I have a confession to make: I am addicted to Postsecret.com. When it showed up as a reading assignment I almost jumped for joy because finally it was a subject I knew about. It’s on my favorites links, I have certain ones saved, I even own the coffee table book. It is a borderline obsession but I can’t help myself. I feel a sense of connection with these anonymous people, and sometimes I feel like I can connect with what they writ as their secret. I don’t even have to mention the adorable popart on each card is enough to make anyone stop and look. I think that PostSecret is such an incredible idea; you can get a deep dark secret off of your chest without really telling anyone. I will admit that I sent a postcard to PostSecret, and I felt such a sense of relief when it was out.

At the same time, it is kind of sick to get entertainment off of other people’s secrets, but aren’t tabloid magazines the same thing? Only difference is the tabloids aren’t anywhere near as anonymous. We get entertainment from learning about other people’s private lives. So let us feed that want of privacy invasion without really having people invade our privacy. I know I would feel safer sending in that postcard than telling a friend who might leak your secret. Besides, someone else out in the world can read your postsecret and learn that they aren’t alone. Personally, I think it is a win win situation.