Bigstockphoto.com/The warmth of your hands. Delighted cheerful happy African American couple sitting in the cafe and holding hands while expressing tenderness and looking at each other
You may be thinking, “I would never keep my relationship a secret! I’m proud of everything I do and everyone I choose to date!” but there are a few scenarios you may not have thought about. For example, what if you’re dating your best friends long-time ex (like from high school) and you know that under normal circumstances she wouldn’t care, but circumstances aren’t normal right now because she is going through a divorce and is incredibly fragile? Then there are more obvious ones, like dating someone of a religion your parents wouldn’t approve of or dating your superior at work. Or privately seeing if things could work out with your ex, but not wanting to get everybody’s hopes up until you’re certain. See; it can happen. Now here are the realities of having to keep your relationship a secret.
