Advice columnist Carolyn Hax doesn’t think so if the secret of consequence to the couple, but you don’t have to know everything your wife’s friend tells her.
Dear Carolyn
Adapted from a recent online discussion.
Hi Carolyn!
What are your thoughts on keeping from your spouse something told to you in confidence? This is an ongoing debate my wife and I have had over the two years we have been married. My wife feels that if something is told to her in confidence, the duty to keep that confidence trumps everything else. I am of the opinion that spouses should not have secrets from each other and that nothing should be off-limits.