I had a couple of pick-up books laying around, my wife (then girlfriend) found them while cleaning. I just told her what the deal was, my past, looking for advice etc. Nothing more has come of it, as it should be.
I haven't told her about this forum, there's no need to, but it wouldn't be a big deal if she found out. Especially since she's accepting of my past, so that would explain why I'm here. As for why I'm still here it's to pass it on and help others.
Honesty works out fine and if it doesn't then it's clearly the woman who's the problem, I don't find this controversial. Just bros helping each other out with things we might find hard to talk about IRL.