It is difficult to say who resorts to this practice more often, but it is safe to say that both men and women hide their purchases from men.
Among healthy relationship experts, this phenomenon has received a special term: “secret shopping.” It is believed that in this case, problems are inevitable.
The only exception is the purchase of gifts and some household items, emphasize experts from the publication "Lady Mail.ru".
Mystery shopping
The object of attention of psychologists is large or systematic purchases.
The point is that they hide the purchase of an item that their partner will definitely not approve of.
This includes not only hidden purchases, but also lies about the cost of the goods.
The latter example is even more common than the actual act of secret shopping.
They do this for the sole purpose of avoiding quarrels and conflicts.
People who are addicted to shopping try to hide their weaknesses and the fact that they have a problem.
Harmful to relationships
Such actions not only harm the family budget, but also indicate a lack of trust in the relationship.
At a minimum, communication difficulties, lack of trust, or the financial side of the issue push people to deceive.
