide the croutons? In the freezer. At first I’d put them in the pantry when we get home from the grocery store, but they’d always end up in the freezer. I’d be like, ‘Uh, hon, what’s up with the croutons in the freezer?’ and she’d act like she had no idea what I was talking about. Now here’s the thing, I’ve tried them and now I’m addicted to them too. So now I openly eat cold croutons out of the freezer as a snack, and she tells me what a weirdo I am while she eats half the bag with me. No idea why she’s embarrassed to admit what a genius she is for discovering such an awesome snack.”
He Better Put A Ring On It!
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“My significant other is a veteran and very stereotypically ‘manly.’ He doesn’t talk about his personal life with friends, and he’s pretty quiet in general. He’s a Southern traditional dude who opens every door for every person, he calls every person older than him ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’. Anyway, he has a lot of friends who are also this way and they often tease any man who says nice things about their women.
At a party, his friend spilled the beans though that one night right after I met him, my significant other told all of them I was the love of his life and we were going to get married one day. They all teased him and were playing around when this one dude he doesn’t know very well told him I had a nice chest. He clocked him. He made such a commotion he’s not allowed back in the bar. After his friend told me this story, I realized I had asked to go to that bar a couple of weeks ago and he had made some excuse about the drinks being overpriced – I will never tell him I know, but if he asks me, I’ll marry him.”
She’s Obviously A Keeper
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“When I was in Afghanistan, I wanted to use the money I made to buy a motorcycle. However, I didn’t have a car and I was getting out of the Marines in 8 months and moving back to the Midwest where it is not at all practical to only have a motorcycle, so I bought a car instead. Flash forward 2 years later, I meet my girlfriend and her one-year-old son at the end of an ugly marriage and we begin a relationship. Two years from that point we begin living together. Throughout all this time I’ve still been wanting to save for a motorcycle, but we needed to focus our money on more practical things. She needed a new car, we needed to pay for childcare, etc. I put my wants on hold to address our needs. She’s known about my wanting a motorcycle for as long as she’s known me and finally, she approved me to spend up to $1,500 on a bike if I could find one.
Well, I found one for $2,000 on Craigslist and it turned out the guy selling it was a friend from an old job I had as a security guard. He was a good friend and agreed to give me a friend price of $1,500. I went home and told my girlfriend and she said, ‘That’s great, we’ll get it if it’s the one you want.’ She then found the Craigslist ad (I showed her pictures), contacted my friend and schemed to buy it out from under me. For a while, I was bummed because I didn’t know anything other than that my friend had another buyer ‘willing to pay the full asking price.’ I told him I was just glad that my girlfriend was going to let me buy one, and he responded with, ‘Yeah, you’re lucky, [her name] sounds like a real keeper.’ The thing is, he had never met her and I had never mentioned her name to him, so I had my suspicions. I played along and continued searching for bikes but was never satisfied with them, always saying my friend’s bike was a way better deal and that I thought I could do better.
When my birthday came around, she blindfolded me and drove me over to his house. She even went out and bought a bow to place on it so there would’ve been no confusion, it was a present for me. I let on that I had a few suspicions because he immediately found another buyer after I told her about it a little later on, but maintained that I was blown away by the surprise – she is definitely a keeper.”
Breaking The Netflix Rule Of The Relationship
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“She thinks I don’t know she watched ahead on the Netflix series we were watching together. I don’t even like the show, to be honest, but I keep watching because it’s hilarious having her pretend she hasn’t seen it before.”
Romantic Brussels Surprise
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“This is a past-tense secret, but my girlfriend at the time decided to surprise me by buying a holiday to Brussels for us over my 30th birthday. I accidentally intercepted the hotel confirmation email, so decided it was a good time to propose, as I’d been considering it for about 6 months. When we’re having dinner in the restaurant on the first night, I get down on one knee and propose. We are celebrating our 3 year wedding anniversary at the end of next month!”
The Truth Comes Out When He’s Asleep
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“When he’s about to fall asleep, he’s completely honest. It was about 7 months into our relationship when he grabbed me and whispered into my ear, ‘You’re gonna be the mother of my children.’ I told him the next day and he was thoroughly embarrassed and apologized to me. However, I neglected to tell him that pretty much every night he would tell me that he loved me starting a month in. I don’t mind and I’m not trying to rush things and neither of us has any plans to jump into that sort of stuff right away, but it’s nice to know.”
“Of Course They’re Free, Honey…”
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“He spent a ton of money on Bruins tickets this year. Whenever he got tickets to a game, he claimed he got them for free through work but I know he paid for them. I don’t really mind since he can spend his money how he wants, but it’s funny to me that he thinks I wouldn’t realize he’s spending a few hundred bucks every time he goes to a game.”
The Sneaky Ring Leader
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“I found out my fiancé was wanting to ask me to marry him but wanted to get a super expensive ring for me so it was taking time to save up. I don’t give a crap about that type of thing, I’d marry him without a ring. So I went to his mom and told her what I knew and she told me we should go look at rings together so maybe I could pick something less expensive so she could tell him we had been shopping and I had fallen in love with a ring that he could afford. I know, I’m sneaky.
Anyway, I found an incredible ring that was normally $500 but on sale for $100. I bought the ring and she called him and told him she found a ring perfect for me and went ahead and scooped it up. He was so happy! He asked me to marry him on Christmas Eve and it was by far one of the best days of my life, and he has no clue that I was involved in the purchase.”
The Major Sacrifice She Made For Him
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“She has sacrificed her $200k+ savings to allow me to excel at every whim ‘career’ I’ve had in the 13 years we’ve been together. She has never brought it up and always asks why I transfer money into her savings account. I now have a job in something she didn’t pay for.”
