Should your wife or husband know your seed phrase?

[Fredomago]

Not in the U.S 

Everyone keeps saying marriage is a beautiful thing but no one wants to talk about the reality of today's marriage lives, I won't like sharing my private keys with anyone, not even my wife..

I want her to grow and prosper too so I bought few BTC for her and teach her every thing she needs to know about BTC and wallets.

I keep telling people, change is the only thing that's constant in human's life, do not be so sure even if things are going fine in your life, bring your woman up, invest in the name of your kids, but make sure your invest in yourself too.

Always expect the unexpected.

On the practical side, I also agree with your statement. Change is continouosly so better to think also about that possibilities, and there are places who practice privacies, it will end up depending on how comfortable you are sharing everything. It's easy for those who see that there's nothing wrong in sharing but for those who have different point of view, it's not that easy at it is.

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[Rockstarguy]

When a man gets married to a woman to become husband and wife, they become one and everyone expects that they can get to share everything with each other. I know of women who have the passwords to their husbands bank cards and they can make withdrawals on his behalf. I will like to ask the Men here if they have shared their seed phrase with their wife's? I will like to ask the women here how they will feel if their husbands refuse telling them their seed phrase?

It is left for a husband to declose his seedphrase , but if he choose to make it private to himself their is nothing wrong.  The reasons why some couples may not feel okay to let anyone know their seed phrase is for safety purpose.  No need to share a seed phrase to partner that is not extremely careful and does not know how to protect a password or seedphrase in a proper place. It is not mandatory man must share seedphrase with his partner, it is all about choice to share or not.

[noormcs5]

When a man gets married to a woman to become husband and wife, they become one and everyone expects that they can get to share everything with each other. I know of women who have the passwords to their husbands bank cards and they can make withdrawals on his behalf. I will like to ask the Men here if they have shared their seed phrase with their wife's? I will like to ask the women here how they will feel if their husbands refuse telling them their seed phrase?

It is left for a husband to declose his seedphrase , but if he choose to make it private to himself their is nothing wrong.  The reasons why some couples may not feel okay to let anyone know their seed phrase is for safety purpose.  No need to share a seed phrase to partner that is not extremely careful and does not know how to protect a password or seedphrase in a proper place. It is not mandatory man must share seedphrase with his partner, it is all about choice to share or not.

Usually the husband will not share the seed phrase with her wife or girl friend. The main reason is that the seed phrase is an important phrase / code and we never know how the other partner can miss use or disclose it to more people. Sharing the seed  phrase with wife or girlfriend  can result in the loss of money.
Also some people might think that what will happen if the breakup happens, things like these are not  anticipated and are sudden and therefore people hesitate to share the private key.

[BigBos]

When a man gets married to a woman to become husband and wife, they become one and everyone expects that they can get to share everything with each other. I know of women who have the passwords to their husbands bank cards and they can make withdrawals on his behalf. I will like to ask the Men here if they have shared their seed phrase with their wife's? I will like to ask the women here how they will feel if their husbands refuse telling them their seed phrase?

It is left for a husband to declose his seedphrase , but if he choose to make it private to himself their is nothing wrong.  The reasons why some couples may not feel okay to let anyone know their seed phrase is for safety purpose.  No need to share a seed phrase to partner that is not extremely careful and does not know how to protect a password or seedphrase in a proper place. It is not mandatory man must share seedphrase with his partner, it is all about choice to share or not.

Usually the husband will not share the seed phrase with her wife or girl friend. The main reason is that the seed phrase is an important phrase / code and we never know how the other partner can miss use or disclose it to more people. Sharing the seed  phrase with wife or girlfriend  can result in the loss of money.
Also some people might think that what will happen if the breakup happens, things like these are not  anticipated and are sudden and therefore people hesitate to share the private key.

