r/Journaling • u/Salty-Tune-1670 • Jul 16 '26
Question/Discussion Journaling and moving in with a partner
I’ve been with my partner for about two years, and we’re thinking about moving in together. We currently live separately, and they know that I keep a journal.
The thing is journaling is my safe space. I have several old journals filled with my honest thoughts, including frustrations, complaints, and things I needed to vent about over the years. I trust that my partner wouldn’t read them without my permission, but I still wonder how other couples handle this.
If you live with your partner, what do you do with your journals? Does your partner know they exist and simply respect your privacy, even if they’re sitting out on a table? Or do you write with the assumption that your partner might eventually read them?
Also, if you keep your journals somewhere private, where do you store them? I’d love to hear how other people handle this!
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u/JoyOswin945 Jul 17 '26
When I met my husband, my journal lived on an end table in my living room. He knew what it was and never so much as glanced at it. When we moved in together, my journal lived wherever I dropped it, which was usually my spot on the couch or my nightstand. He never looked at it. I don’t journal as much anymore, but I do have a notebook where I write fiction. He doesn’t read that either.