4 Zodiac Signs Most Likely To Keep A Secret

Some zodiac signs spill classified information like a leaky faucet—looking at you, Gemini and Leo—but if you need someone to lock up your deepest secrets and throw away the key, these four signs are the masters of discretion.

Whether it’s a surprise party or a drunken confession, they have the integrity, self-control, and loyalty needed to protect your privacy like top-secret government intel. In fact, any of these four would make great spies, in case the CIA is reading this. “I’m not at liberty to discuss that” is already part of their vocabulary.

Cancer

As the nurturing mother of the zodiac, Cancer is very protective of those they love, feeling obligated to shield you at all costs. Their loyalty and empathy means Cancer will lock up your secrets tighter than the lid on a pickle jar. They also have strong boundaries, so no matter how many times someone says, “Come on, just tell me!” they’ll smile and say, “Mum’s the word.” Sharing a secret may actually make them care for you more, as they see it as another form of intimacy. 

And, weirdly, Cancers actually enjoy the challenge of keeping things under wraps. Determination is one of their main traits, so if they’re under pressure to share, they will take pride in not giving in. They’re like your mom with her top-secret, award-winning family recipe. Everyone begs her for it, but she just smiles and says, “No.”

Taurus

Sharing a secret with a Taurus is like enlisting them in a resistance operation. Even if you dangle a spa day in front of these lovers of luxury, they will refuse to spill the tea with an air of quiet determination. Seriously, don’t even try to pry information out of them because they’re immune to emotional warfare. Not to mention that if you have gained a Taurus’s trust, you have essentially broken into Fort Knox. Once they bond with you, their loyalty is unwavering. 

Did we mention that a Taurus will keep your secret out of pure pig-headedness? Never one to be told what to do, they will see any pressure to disclose information as a war and shout, “Viva La Resistance!” You could dangle a 100 free lattes in front of them and they’d only pull their trenchcoats tighter and mumble, “I’m not betraying the cause.” So, if you’re looking for someone to keep your most embarrassing or dangerous secrets, Taurus will take them to their grave. 

Capricorn

Guarding your secrets like a locked room in Area 51, Capricorn will make you wonder if they were trained by the FBI. Their overly rational, “just the facts, ma’am,” approach to life actually makes them great confidants. They’re the friend who listens to your problems with the same enthusiasm they reserve for a tax return. However, don’t be fooled. Deep down, they treat your confidence like a sacred vow between friends. 

If they’re interrogated, Capricorn will react with cool detachment. Like Agent Scully in The X-Files, they’re masters of the eye roll and will swiftly deflect any inquiries into the matter. Be assured, while you’re freaking out, Capricorn has already filed your upsetting secret away in their “No One Needs to Know” folder and forgot about it. It’s like it was never there at all. 

Scorpio 

Like a mafia boss, Scorpio values loyalty almost above all else. They believe that snitches get stitches and would rather take a bullet than betray your trust. With all their spooky intuition, they probably knew your secret before you spilled it to them and had already vowed to take it to their grave. You have nothing to worry about when it comes to these shadowy characters (we say this with all respect). 

Mysterious and intensely private themselves, Scorpios understand that some things should remain in the family. Underneath their calm exterior is a commanding presence that is likely to dissuade anyone from asking them too many probing questions. In fact, Scorpios are naturals when it comes to flipping it and getting you to confess something you never even knew about yourself. Think a Scorpio will share your secrets with the world? Forget about it.