Yahoo Lifestyle People Are Revealing The NSFW And SFW Things That They're Taking To Their Graves, And Wow, Some Of These Are Shocking
Sometimes, secrets are too deep, too personal, or too incriminating that people choose to carry them to the grave rather than risk the consequences of sharing them. Whether out of love, fear, guilt, or loyalty, people carry certain truths with them to the very end — for better or worse.
Recently, Redditor just_a_dude5001 wanted to know about those secrets people will never reveal when they asked: "What's one thing (NSFW or SFW) that you will take to the grave, but can tell internet strangers?"
The thread got thousands of responses — both serious, heavy ones and ones that were a bit more innocent. Below are the top and best comments:
Warning: the post below has mentions of violence, murder, and rape.
1."My best friend killed his wife's rapist. It's been nearly 11 years, and the case went cold. He never got caught."
2."I caught my mom cheating on my dad when I was a teenager. She told me if I told my dad he would leave her, and us (me and my siblings) and it would be all my fault. So, I never said anything. As an adult, I realize it wouldn’t have been my fault, and while my dad may have left HER he wouldn’t have left me. My dad died a few years ago, and I still regret not telling him. I don’t talk to my mom anymore."
3."My cousin has stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company he works for because they are headquartered in another country and just approve every 'expense' he submits. Nice guy, though."
4."My grandfather's youngest brother was murdered in the late '50s. The brother was a door-to-door salesman and called a man's wife 'honey' on his pitch. The man overheard it and shot him. The local sheriff deemed it was justified because he shouldn't have called another man's wife 'honey.' My grandfather and his other brother later killed that man. Both came home that night covered in blood and told my grandmother that when the sheriff comes around to tell him they were home all night drinking and playing cards. My grandfather told me that story when I asked him why he drank so much."
5."My wife goes apeshit any time her dying father gives money to people because she thinks they're taking advantage of him. Her dad is upset with this because 1.) he has money (and can't take it with him), and 2.) he won't admit it but he feels useless because he can't help, and wants to reciprocate however he can. I've been accepting money from him behind her back for his benefit and ours."
6."When I was 12, I catfished a New York Times reporter into believing I was a college basketball star. I did an interview over AIM. It was published. Nothing ever came of it. He contacted me first based on my username and profile. I assumed he was every bit as fake as I was and just went with it."
7."I've become best friends with my sister's husband over the years of them dating and getting married, and honestly, wouldn't know what to do without a friend like him in my life. But I think she is terrible for him in many ways, including the way she treats him and I think she has significantly held him back in life and he could be much further along in life and career if it wasn't for her being dead weight. I've never told anyone this."
8."My old roommate's girlfriend made several attempts to sleep with me — even came into my room naked in the middle of the night after he fell asleep. She was hot as fuck, and turning her down repeatedly was hard."
9."I've run my own business for almost two decades, and have people call me for help and advice on business often. I have no training, education, and absolutely no idea what the hell I'm doing."
10."I was dating a girl in high school who was deathly scared of her ex. After a few months of dating, she admitted it was because he repeatedly raped her. I confronted him, and he admitted it and laughed. I coerced him into fighting me at the end of a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. Myself and another friend beat him unconscious, stripped him naked, stole his truck, and left him for dead. He did survive, but he ended up transferring schools shortly after."
11."My Dad was in the hospital with oropharyngeal cancer, and I knew he'd probably never make it out. His ex-wife (who he still loved very much) died two weeks before he did, but I never told him. It would have ruined him, and I didn't want him to give up."
12."I had sex with my boss's wife. To be fair, he had been cheating on her for years, and they're now divorced. She found out about him cheating around, and I guess she just wanted to get back at him. I was more than happy to oblige her all night long and the next day and night, etc., etc."
13."That I don’t regret cheating on my first long-term boyfriend of 10 years. It was a stupid mistake and I don’t ever want to cheat again, because it’s absolutely awful thing to do and don’t want to make anyone else go through that. But, it woke me the fuck up to the delusion we were living in, saved the both of us from getting married and having kids, and got me away from his crazy family. I have zero ties to that life anymore, and I’m so fucking thankful."
14."I used to write erotica and it earned me enough to pay for some uni courses"
15."I’ve been keying my neighbors' cars for the past two years. I initially asked them to keep it down when they’d have guests over and stay up late into the night being loud and obnoxious during weeknights and they never made any effort. So now every time they’re too loud, I just pop by their garage and key their cars."
16."When I was in high school, my neighbor got her 3-year-old a puppy for her birthday, but the poor thing was neglected and abused by the whole family. One day, after they left her outside for hours, I took matters into my own hands — I stole her and took her to my aunt's next-door neighbor a couple of towns over, who spoiled her rotten."
17.And lastly, "My grandmother lived with us when I was growing up. When I got my driver's license, I had to share a car with her. One time, I was trying to back out of a really tight spot and scraped the car next to me; I did a hit-and-run and never told anyone about it. When my parents saw the scrape on our car, they asked both of us about it, and I denied knowing anything. My grandmother also denied it, of course, but because she was old (88 at the time), my parents assumed she did it and forgot (we later determined she was actually developing Alzheimer's).
"It caused a huge fight and caused them to take her keys away and not let her drive anymore. I never told anyone and got sole use of the car for myself (with the stipulation that I needed to drive her to church every week or anywhere else she wanted to go).
This happened about 25 years ago, and she passed a few years later."
You can read the original thread on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
