Would you reveal secrets of an organization that you belong to?

I want to see how skewed my view is (because of my upbringing) about revealing secrets that I made a solemn oath to never reveal.

If you are a lifelong member of an organization that has a secret handshake and password but you no longer participate in that group - for like 20 yrs - would you tell your spouse or significant other those secrets if they asked?

My wife asked me a couple of times what my secret handshake and password for a group that I belong to is. Is said in a nice way that I could not because I took an oath. I think it makes her mad. I know some of the other members told girlfriends the secrets years ago when we were active members. I kinda don't think that was right to do, but now I wonder if I take that stuff too seriously. One of my wife's coworkers said that he told his wife the secrets of his organization.

I'm I being too serious about this?

 

A Lapsed Mason Huh....???



Cheers Glen.

 

No, I couldn't be a Mason because I'm still letting my family think that I'm still catholic. It was an organization from school.

 

Do what makes your Way lost, by the losing you will find

 

Some organizations are strictly blood in-blood out...the secrets are never to be revealed to one who has not spilled blood for the cause. Members of such organizations often take these secrets to the grave.

 

I'm a little over halfway through a 12 hour night shift and that hurt my brain.

 

what you trippin on tonight? lol

 

I've heard some are like that. Mine isn't that serious. If someone heard that I told the secrets the worst that would come about would be someone calling me dick head or something.

I'm just wondering if the average everyday normal person would tell their spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc... If they asked.

 

You gotta pick for you. Best wishes ~

 

Oh...well, if it and both of you aren't that important. I responded without a second glance off your first post,, then read the rest. So maybe I don't know, but you do. Best wishes ~

 

WTF....???



Cheers Glen.

 

fuck outta here!

damn, i need to go to bed

 

I'm not sure, but I think OddApple might think that we are in the same organization.

 

And What Indeed Is That Organisation...



Cheers Glen.

 

It's just a fraternity(Ok let the frat jokes begin). I started a thread earlier that changed my views about discussing sex with ones children ( thanks to my fellow HF member's posts). Now I'm grappling with some other long held beliefs. I was just curious of how other people would handle this dilemma. I know what my beliefs are and what I believe is right, but is what I believe the right thing to be really normal?

For instance, if I were a police officer and I saw a 90 year old lady walking across a street outside of the crosswalk (which is illegal in the u.s.), I would not write her a ticket and would probably help her across the street. The lady broke the law but a normal person would not go by the letter of the law and fine her.

In the case of breaking the oath, would most people not go by the letter of the law with the oath and tell the secret to someone close to them? Am I going to far with honoring my oath? I don't believe so - an oath is an oath to me, but somehow, deep down I feel like I'm betraying my wife by not confiding. She hasn't pressed the issue, but her expression when I told her I that I would not tell her told me that she wasn't happy about it.

Keep in mind, I'm not talking about telling a stranger or even a friend - I'm talking about someone really close to you.

 

Well, If An Oath Is An Oath To You, Why Did You

Make This Thread...



Cheers Glen.

 

Im a member of the elks club and i would never tell anyone including my wife anything that involves being kept secret to a non member. Even though all the handshake parts could probly just be looked up online. I was told to keep it a secret and i agreed to that. There is no more to discuss. The difference though is my wife would be able to join the elks i dont think yours could join a frat..

 

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