We frequently believe that our spouse is the person we know best, the one closest to us. However, reality can occasionally be unexpectedly different. People in the stories we’ve compiled for you today were astounded to learn the hidden realities about their partners. They fearlessly decided to make these revelations public.

1. I was pregnant when my spouse passed away in a job acci:dent. When I received his possessions, there were answering machine messages from people who thanked him for being so fantastic. It made me proud of what a nice man dad was.
Then, when I opened his computer, I was astounded to see emails and text messages from various women thanking him for dinner, etc. I felt a sudden outburst of rage toward him, which I could not control. Everyone told me, “You can’t be mad at a dea:d person.” But it was unclear. © missymaypen/Reddit

2. I spent the first four months of our relationship at his residence. He walked to the restroom and left his laptop open, so I checked it and discovered he had daily messages with a woman. That woman was his closest friend’s girlfriend. © Unknown author/Reddit

3. After we broke up, my ex was obviously concerned while collecting his possessions. He said he couldn’t find his “blue work planner” and had me promise that if I discovered it, I’d phone him directly instead of peeking inside.
A few months later, I found the planner and couldn’t stop myself from opening it. My blood turned cold when I discovered it wasn’t a work planner. He’d been methodically following my menstrual cycle for the past nine years, taking comprehensive notes on specific days and times.
I was horrified and felt sick to my stomach. I still can’t understand why he did this—it revealed a twisted side of him I never knew existed. I’m unsure whether I should confront him about it, or if I even want to.

4. I discovered a secret file on my ex’s computer with photos of my pals that he found beautiful, all stolen from Facebook. copyright disapearingelephants/Reddit