Romantic secrecy

Romantic secrecy, also referred to in the scientific literature as a secret relationship or secret romance, is a type of romantic relationship in which the partners deliberately attempt to conceal some aspect of their involvement from one or more other people. Most couples who keep their relationship secret do so because they anticipate a negative response if others were to discover it. Examples include, but are not limited to, same-sex relationships, interracial, intergenerational or interethnic partnerships, workplace romances, and extradyadic (outside-the-primary) involvements. Such relationships vary depending on why they are being kept secret, from whom the secret is being concealed, and what the perceived consequences of disclosure might be.

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