Can you keep the secret?
By sasalove
@sasalove (1709)
China
September 21, 2009 7:10am CST
I have a lot of friends around me, some of us shared the same friend, and some did not. I am a good listener that my friends always love to talk to me, and always the secret.
Sometimes when I chat with friends, I can not guarantee that I will not talk to others, I mean not on purpose, just unconsciously. Normally friends will think that you are not trusty once they know that you betray them.
Have you had this kind of experience that your friends tell your secret to others? Are you mad at your friends if she plays it unconsciously? If it is a secret, why do you tell others and not talk to the diary only?
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20 responses
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I have a hard time holding on to secrets. If it is something I really should not tell anyone then I won't. But if it is something not quite so important then I usually will tell my best friend and my husband. I tell my husband everything.
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@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
21 Sep 09
When friends tell me something that is very personal, a secret, or something of this nature, I keep it to myself. I realize that it's not my place to go tell it to other people or something like that. I don't think that it's ever happened to me that I've told somebody's secret to someone else, or something like that. I feel really uncomfortable telling somebody someone else's secret.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
21 Sep 09
I could definitely hold on a secret, most especially if the one confiding in me wants me to really keep it seriously. I do keep them until even I would forget what it was all about.
I think it's good to keep a secret, but I think it's better if you just keep your secret to yourself in the first place, so that you could keep the secret from blowing up on your face soon.
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
yeah a lot of times. so i am very quiet person now. i just keep things to myself. i don't want to share things specially if i don't want it to be exposed. i only share the secrets to friends that i am not afraid to be shared with others. specially friends sometimes, on my case, if asked a favor we didn't granted, then they will tend to get even by telling the world our secret. talking about real friends huh?
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
he did for so many times. and so he is not my friend any more. i just try to be civil towards this person cause i don't feel that i can trust him that much. like he is user or something sometimes.
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
21 Sep 09
I keep secrets as sealed as they should be. Even if I was not told that I should keep it a secret, the fact that it was told in confidence to me, it should not be relayed to anyone else. If I were in here place, I would not want my secret be told to anyone else.
@Baluyadav (3643)
• India
21 Sep 09
Hi,sas,It is very dangerous habit.I knew some of my friends who had that habit.You may not disclose the secrets intentionally,but few secrets may leads to quarrels and more than that we can,t expect also.That,s why we make distance with the people who got that habit.Happy mylotting.
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@candaceb87 (1362)
• Canada
21 Sep 09
I think that if I tell somebody a secret they should keep it that way, I don't feel that you can accidentally blurt out a secret but when you tell someone something you always have to remember that it is possible that it may be heard by someone else and if it is not something that you want shared then you should keep it to yourself or in some cases my friends have told me that they have talked to their children (as babies) and their pets because it helps them vent things and it can't be repeated :D Have a nice day and I hope that you get the answer you are looking for :D
@candaceb87 (1362)
• Canada
23 Sep 09
Yes it is a very bad idea to talk to a parrot LOL, I am sure everyone that walks by will know your secret then :D
@sasalove (1709)
• China
22 Sep 09
LOL, that is a good idea to vent something by talking to the babies and the pets, as you just want a listener always and no response required. When you finish the secret talking, you will never worry that somebody will blur out someday. But never talk to a parrot, it will be much dangerous.
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
21 Sep 09
i am good at it, sometime i wont tell my wife things either
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
21 Sep 09
yeah i do worry about that since i do talk in my sleep lol
@VANILLAREY (1470)
• India
22 Sep 09
I don't disclose secrets. Unless its necessary or if it will help the person. I don't like to hear secrets of other people so I don't have to worry much about keeping secrets. Also I know to keep my mouth shut.
@jscaz1314 (82)
• China
22 Sep 09
The situation of mine is similiar to you.Mnay friends around me wanted to talk to me and say something private to me.Because I am a kind hearted listener for them.
Many times ,I won't say their secret to others.Rather,I will keep it in my heart and pray for them.
@DanielTan (66)
• China
22 Sep 09
yep, maybe some secrets are not only for the diary, but for the friend,if u share sb's secret with others unconsciously,I feel your friend shouldn't be mad at u. But u must let him or her know your true reason and never wanna betray it. I think u'll be understood.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 09
If I were trusted with such valuable secrets with all her heart, then I will be honored to keep it. Trust is a valuable emotion. To be bestowed by one is a high recognition that we can be trusted. I will do my best to keep it. It's true that we may slip it while talking with friends but it's best to hold back. I don't write it in the diary too. I learn that diary can't be trusted, even the ones with lock.
@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
Yes, I am bale to keep secrets even if sometimes I really want to tell someone already. I just remind myself that my friend trusted me enough to share his/her secret. So why should I betray his/her trust I earned? Also, I don't want to have a reputation of spilling secrets or else people won't be able to trust me anymore. Yes, I had a few friends who I thought were trustworthy but spilled my secrets to others. After those incidents, I was never able to trust them anymore. I get paranoid that if I share something to them, they will just tell others. Doing it unconsciously is not excuse nor reason enough.
@forptc (287)
• Philippines
21 Sep 09
I never talk to other people of others' secrets specially if they made me promise not to tell. Most times, the thought naturally escapes my mind after they talk to me about it. Something like "selective amnesia" only involuntary. That makes me a good keeper of other people's secrets. But aside from that, I'm a very introverted person and am not much into talking about myself and my life and the things I do. I prefer listening to other peoples' stories. I can take a lot of secrets without even blurting a single clue that would give it away. It doesn't even matter whether I trust the person so much or not, I'm so paranoid I don't trust people so much and keep to myself more. The "slip of a tongue" occurrence rarely happens to me because I'd rather keep quiet than speak up.
@Selfseeker (8)
• Romania
21 Sep 09
i'm great at keeping secrets, but i know people usually have problems keeping secrets so i dont share my personal secret with no one, except my brother
@cutepink_13 (691)
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21 Sep 09
when we promise to keep a secret we should really kept it because this is one of the ways to test the sincerity of that person. when you tell the secret of your friend that only shows that you are unworthy to have your friends trust so always keep a promise!
@dan910125 (1)
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22 Sep 09
yes but i usualy dont tell anyone anything because i see it happen to everyone so its a stupid thing to do if u can see it happen infront of your own eyes.