I think this depends on your perspective on your wife, whether your wife can be trusted or not, you can feel it yourself, after all you invest in crypto is for your wife. Indeed, we know the risks when your wife finds out there is the potential to be stolen by your own wife. But I think if you talk openly with the intent and purpose why invest in bitcoin and hold it for the long term, I think your wife will also understand that no matter what you do for your family in the future.
The bad thing is that you die before exchanging your bitcoins and it's still in your wallet without anyone knowing that you have bitcoins that might be of use to your children and wife.

[serjent05]

I think this depends on your perspective on your wife, whether your wife can be trusted or not, you can feel it yourself, after all you invest in crypto is for your wife.

This sounds humorous, why marry a person if you do not trust him/her?  Aren't you afraid that your wife will poison you if she prepared your meals?  Why marry a person you cannot trust?  This is so bullsh*t.  You trusted that person that is why you married the person.  Is it all lust, to have a night partner the reason why you marry a person? I bet no?

Indeed, we know the risks when your wife finds out there is the potential to be stolen by your own wife. But I think if you talk openly with the intent and purpose why invest in bitcoin and hold it for the long term, I think your wife will also understand that no matter what you do for your family in the future.
The bad thing is that you die before exchanging your bitcoins and it's still in your wallet without anyone knowing that you have bitcoins that might be of use to your children and wife.

Now you are portraying wives are thieves.  Come on, she will be the mother of your children, would you allow your children to have the blood of thieves?

You marry a person because you trust that person, and it won't harm us if we trust them with what we have.  After all being married means being one.

[Pocketchange]

Yes- just in case we are not here tomorrow 

[Rikafip]

Usually the husband will not share the seed phrase with her wife or girl friend. The main reason is that the seed phrase is an important phrase / code and we never know how the other partner can miss use or disclose it to more people. Sharing the seed  phrase with wife or girlfriend  can result in the loss of money.

While I definitely wouldn't share seed phrase with my girlfriend, my wife is one of the persons I trust; she has the access to it and is a part of my contingency plan in case something happens to me. I mean, why would someone even marry person that you can't trust with money? For me that would be a nightmare and I would rather stay alone in that case than I have to constantly look over my shoulder, waiting for wife to screw me over.

I understand that a lot of people were robbed by their spouses, but in the end its their own fault for a poor choice of wife/husband.

[Dickiy]

I think this depends on your perspective on your wife, whether your wife can be trusted or not, you can feel it yourself, after all you invest in crypto is for your wife.

This sounds humorous, why marry a person if you do not trust him/her?  Aren't you afraid that your wife will poison you if she prepared your meals?  Why marry a person you cannot trust?  This is so bullsh*t.  You trusted that person that is why you married the person.  Is it all lust, to have a night partner the reason why you marry a person? I bet no?

Indeed, we know the risks when your wife finds out there is the potential to be stolen by your own wife. But I think if you talk openly with the intent and purpose why invest in bitcoin and hold it for the long term, I think your wife will also understand that no matter what you do for your family in the future.
The bad thing is that you die before exchanging your bitcoins and it's still in your wallet without anyone knowing that you have bitcoins that might be of use to your children and wife.

Now you are portraying wives are thieves.  Come on, she will be the mother of your children, would you allow your children to have the blood of thieves?

You marry a person because you trust that person, and it won't harm us if we trust them with what we have.  After all being married means being one.

Are you newly married? or unmarried? basically true married indeed to become one. But if you have been married for 10 years, maybe, and during those 10 years you know your wife that she is quite wasteful in spending money, are you still going to tell her about your seed phrase? I guess you will think twice to do it.
why do he say it, depends on whether your wife can be trusted or not, the fact is that women are of various natures, even though you love her doesn't mean you have to give up everything you have, what if she runs away with your money and meets another man? would you think about it? or he's not cheating but he always wants to go shopping if he knows you have money.
But I also don't deny that there are many husband and wife who trust each other and adhere to principles, therefore he say "depending on whether your wife can be trusted or not, to know the seed phrase" because basically you will judge your wife from all aspects even if you love him so much.

