SECRETS SURVEY

A survey from Sky History of 2,000 British adults asked respondents about keeping secrets:
– The top three reasons for keeping secrets are mental health issues; an embarrassing or “cringeworthy” incident; wanting to avoid relationship issues.
– 20 percent are keeping a secret from their mothers. (* That sounds WAY low.)
– 13 percent say they wouldn’t tell their loved ones about a big lottery win.
Here are the Top 25 Things People Keep Secret:
1. Mental health issues
2. Embarrassing incidents
3. Internet history
4. Eating/snacking habits
5. Hygiene habits
6. Number of past sex partners
7. Bank/credit card statements
8. Faking an illness to avoid a commitment
9. Affairs/infidelities
10. One night stands
11. Illnesses
12. Smoking habits
13. Faking an illness to avoid work
14. Money spent on food
15. Fears/phobias
16. Supporting an unpopular sports team
17. Time spent at the bar/pub
18. Buying expensive items online
19. Drug use
20. Alcohol abuse (* PSSSST: It’s not a secret!!! Get help.)
21. Having a celebrity crush
22. How good you are, or aren’t at something
23. Being on a diet
24. Political opinions
25. Family history
* So … every facet of life, then.
* It’s not that hygiene habits need to be a secret. It’s that nobody else wants to know about them.
* It’s hard to keep those online purchases secret when the Amazon truck keeps pulling up three times a day.
* As far as I’m concerned, Sky History can keep their next survey secret.
* PHONE TOPIC: Spill a secret you’re keeping from your spouse or mother.