AITA for not telling someone that my sibling is a professional athlete?

I (17ish, F) have a sibling who is a professional athlete – a fact I keep under wraps because, well, privacy. We have different last names, so people rarely realize we’re related. I prefer to stay discreet. It’s come up a few times at school thanks to clueless classmates, but never really caused a problem.

Recently, I started a situationship with someone. I didn’t mention my sibling because I wanted them to get to know me first, without that extra layer. Things were going smoothly until they found out. They’re now upset I didn’t tell them and say I should have been honest from the beginning.

AITA for not telling someone my sibling is a professional athlete?

Comments

• NTA. I was friends with a guy in college for months before I found out his dad was a very famous D1 men’s basketball coach. I actually really respected that he didn’t use his dad for popularity.
• I knew a guy in college who was very wealthy and I didn’t know until about 6 months later when I drove to his house and it was both enormous (in the center of a city) and within streets of numerous MLB, NBA players, etc. Amazing dude, super humble, and his first name was really cool lol. Also cute, but in my defense I thought that before I knew he was loaded.
• NTA, you get to choose what parts of your life you share with who.
• NTA, would it have changed their view of you? If so, then they are not worth your time. Also. 17 and in a situationship?
• I should have rephrased that as “talking phase” rather than situationship.

TL;DR

You’re not a bad person for keeping your sibling’s pro‑athlete status under wraps—unless the other person’s reaction is “I’d never date a sibling’s athlete.” In the end, it’s about the you you’re building, not the sports star you’re hiding. 👍🏆