No matter how many years you’ve known someone, you can never be certain that you actually know everything about them. Whether your childhood best friend is hiding secrets about their hobbies or your college bestie has decided to keep all of their romantic relationships under wraps, there’s always a chance that you don’t know your loved ones as well as you thought you did.
Redditors have recently been sharing the secrets that rocked their worlds when friends finally revealed them, so we’ve gathered some of the juiciest ones below. And keep reading to find conversations with Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC, Rachel Friendly, PhD, and Paula Glashausser, LCSW, from Zencare!
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#41
Not exactly a secret as something not shared but twice now I've learned a male friend I assumed was straight was bisexual. Both cases I went "oh cool, that's new info" and never brought it up again. Men tend to not talk about relationships at all unless asked to.
43points
#42
That my mom had a one night hook up with James Brown and kept her receipts to prove it.
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43points
#43
Close friend had her marriage end when she was caught having an (online) affair. I was supportive without being judgemental. I don't know the full picture and both parties have a lot going on and are a handful. I very recently found out that the person she had an affair with was almost certainly (though not 100% sure) a minor at the time. It was online so whether or not she knew is up for debate...but the more I think about it the more I doubt every single thing she says now.
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39points
#44
One of my best friends faked an olive allergy for about 15 years. Someone exposed him at his bday and he started panicking and yelling about blowing is cover of just not liking them olives. We all just laughed at him and I was gonna use that against him as long as I could. That was end of May. He passed away suddenly two weeks ago, so didn’t get to use against him much….
36points
#45
That he killed someone driving while drunk. It happened in another state ( I'm in the U.S.). His lawyer kept getting the case postponed and eventually he stopped getting updates by phone or mail. When he finally called his lawyer he was told to forget it ever happened and was sent a bill from the lawyer. My former friend has since passed away.
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36points
#46
That he couldn't hold a conversation about something he wasn't personally interested in. He'd just nod his head and wait to change the subject.
35points
#47
I found out after years of being friends with Chris that he used to be married. We were just having a casual conversation over coffee when he mentioned something about his "ex-wife." I was so shocked that I almost spilled my drink. I had no idea he had ever been married, let alone gone through a divorce. He told me that he got married young, and they ended up splitting amicably, but he never really talked about it because it wasn't a part of his life he felt defined him anymore. It was such a surprise because he’s always been so private, and I realized there were whole parts of his life I didn’t know about.
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34points
#48
I found out that one of my best friends from age of 5 until I was in my 30's, was a lesbian, on Facebook, when she posted video of her wedding.
She was in my wedding as a bridesmaid.
She was always a private person, but that really threw me. I felt like I wasn't a good enough friend to tell. It really put a rift into our relationship and it hasn't been the same for many years now.
She was in my wedding as a bridesmaid.
She was always a private person, but that really threw me. I felt like I wasn't a good enough friend to tell. It really put a rift into our relationship and it hasn't been the same for many years now.
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31points
#49
After several years, I found out he was from Texas, a vegan, and did cross-fit. Never had a clue.
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27points
