This might be OT, but I wanted the opinion of strangers because I can't ask people close to me.
There is an old bookshelf in my home office. It had lots of old papers and stuff collecting dust. I asked my SO if I could look through everything and get rid of anything that isnt useful. She agreed and told me there was nothing personal left on the bookshelf. So I started looking through the stuff, and most of it was old veterinary receipts, old job offer letters, etc, etc, etc...
Well, I come across an old notebook and I flip through it to see if I can throw it out. Inside are journal entries from years and years ago from my SO, from back when we first started dating. I'm not a snooper, and I respect people's privacy... normally. However, as I am closing the notebook since its not something I should be reading, I see an entry with my name in it. Its part of a longer journal entry, but I cant help but read the paragraph about me. Its like 4 sentences, and takes 10 seconds to read. Its very positive and endearing and makes me smile. I then close the journal and put it back on the shelf. I dont read anything else in it.
The paragraph I read really brought back some warm and fuzzy feeling from our courtship, and I wanted to talk to my SO about this, but... obviously it was in a journal and who knows what else is in there that might be embarassing or whatever. I want to tell her about what I read because it was such a nice read, but... Im afraid she might get mad at me.
So... is what I did wrong? Should I discuss with her or just pretend like this never happened?
