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When family members share intimate secrets that create relationship tension

My brother and his wife haven't been physically intimate in over a year and he confided in me but asked me not to tell anyone including my spouse and now family dinners feel weird because I'm keeping this secret that affects how I see their whole relationship.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

One person's trust creates another's burden, while the secret-keeper struggles between loyalty to the confidant and authenticity in their other relationships.

Worth thinking about

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