How to Keep Secrets

Keeping a secret is one of the greatest ways to build a friend's trust. It can be difficult to keep a secret, but it is worth it in the end. If you have a secret, you expect your friends to keep it. So you should return the favor. While it is the noble thing to do, it may also be excruciatingly hard to keep a juicy bit of information locked up.

Instructions

1. Fight the urge to tell someone the secret. This is the hardest part of keeping quiet, but also the most necessary. Bite your lip, walk away from a conversation and do whatever you have to do to keep from spilling the beans. Your friend with the secret will thank you later.

2. Tell a lie if you have to. Unfortunately, keeping a secret can put you in a compromising position. Many times you will be asked point blank if you know about this secret. This is the time when you have to decide whether it is best to keep the secret or not. If you want to keep quiet, you have to tell a white lie to cover.

3. Forget about the secret. Store the secret away in the back of your mind and try to forget about it. The less you think about this secret, the easier it will be to keep it. If it's all you think about day and night, it will be harder to not tell a soul.

4. Talk about the secret with the person who told you. One of the most difficult aspects of keeping a secret is not having anyone to discuss it with. So talk about the secret with the one person you can talk with, the secret starter.

5. Change the subject if people keep discussing the secret or related topics. This will take the heat off you for a while and help you keep quiet.