Why were you holding the secret?
I didn’t want my partner to leave me because they thought something might be very wrong with me and I also feared they’d find me less attractive.
Why did you decided to confess?
Somewhere along the way I started to believe in the love my partner had been professing and felt secure I’d be okay even if he did decide he couldn’t handle what I had to confess and broke off with me.
What happened, was it as bad as you feared or not bad at all?
Nothing bad happened. My partner said they still loved me and it didn’t affect the way felt about our future or my attractiveness in their eyes.
Did it make you wonder why you had kept the secret?
No, I’ve had another partner break off with me and I suspected it had to do with what I’d kept secret. I didn’t fault them, I knew there was a chance they wouldn’t want me anymore but one can always hope. I’m fortunate to have a greater person this time around.