If it doesnt feel right to keep your relationship a secret, it probably isnt. Keeping a relationship secret can have the same effects as hiding any other part of who you are — it can make you feel anxious, isolated, insecure or jealous. Thats not how a healthy relationship should make you feel.

What are the dangers of keeping secrets?

It hurts to keep secrets. Secrecy is associated with lower well-being, worse health, and less satisfying relationships. Research has linked secrecy to increased anxiety, depression, symptoms of poor health, and even the more rapid progression of disease.