goo Ranking took a look at what dark secrets people couldn’t tell their lovers, presenting answers separately from both men and women. Note that both sexes answered for secrets of both sexes.

Demographics

goo Rankings asked iBRIDGE’s Research Plus to conduct this survey, where between the 29th of September and the 2nd of October 2015 500 members, 50:50 male and female, of their monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. This time everyone was aged between 20 and 39 years old.

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Ranking results

Q1: What dark secrets could someone not ever tell their lover? (Sample size=250, men)

Rank		Percentage
1=	“I have more than 1,000,000 yen of debt”	11.3%
1=	“I’m another country’s spy”	11.3%
3	“I used to/currently work in the sex industry”	10.1%
4	“I’ve had cosmetic surgery”	9.0%
5	“I’m actually of the opposite sex”	8.1%
6	“I’ve got another person I fancy”	7.6%
7	“I used to/currently work as a hostess/bar girl”	6.9%
8	“I wear a wig”	5.8%
9	“I have an otaku nerd hobby”	5.7%
10	“I have a huge inheritance”	3.9%
11=	“I used to/currently work as a host”	3.5%
11=	“I have a kid”	3.5%
13	“I used to be really fat”	3.0%
14	“I used to be really slim”	2.7%
15	“I have a famous person amongst my family/relatives”	1.9%
16	“I have a big shot in political, financial circles amongst my family/relatives”	1.8%
17	“I don’t get on well with my siblings”	1.6%
18	“I don’t get on well with my parents”	1.4%
19	“I’m descended from a historical figure”	0.9%

Q2: What dark secrets could someone not ever tell their lover? (Sample size=250, women)

Rank		Percentage
1	“I used to/currently work in the sex industry”	13.3%
2	“I’ve had cosmetic surgery”	12.0%
3	“I have more than 1,000,000 yen of debt”	10.7%
4	“I’ve got another person I fancy”	9.2%
5	“I’m another country’s spy”	9.0%
6	“I’m actually of the opposite sex”	8.8%
7	“I used to/currently work as a hostess/bar girl”	6.8%
8	“I wear a wig”	5.4%
9	“I have a kid”	4.7%
10	“I have an otaku nerd hobby”	4.4%
11=	“I used to/currently work as a host”	3.4%
11=	“I have a huge inheritance”	3.4%
13	“I used to be really fat”	2.9%
14	“I don’t get on well with my parents”	1.4%
15	“I have a famous person amongst my family/relatives”	1.2%
16	“I don’t get on well with my siblings”	1.0%
17	“I have a big shot in political, financial circles amongst my family/relatives”	0.9%
18	“I used to be really slim”	0.8%
19	“I’m descended from a historical figure”	0.7%

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