What thing do you think it would be a bummer if your girlfriend were to find out? (Sample size=555, men)
Rank Score 1 What’s stored on my computer 100 2 How much I have in the bank 41.1 3 My real ideal woman type 38.3 4 I’m still in contact with my ex 29.9 5 My room’s a mess 28.0 6 My blog, SNS activities 28.0 7 I’m peeking at her mobile phone 22.4 8= My extravagant spending habits 20.6 8= My weight 20.6 10= How many games, manga comics I have 18.7 10= I call my parents Papa and Mama 18.7 10= I have more than one mobile phone 18.7 13 My snoring, teeth-grinding 15.0 14 There’s someone else who fancies me 14.0 15= I’ve been asked out by and gone drinking with a woman 13.1 15= I go to pop idol concerts 13.1 17= I toss and turn in my sleep 11.2 17= My obsession with a celebrity 11.2 19 I’m scared of stuff 8.4 20 I’ve got photos I’ve taken of myself on my mobile phone 6.5
What thing do you think it would be a bummer if your boyfriend were to find out? (Sample size=516, women)
Rank Score 1 What’s stored on my computer 100 2 My weight 85.9 3 How much I have in the bank 82.1 4 I’m peeking at his mobile phone 69.2 5 My room’s a mess 67.9 6 My blog, SNS activities 64.1 7 I’m still in contact with my ex 47.4 8 My real ideal man type 41.0 9 My snoring, teeth-grinding 38.5 10 My extravagant spending habits 33.3 11= I have more than one mobile phone 29.5 11= How many games, manga comics I have 29.5 13 I’ve got photos I’ve taken of myself on my mobile phone 28.2 14= There’s someone else who fancies me 26.9 14= I’ve been asked out by and gone drinking with a man 26.9 16= My obsession with a celebrity 25.6 16= I can’t cook 25.6 18 I go to pop idol concerts 23.1 19 I toss and turn in my sleep 21.8 20 I call my parents Papa and Mama 19.2
Source: What Japan Thinks
I find the responses quite interesting. It looks like both men and women have some incriminating content on their computers 😛
About 40% of men and women have a secret ideal type they don’t want their partner to know about…
Overall, women seem to have more secrets than men. Concern with weight is somewhat surprising. I really don’t care what is the exact weight as long as a woman exercises and keeps herself in shape.
Also majority of women were concerned about their bank account. I wonder if that is because they spend too much…
Most women also don’t want their partners to know about their blogging activities.
The best way to keep a good relationship is to have no secrets among partners and have open honest conversations.
Kitsune's Thoughts 
i think the problem is that initially you keep secrets simply to decrease chances of spoiling the budding relationship. then later on, when the relationship is stable, it’s too late to reveal said secrets without it becoming a big deal etc etc..
I see. I guess it depends on the individual and the type of secret.. Some people have many secrets, while others don’t have much to hide.
Definitely becoming the wired world…
Yes, I wonder how the trend will look like in a decade…
I’ve always been the this is who and what I am and you can take it or leave it.
@ animekritik, perhaps that is why so many relationships fail if they can’t even be honest from the get go.
I know whats on hubby’s comp and he knows whats on mine XD
Ah, it looks like you have mutually honest communication with your hubby 🙂