10 Secrets You Should Never Keep From Your Partner

Are you hiding any of these things?

Delete Their Contact Info - If the breakup ended badly and you never want to speak to the person again, deleting their contact information from your phone can help you fight the urge to dial their number. Even if you memorized their digits, trust us — erasing any trace of them in your phone will benefit you. (Photo: fstop/Corbis)

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Truth Be Told - Whether you’re newly paired or years into your union, there are some things you should never keep from your dude. Are you hiding any of these things? By Kenrya Rankin (Photo: Troels Graugaard/Getty Images)

Your Would-Be Suitors - We’re not talking about randoms on the street. If someone in your circle — his homeboy, someone you work with, your ex-boyfriend — is making a serious bid for your attention, you owe it to your partner to let him know what’s going on.(Photo: Hill Street Studios/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Your Would-Be Suitors - We’re not talking about randoms on the street. If someone in your circle — his homeboy, someone you work with, your ex-boyfriend — is making a serious bid for your attention, you owe it to your partner to let him know what’s going on.(Photo: Hill Street Studios/Blend Images/Corbis)

Your Fantasies - Don’t be afraid to let down your guard. Whether you dream about dominating him in the bedroom or dominating employees in the boardroom, he can’t help you get there if you don’t share.(Photo: Steve Prezant/Image Source/Corbis)

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Your Fantasies - Don’t be afraid to let down your guard. Whether you dream about dominating him in the bedroom or dominating employees in the boardroom, he can’t help you get there if you don’t share.(Photo: Steve Prezant/Image Source/Corbis)

Your Addictions - Be it weed, tequila or porn, it’s important for him to know what rules you. You owe it to him to give him the info he needs make the decision to be there for you — or not. (Photo: Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Your Addictions - Be it weed, tequila or porn, it’s important for him to know what rules you. You owe it to him to give him the info he needs make the decision to be there for you — or not. (Photo: Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)

Your Family Issues - You might think you’re protecting him from their crazy, but imagine how far left things could go if he jokes about drugs around your crack-head uncle? Yeah, fill him in before he meets your people. (Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Your Family Issues - You might think you’re protecting him from their crazy, but imagine how far left things could go if he jokes about drugs around your crack-head uncle? Yeah, fill him in before he meets your people. (Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Your Own Family Situation - From a kid to an ex-husband, give him the full rundown of your family situation so that you can figure out how your lives can come together.(Photo: Sean De Burca/Corbis)

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Your Own Family Situation - From a kid to an ex-husband, give him the full rundown of your family situation so that you can figure out how your lives can come together.(Photo: Sean De Burca/Corbis)

Your Triggers - Before you turn all the way up, you owe it to your relationship to share your testimony. What did you make it through? What should he never say to you for fear of taking you back there? Having a hard, honest convo now can save you lots of drama later, plus it will draw you closer together.(Photo: Wavebreak Media LTD/Wavebreak Media Ltd./Corbis)

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Your Triggers - Before you turn all the way up, you owe it to your relationship to share your testimony. What did you make it through? What should he never say to you for fear of taking you back there? Having a hard, honest convo now can save you lots of drama later, plus it will draw you closer together.(Photo: Wavebreak Media LTD/Wavebreak Media Ltd./Corbis)

Your... Needs - Listen. It is never acceptable to treat what turns you on as a secret. Shout it from a mountaintop.(Photo: 99Click/cultura/Corbis)

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Your... Needs - Listen. It is never acceptable to treat what turns you on as a secret. Shout it from a mountaintop.(Photo: 99Click/cultura/Corbis)

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Your Debt - If you’ve destroyed your credit or racked up bills — from student loans to a vast shoe collection — that could threaten your future liquidity, it’s important to let him know.(Photo: Strauss/Curtis/Corbis)

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Your Debt - If you’ve destroyed your credit or racked up bills — from student loans to a vast shoe collection — that could threaten your future liquidity, it’s important to let him know.(Photo: Strauss/Curtis/Corbis)

Your Health Problems - Whether you have a nut allergy, are depressed, or need to have a thyroidectomy, letting him in on your health issues could save your life.(Photo: DreamPictures/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Your Health Problems - Whether you have a nut allergy, are depressed, or need to have a thyroidectomy, letting him in on your health issues could save your life.(Photo: DreamPictures/Blend Images/Corbis)

Your STI Status - So… this should go without saying. Do the right thing.(Photo: Artiga Photo/Corbis)

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Your STI Status - So… this should go without saying. Do the right thing.(Photo: Artiga Photo/Corbis)

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