You Can’t Trust That Your Girlfriend Won’t Steal Your Hoodie
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“My girlfriend constantly borrows my shirts for whatever reason and when I was at her house, I discovered a stash of my favorite t-shirts and my old hoodie. I came to find out from her roommate that she sleeps in them and relaxes while wearing my hoodie but hides them when I go over fearing the return of my clothes. I still haven’t told her but I’m not mad at all. To be honest, she should’ve just asked if she could keep them. I obviously didn’t care about them enough to wonder where they are and I already bought a replacement for my missing hoodie.”
He Couldn’t Believe What His Girlfriend’s Mother Revealed
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“I was talking to my girlfriend’s mom one day whom I get along with pretty well. She told me that my girlfriend was abused by her father when she was a child. I was shocked and confused because I could never have imagined anything like this in her past. She is the most loving, caring and confident person I have ever met. Next time I saw her, I gave my girlfriend the tightest hug ever. She was pleasantly surprised. She eventually told me about her past after a couple of months. I never told her that I knew. I have already bought the engagement ring.”
A Gesture As Sweet As ‘Sugar, Yes Please!’
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“My ex got me tickets to a Maroon 5 concert for my birthday one year. She asked me a month in advance to take days off of work (a Tuesday and Wednesday), so I knew it was some sort of event. I figured out what it was in about a half hour before but let her think I had no clue. It was funny, especially when we would be in the car and they would advertise dates for the concert, ticket contests, etc. Her eyes would get wide or she would change the station.
In the end, I bought a Maroon 5 t-shirt and kept it from her. On the day of the ‘surprise,’ I called to her from the room asking what kind of outfit I should wear. She said jeans would be fine so I came out with the Maroon 5 shirt on and said, ‘So can I wear this? Will it be alright?’ She was not as amused as I had hoped. It’s almost impossible to surprise me, but I still really enjoyed the concert with her.”
One Loyal Amazon User
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“She set up an Amazon account to purchase things off of my wishlist roughly once a month. It’s super sweet and I had no idea how to match that, so I just put a bunch of cooking related things on it and started cooking at home much more. She still supplies the bacon.”
What He Found In Her Journal Was Endearing
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“We were previously in a long distance relationship and I just moved in with her recently. She’s been keeping a journal of our ‘firsts’ while together. I found it and could really only allow myself to read like one or two pages. She starts it by saying she’s going to give the journal to me someday. Unfortunately, she’s better at writing her emotions than speaking them so hopefully, I get it soon to see in her head a little better. I’m excited for it though. Hopefully, there are more good pages than bad.”
His Not-So Subtle Attempt
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“I knew my boyfriend was going to propose because I woke up early one morning to him measuring my finger. I pretended to still be asleep so as not to spoil the surprise. He got the wrong size ring anyway. Not just a bit wrong, like 8 sizes off. I still said yes of course and he’s still marrying me despite my big fat man hands.”
Sketchy Reunion Incident She Didn’t Mention
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“My wife went to her high school reunion with her best friend. She ended up pocket dialing me. I sat home for hours listening and laughing to the conversations she was having.
Her dirtbag friend from high school was hitting on her and started to get physical. She said they could dance and that’s it. She doesn’t know I know and hasn’t told me. She probably thinks I’d beat him up.
I did better. I sent him the part of the conversation I recorded and asked him if his wife or teenage daughter would like to hear it. He offered to buy it as he was a man with a big job and lots of money. I told him that if I hear of anything else he pulls towards anyone else, his wife gets it.”
She Acted Like His Present Was Lost In The Mail, But There Was More To The Story
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“She bought me an Xbox one for my birthday but it was late because she is still working on money management. So a few months after my birthday, it just shows up. ‘Oh it must have got lost in the mail and finally got here,’ she told me. I don’t blame her, never called her out on it, and even thought it was adorable. She would ask to visit the game store to just look around and passively mention I can just sit in the car. I went in there one day and the guy knows me and knows she’s my wife. He asks when she’s going to have the Xbox out. That’s when it dawned on me. I love her so much.”
She Spent How Much On Tickets?!
“My significant other knew I love Ariana Grande, so when she found out she was coming to our city, she ‘secretly’ bought tickets but on a sketchy site. She ordered three tickets for about $500. They never sent a confirmation email to her about it, so she started worrying about it as the months passed by.
My brother told me all of this and I felt super bad for her since it’s really a thoughtful thing to do. She later decided to buy another three tickets on the official site, this time for only around $250. She never told me about it and I don’t think she ever will, I mean, who would after spending $750 on Ariana Grande tickets?”
His Thoughtful Gesture He Accidentally Gave Away
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“Back when I was first starting to make my artwork public, I had a Kickstarter campaign to fund a tour. I had just started dating my significant other but he gave a relatively significant amount of money anonymously.
I found this out because he tripped up in selecting his ‘backer’s reward’- an original piece mailed to his house. When I saw the address, I definitely didn’t suspect his roommates were just super supportive of my art.”
Shocking Revelation That Would Never Keep Him From Loving Her
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“My wife wouldn’t let me touch her head. While we were dating, she wouldn’t let me touch her head or play with her hair. For the longest time she avoided it. Later on, her mom asked if I knew about her condition. I said no and she told me I may find out one day. Anyway, my girlfriend (now wife) invited me to stay the night one night and of course I was all about it. As we laid there, I pulled her to me and ran my fingers through her hair. She didn’t fight and didn’t say anything but I could feel her scars and how her skull had healed. I felt her tears rolling down my forearm. I told her no matter any scar or anything else I was never going to let her go because I swore in that moment I would take care of her for the rest of my life. We dated about 6 months and have been married for 10 years. Brain surgery and seizures never stop me from being the best man and friend I can be for her.”