If complete, unwavering honesty was indeed always the best policy, sayings like “some things are better left unsaid” wouldn’t have survived generations. The truth is that not all honesty is as helpful as we think it is, and, in a similar vein, not all silence is as deceitful as we’ve been led to believe. Research increasingly suggests that knowing when not to speak can sometimes preserve connection much more safely than brutal honesty ever could.

Here’s what’s perfectly okay to keep to yourself in a relationship, according to psychological research.

1. Bodily Changes

It might feel natural for you to point out a change you’ve recently noticed in your partner’s body. Bringing the bit of weight they’ve gained, the few new wrinkles they’ve developed or the breakout that wasn’t there befor

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