What Your Boyfriend Doesn't Need to Know about You Yet ...

When you first start a relationship, you should put your best foot forward. Sure, there are plenty of gross things your boyfriend's bound to learn about in the future, but now is not the time to let your secretes slip. Enjoy the honeymoon stage. Once you're together for a few months, then you can let him see the awful sides of you. If you're in a new relationship, here are the things your boyfriend doesn't need to know about you (yet):

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You Wear Face Masks at Night

The gooey green product you smother over our face at night isn't meant for his innocent eyes. Your skin won't break out if you skip one day of your beauty routine, so if you sleep over his house, leave the goop at home. While you're at it, don't bring your cozy flannel pajamas. While things are fresh and new, wear something sexy, like your favorite silk nightgown.

You're Obsessed with TLC

DVRs were invented for a reason. If you're spending the weekend with your boyfriend, don't force him to watch every episode of Say Yes to the Dress with you. He'll find out about all of your obsessions eventually, but for now you should try to keep your fangirl talk to a minimum.

You Hate Your Nose

Men love confidence. When you're six months into the relationship, you can confide in him about all the things you're self-conscious about. But in the beginning, you need to act like you're hot stuff. If you act like you're someone he'd be lucky to have, he'll believe it.

You Were Nerdy in Elementary School

Sure, it's fun to exchange funny antidotes with each other. However, you don't want to tell him any truly horrifying stories just yet. If he finds out that you once threw up on your teacher, he might be a bit grossed out.

You Had a Mean Streak

You want to be honest with him for the most part, but you should wait to tell him about how cruel you've been to your exes. If he finds out that you're brutal to the boys you date, he'll run in the other direction. Give him the chance to get to know you before you blurt out all your bad traits.

Famous Quotes

To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.

Confucius

Your Room is a Pig Pen

Normally your floor is littered with candy wrappers and rats. However, if you know your man is coming over, do a bit of cleaning up. He won't mind a small mess, but if your room looks like a tornado tore threw it, he's going to be disgusted. Nobody wants to date a slob.

You Secretly Love Britney Spears

There's always one band that you should be embarrassed of loving. While your man won't break up with you when he hears you singing to Toxic, it might make him second-guess your music taste. Since the worst thing in the world is being told you have bad taste in music, you might want to wait to show him certain songs on your iPod.

You should be completely honest with your mate, but that doesn't mean you can't keep secrets--at least in the beginning while you're still getting to know each other. Is there anything that you hold off on telling guys until you're sure that they're going to be sticking around for a while?

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This article bothers me too. Firstly it underestimates men. Most of the men I dated, including my husband, didn't expect perfection and I didn't ever pretend, even from the beginning. I think being a real person goes down a lot better with decent people. Secondly, this app is so good but writers really shouldn't exclude non heterosexual relationships. Most of the articles could easily be applied to straight or gay relationships if the wording was tweaked a little. Very narrow minded sometimes.

Personally if your going let a guy fuck you I believe he should respect and love all these things about you so this article is completely wrong to me...he's your boyfriend before marriage do you really want to marry a borderline friend or a guy who can tell embarrassing stories and treat you to your favorite show and snacks on a night you are lot feeling epic? I don't honestly get this article as my relationship was straight forward from the beginning but he was my best friend first however he is the type to ask the very things you said to keep to yourself

@alexiscasandra - you go girl! Well said! I'm totally with you!!

I don't think being nerdy is defined as having embarrassing moments... We should embrace being intelligent!!

I think the first 4 ones were unreasonable. It's stupid to not be yourself and if that's who you are then why not be proud of it and show the person that you probably love because you're with then what you like what your interests are. My boyfriend of that I wear masks and he doesn't even care anymore because he's been desensitized and he knows something that I do. And isn't the most important thing in a relationship is to be honest and comfortable

My boyfriend knows everything about me and I know everything about him. How do you expect I get to know someone and spend your life with them if you don't be yourself and keep stuff hidden?

I agree with Korena, these topics are so dumb and superficial. I was lobbing for more serious things, like serious parts of your past and when to share or not share them, such as serious issues with family or abusive relationships in the past, disease/ illness/ std/ etc, I mean this person didn't say it was a first date, they said this couple is already dating. There are things you would need to tell your bf that you wouldn't tell a hookup or a casual date! This article is messed up. No one cares about your nose or face mask if he sleeps over after a few weeks or months. That's the whole effing point.

I disagree with most of these, this is random but as I mum now despite only being 22 I like my urm flannel pjamas there cath Kidston the style I like abd feel comfortable in. You are who you are and some of these are correct but why should we conform to a mans ideals of us. I know for a fact men prefer the true you!

"If you act like someone he'd be lucky to have..." I think that says what I'm trying to get at. Just don't. Acting is a lie when it comes to relationships.

3,5, and 6 make sense, but the rest of them are just stupid!

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