15 Things He's Not Telling You, According to Men

Oftentimes men are very prideful. They want to appear as if everything is fine and dandy even if it isn't. Your boyfriend may be doing the same. If he is dealing with issues within his family, at work, or with his friends, he may be bottling this up.

Check in on him to make sure everything is OK outside of your relationship, because it may be affecting how he's handling things with you and you don't even realise it.

Sometimes things just aren't worth an argument in a man's eyes. Your boyfriend may be angry or upset and keep it from you because he simply doesn't want to fight.

Remember that manly pride we mentioned? Yeah, it's the same reason some men don't share their past relationship experiences with their girlfriends. Admitting they were cheated on or broken up with would mean admitting that they weren't in control, and our sources say sometimes they'd rather keep that information to themselves.

As shady as it is, some men shared that they have been attracted to their SO's friend or sibling, and for obvious reasons they've kept this bit of information to themselves. Note: we're not sharing this for you to go and question your bestie from undergrad. We're just the messenger here.

Maybe he loves your feet. Perhaps he's been dying to test out that new toy you bought. Whatever the case may be, he just might be holding on to some raunchy fantasies about sexual escapades he'd like to try with you.

Communication is key (this seems to be the common thread of this entire thing). Talk to your man about what he likes and share what you love, too. You never know — this may bring your sex lives into a whole new stratosphere.

We all want our privacy. Men in relationships are no exception. Whether they're doing something shady or not, some just really don't want their significant others to have access to things like their browsing history or phone passwords. Instead, they'd rather you just trust that they aren't being shady.

If you or someone you know has experienced some sort of childhood trauma, you may understand that sometimes people repress these memories because revisiting them would be to revisit the pain that's associated with them. Your boyfriend is no different.

George M. says, "One secret would be one that's deep rooted in why some of us are the way we are. It could be from being molested at a young age, sexually assaulted, and anything in that realm . . . something even our parents, best friends, or homies don't know about. We wouldn't tell anyone this because of how we would feel misunderstood or looked at differently when people know about it."

Maybe he went to the strip club or maybe he was out late drinking. Whatever the case, men may sometimes be hesitant to tell their partners what they did the night before. But don't take this information and go sifting through his text messages using his password (that you masterfully figured out) to find out for yourself.

Adulting is hard. There are bills galore and you may not always have the funds to pay them all on time every single time. So when Sally Mae is at your door and you aren't able to pay her back, you might opt to keep it to yourself. Why stress other people out with your own financial burdens? Some men feel the same way when it comes to their relationships. Instead of creating tension with their partners regarding their money mayhem, some would rather keep it to themselves.

Breakups are hard. Trust us, we know. And sometimes men just can't move on from an old flame.

They say the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else, and, quite frankly, you just might be that someone else. Several men that we spoke to expressed that they've been in situations where they dated someone simply to move on from an ex. Clearly, this isn't something he'd want to share with his new SO, so he keeps it to himself as a hidden secret.

Being jealous of your partner's relationship with friends of the opposite sex is human nature. Even if there's nothing suspicious about it, you may find yourself side-eyeing Emily from his elementary school as you notice he "liked" her latest Instagram photo. Because of this, men admitted that they sometimes keep friendships with women on the down low so their girlfriends don't find out and get upset.