I discovered that my boyfriend was married with a son. I found a box of his wedding photos, and he tried to tell me that he, the groom, holding the bride, was just the best man. I took the train home immediately. He was also not 21; he was 30. © ConsistentAd3146 / Reddit
Story 9
My grandma was raised in an orphanage under the pretext that she lost both her parents and siblings during the Spanish Influenza. It turns out she and her dad survived, but her dad didn’t want to take care of her, so he left her at an orphanage, moved to Europe, and started a new family. © Human_Commercial_406 / Reddit
Story 10
I found out two years ago, at the age of 34, that my dad had a secret family and I have an older half-sister. Then I found out that he tried to name me her exact first and middle name before I was born. He pushed very hard to name me her name, and that was their plan at first, but thankfully my mom changed her mind at the last minute for an unknown reason. © Flourpower6 / Reddit
Story 11
I got a boyfriend in 6th grade—the cutest boy in the class. I told my mom his name, and she freaked out! Come to find out, his dad had a brief thing with my aunt (my mom’s sister), and my aunt’s oldest daughter was actually my little boyfriend’s half-sister.
My cousin doesn’t know, and how on EARTH did a 6th-grade me keep that secret?? I went to school the next day and told poor Jeremy I didn’t like him anymore. © Peckish_Alystar / Reddit
Story 12
My dad had a daughter before I was born and never admitted it to anyone in the family. He was basically on his deathbed when he admitted it to me. I was able to track down my half-sister a few years back, and we were supposed to meet, but she was very emotional about the whole thing and backed out at the last minute. I have since left her alone. © Hamfiter / Reddit
Story 13
My boss’s father was an oil and gas engineer who traveled the world for decades for work, while the kids grew up in his hometown. His family thought of him as a quiet, introverted man who spent his life earning a living for his family.
When he passed, my boss went through his stuff and found evidence of dozens of affairs all over the world.