[Cryptomultiplier]

I think this depends on your perspective on your wife, whether your wife can be trusted or not, you can feel it yourself, after all you invest in crypto is for your wife.

This sounds humorous, why marry a person if you do not trust him/her?  Aren't you afraid that your wife will poison you if she prepared your meals?  Why marry a person you cannot trust?  This is so bullsh*t.  You trusted that person that is why you married the person.  Is it all lust, to have a night partner the reason why you marry a person? I bet no?

Indeed, we know the risks when your wife finds out there is the potential to be stolen by your own wife. But I think if you talk openly with the intent and purpose why invest in bitcoin and hold it for the long term, I think your wife will also understand that no matter what you do for your family in the future.
The bad thing is that you die before exchanging your bitcoins and it's still in your wallet without anyone knowing that you have bitcoins that might be of use to your children and wife.

Now you are portraying wives are thieves.  Come on, she will be the mother of your children, would you allow your children to have the blood of thieves?

You marry a person because you trust that person, and it won't harm us if we trust them with what we have.  After all being married means being one.

With the current state at which divorce, fights, separation between couples is rising, most people these days marry for convenience rather than love. They may like or love and not lust at the onset. We often know how love turns out when it gets cold.  
The trust might be there because as we know it is more than just the couple that marries. The families, friends and relations are involved.
So, they can eat together, live as a couple and even have children.

When it comes to money, the trust most times should be left untested, so as not to be heart broken from what later became.
A man most of all, one who has less than perhaps 3 source of income, should not expose all his income streams to a woman, mostly a seed phrase or password with major access to all of your finance be it wife or lover. If my wife should know my seed phrase, then that is just one source among my other income stream.

[yudi09]

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Not like that either. The link is different regarding this because I think there needs to be a separation between the two. If there is a question of which is more important, of course my answer is the same as yours in choosing.

Regarding the Bitcoin seed prhase, he also understands very well why it cannot be given to anyone who is not trustworthy and he will also understand that there are other loved ones who deserve to be shown like children someday.

I really appreciate both Bitcoin and family.

More on trust and how you will handle the case, if you love and trust your wife then surely there's no issue regarding to this concern, it's not hard to provide or to let your wife knows about your investment, as it will also serves as a good protection in case something happen to you then your savings in crypto are safe and will be used.

The opinions are depending on your personal take and how you value both relationship and your safe assets.

I really appreciate both Bitcoin and family.

When it comes to investing in or comparing bitcoin to other physical assets, there is no doubt that bitcoin is actually more important than other physical assets because of its potential for profit. But compared to family, bitcoin is nothing, it's like money, gold, ... that can be easily found anywhere out there. I will not compare bitcoin with family because family is an incomparable asset, especially conjugal love should not be measured in money or any other property.

At the end of the day, it's up to you to keep both safe. The effort to keep both is not difficult if the patterns are created realistically. It only needs to be explained honestly and openly to the wife and of course the wife will understand it. In principle, the family (wife, children) who are the most important people in the journey of life are the ones that need to be chosen in the first choice if faced with the choice to choose who is more important.

Take good care and protect both of them.

[ChiBitCTy]

This all depends on how much you trust your wife I suppose.  However I don't think its necessary they know it, other than how to get to it in case of your death.  One thing people gravely lack in terms of bitcoin awareness is succession planning for their bitcoin funds/items.  There should be detailed instructions in ones will (to be read at death) explaining where the beneficiaries can find the coins and everything else that comes with that (redeeming/moving to another wallet etc).

[Maximo Spohn]

should know. If you are a business marriage without any emotional basis, you don't have to tell the other party. You can put your mnemonic on a computer without internet and set a password.
But my idea is to tell the other party. I am also afraid that if I forget or have any accidents, my family can help me. I trust my family more.

