Is Telling Your Partner Everything Is Selfish?

We tell each other everything" gets treated as the gold standard for a close relationship. But everything is a lot, every thought, every mistake, every ex, every flicker of attraction, every secret somebody else trusted you with.

This week, where the line actually sits between privacy and secrecy, which parts of your past your partner is entitled to and when, why some confessions are about relieving your guilt instead of respecting them, and the one question to ask before you disclose anything. Plus the standard I think matters more than total honesty: informed choice.

Relationships. Advice. History. Psychology. Funny. Mandatorily Irrelevant.