A friend of mine at school (who doesn’t know I’m a brony) saw my mlp background on my phone and asked what it was. I just told him it was ‘from an anime’...
I DON’T EVEN WATCH ANIME!
Joking aside, I’m not sure if I’m glad he doesn’t know, or mad at myself for being a chicken.
It's your choice if you want to tell people you're a brony, no need to force yourself! So if you're not comfortable with them knowing, then you did the right thing.