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Old 06-17-2009, 11:52 PM
 
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As my Dad would say, "Some people want to know the ins and outs of a duck's bum".

Tell people what you are comfortable with sharing.
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Old 06-17-2009, 11:55 PM
 
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Hmmm. Secretive...

Are they asking you your mothers maiden name or your actual age/height?

What exactly are they asking you for?
Life experiences mainly. They don't necessarily have to ask. It's more an issue of not sharing as much as they'd like or are accustomed to. After a while they become curious as to why. I'm more of a listener than a volunteer. I can talk about everything under the sun, but casual conversations about personal topics are not really my gig. There are very few people I confide in.
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:01 AM
 
Location: Tucson
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I don't know. I might have an issue, gets up in the middle of the night, comes back smelling like the Hershey factory, I'd be afraid I'd try to gnaw off one of her arms in my sleep.
Hope you're not allergic to chocolate 'cause if you are you'd be dead with all that chocolate smell around (according to some popular opinions )!
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:08 AM
 
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Life experiences mainly. They don't necessarily have to ask. It's more an issue of not sharing as much as they'd like or are accustomed to. After a while they become curious as to why. I'm more of a listener than a volunteer. I can talk about everything under the sun, but casual conversations about personal topics are not really my gig. There are very few people I confide in.
Personal topics open a door for the other person to get closer to you. If you don't share, you are giving the signal that you don't want to get close to that person.
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Old 06-18-2009, 05:48 PM
 
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Personal topics open a door for the other person to get closer to you. If you don't share, you are giving the signal that you don't want to get close to that person.
That signal may or may not be right, depending on who it is. I have great relationships with people who respect my boundaries. They don't pry and neither do I. They let me know that they're there if I need someone to lean on; I tell them the same. But they also don't think I'm being sneaky or live a double life because I don't share. I'm just saying people have a tendency of looking for the worst and need to believe there is something more to it than just being private and discreet.
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