37% of people keep that a secret of their partner, studied

There is a good chance that your spouse can hide that from you.


Lie is one of the most common reasonsPeople breakBut it's also one of the most difficult habits to break. A 2013 study published inCommunication studies found that peoplelie to their romantic partners About five times a week. And even if your partner does not lie you directly, they could always hide things from you. In another more recent study, 37% of people said they were guilty of keeping this secretive of their partners. Read to find out what your other significant can retain.

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More than a third of people have hidden finances from their partner.

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The national endowment for financial education (Nefe) has beenCollect data on financial infidelity for more than a decade. In 2018, Nefe published the results of a biennial study conducted by the Harris survey on behalf of the organization. According to the study, 37% of the 2,000 adults surveyed admitted to hiding a purchase, a bank account, a bank statement, a bill and / or a treasury of a partner or a spouse. The majority (21%) hidden in cash, while 20% hid a minor purchase and 12% hid a declaration or invoice. With regard to the main secrets, 6% were allowed to hide an entire bank account and 5% reported having hidden a major purchase.

Nearly 1 out of 5 people lied to a partner of their finances.

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Of course, some people will simply be clean if they face their individuals. But others will not abandon it, especially when it comes to money. According to the study, 18% of participants reported actively engaged in a partner or spouse on their finances or debts earned. About 13% said that their lie was their finances, while 7% reported lied to the amount of debt they owed or are due. Even worse, 5% reported lied to a spouse or partner on the amount of money they earn.

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People keep financial secrets from their partners for several different reasons.

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Everyone does not have the same reasons to keep certain aspects of their hidden finances of their other significant. According to the study, 36% said "believe that some aspects of their finances should remain private or even their spouse or partner". About 26% reported having discussed global finances with their other other people before and know they disapproved and 16% said that when they did not speak to their finance partner before, they still thought that 'They disapproved. Perhaps reasonably, nearly 1 out of 5 people said they are simply embarrassed or fearful of their own finances and do not want their partner to discover.

Keep your finances hidden from another important can affect your relationship.

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While many people do so, keeping the financial secrets of your partner could seriously harm your relationship. In fact, 75% of respondents reported that financial deception had affected their current or past relationships in one way or another. About 44% said that this caused an argument and 35% stated that this has caused less confidence in the relationship. Worse yet, 13% said that these secrets finally led to divorce and 10% stated that it led to the pair separation.

"Essentially, a healthy relationship generally supports an entiretytransparent relationship between partners "Carla Marie Manly, PhD, aclinic psychologist Based in the County of Sonoma, California, told HuffPost. "If a relationship is based on a solid basis of mutual trust and respect, it is not usually necessary to never hide money or finances."

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