My boyfriend spent weeks locking himself in the gym with his ex for 'secret drills' while swearing it was platonic. Now he finally confessed: they secretly applied to a stunt academy together and hid it from their strict parents 💀 Am I insane for still feeling totally betrayed?!

Deep breath: You are completely entitled to feel furious, even if nobody swapped spit. Finding out your partner kept an epic, sweat-drenched secret with his ex doesn't magically turn harmless just because it involves backflips instead of hooking up. He chose to build an entire bunker of secrecy with his past instead of trusting his present—which is you. Sneaking around hurts, whether the endgame is a forbidden romance or a Hollywood crash mat. So don't let him pull the classic 'technically I didn't cheat!' defense. Give him a reality check without the drama: 'I’m glad you’re chasing your dream, but hiding a double life with your ex completely wrecked my trust. You owed me the truth, not the locked door.' His stunt career might take off, but he still has to stick the landing with your feelings.