[BALIK]

When a man gets married to a woman to become husband and wife, they become one and everyone expects that they can get to share everything with each other. I know of women who have the passwords to their husbands bank cards and they can make withdrawals on his behalf. I will like to ask the Men here if they have shared their seed phrase with their wife's? I will like to ask the women here how they will feel if their husbands refuse telling them their seed phrase?

This is the old but gold statement: Not your keys - not your coins. If I have tens of bitcoins, I wouldn't trust even my wife (I have none btw). I mean, today people get married and divorced like it's nothing, I don't find modern relationships reliable. Women in developed countries stick too much to feminine things and that's probably the reason why nearly every men in developed countries marry women that come from Thailand and eastern Europe. These women mostly want to escape their low-quality life that they have in their own country.
So, no, your wife or husband shouldn't know your seed phrases because relationships today rarely last long, rarely are pure and no one knows what partners do to each-other when they get divorced.
A lot of people probably will disagree with me but you all know deep in your heart that it's the reality in this modern world.

I will disagree with you, do you have a family? I'm sorry to say I wouldn't be surprised if your marriage weren't happy, and I wouldn't feel sorry for you if you had a wife willing to leave you for a richer man than you. Since you don't trust your wife yourself, they have no reason to be with you. I don't know where you see that, but I'm a married person, going through all the things that happen in married life, and the things you're saying don't belong in our family. We have gone from poverty to today when the economy is more stable, and we have never been unhappy.

[kotajikikox]

I understand that a lot of people were robbed by their spouses, but in the end its their own fault for a poor choice of wife/husband.

This completely stands for the topic and to the most of answers here , we are the one who decides whom to marry (not unless it is a Shotgun wedding) in which I believe have ended long time ago , our wife is half of our life , they are the one who we shared bed in which meaning we entrusted our life to them and also feeding us and children so why have to hide our funds? when it is completely clear to them that we are saving for them.

[Spisalen]

When a man gets married to a woman to become husband and wife, they become one and everyone expects that they can get to share everything with each other. I know of women who have the passwords to their husbands bank cards and they can make withdrawals on his behalf. I will like to ask the Men here if they have shared their seed phrase with their wife's? I will like to ask the women here how they will feel if their husbands refuse telling them their seed phrase?

Two people cannot carry one secret. The secret is not shared. My answer is no.

[nullama]

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Two people cannot carry one secret. The secret is not shared. My answer is no.

I think this is the best answer really.

Bitcoin is private property, and whoever has the keys has access to it.

People can change in the future, and even if you think you know someone today, that person might be completely different in a decade for example.

You can be in a really bad situation in the future if you share all your private things with someone else.

[livingfree]

should know. If you are a business marriage without any emotional basis, you don't have to tell the other party.

You may want to rephrase the "business marriage". I just find it odd and cringey while reading it. It's not a business but a commitment, for most countries it's not that sacred anymore and that might be where you're pulling it as it's easy to divorce.

But there are still people who find it as a lifetime commitment.

You can put your mnemonic on a computer without internet and set a password.

This may be a neutral advise if you have some spare computer or laptop and you won't really be connecting it to the web. But, it's still advisable to have your seed phrases/ mnemonic recovery phrases kept offline.

Not in a computer that's connected as it's still susceptible and much better written in paper or plates that you can keep in a safe place.

[MoonOfLife]

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Two people cannot carry one secret. The secret is not shared. My answer is no.

I think this is the best answer really.

Bitcoin is private property, and whoever has the keys has access to it.

People can change in the future, and even if you think you know someone today, that person might be completely different in a decade for example.

You can be in a really bad situation in the future if you share all your private things with someone else.

I guess you're both unmarried and you've never had the feeling of completely trusting someone. Being husband and wife, means that both of them have become one, tribulation or happiness will be overcome together. But if you are a married person it will be interesting because even your wife, you do not believe. I wouldn't be surprised if she has a bigger secret than your bitcoins and she's hiding from you.