This Woman Won The Lottery But Kept The Details From Her Husband For 7 Years

The couple is a million dollars richer, but their marriage could be on the brink of collapse.

Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• March 25, 2022

Winning a lottery is an exhilarating experience that can turn your life around. It's one of those things where you dream about winning; then, when you finally do win, it feels unreal.

You're living out your dreams, becoming rich and famous, or at least more financially stable. What could possibly go wrong? Well...a lot, as it turns out.

It's not uncommon to hear of people who keep big news like this a secret. They don't want their friends and family to know how much they've won because they are afraid they might ask them for some of it. Others might genuinely be scared of how to handle their newfound wealth.

Whatever the case may be, keeping such information secret from the closest people in your life can never end well. When the news finally breaks, there is every tendency that your closest friends and family might feel a sense of betrayal.

One woman might just have put her marriage at the brink of collapse after keeping her winnings a secret from her husband for 7 years. In a post that has since gone viral, she explained how she won $480,000 and stashed it away in an investment without telling a single soul.

Fast forward today, that money is now a million dollars, and her husband is stunned at how she hid a "huge part of herself" from him.

Let's take a look at the story, as shared by the woman on Reddit:

"TIFU by not telling my husband about a lottery I won years ago? "

After getting her check, the woman decided to invest the money in local businesses and real estate

Years later, her financial advisor, Keith, called to let her know that the account just hit $1 million

The woman's husband was proud that she invested wisely, but still couldn't believe she hid such an information for so long

Seems more people are getting interested in the money

Both husband and wife decided to move forward and not let the money get in the way of their marriage

The couple have laid some ground rules on how their going to spend the money

Here's how people reacted to the story:

This Redditor's wife hid money from him, but the difference is that she racked up a mountain of debt

"I don’t know how you could hide it that long"

Her DM has been buzzing ever since she put out the story

Maybe Keith shouldn't have informed the woman about her million dollar stash via text

"I’d be pissed, but not that pissed"

"I would be incredibly upset with Keith after blowing my secret after so long of keeping it"

"It's too good of a secret not to gossip about. His whole office will know tomorrow"

"I’d be more concerned as to why it took Keith so long to double your money"

"7yrs into the marriage is like 5yrs too late to be sharing this sort of secret"

"It's a pretty damn big secret to keep from someone in a marriage. I feel like has a right to be upset"

"Don't treat your partner like a child. This is a big betrayal and it will have ramifications for their relationship in the future"

"He might be happy on one aspect but the trust has been shaken"

"I would mostly be mad because I wanted to know exactly why you would hide something like that from me"

"Personally for me it screams, 'what other massive secret has this person been hiding from me/ will hide from me in the future'...."

Being honest with your partner does not necessarily imply that you have to disclose every single thought, hope, fear, or fantasy you have.

However, knowing what to share and what not to share is an essential communication skill - and this lottery victory was clearly something that the Redditor's husband deserved to know. 

We don't know how this will affect their marriage in the long run, but it's glad to see that her husband is willing to protect their marriage even after getting the biggest shock of his life.

Tell us what you think about the story. We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments section.

Jesse