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If someone does something wrong towards you and you tell your family, friends or whoever you are close to about the situation that happened no lies, no rumors, just what happened...is that gossiping?
If someone does something wrong towards you and you tell your family, friends or whoever you are close to about the situation that happened no lies, no rumors, just what happened...is that gossiping?
Depends on what it is. If someone cheated me out of money, scammed me in some way, damn right I'll tell everyone, so he doesn't get a chance to repeat the same to my loved ones.
Usually though, I only share things like that with my husband only.
Gossiping to me is just a useless speculation about others that will have no effect on me or my friends/family. People usually gossip out of boredom or to make themselves feel and look better about their own lives.
Warning others about someone who did something wrong to you is not necessarily gossiping.
If someone does something wrong towards you and you tell your family, friends or whoever you are close to about the situation that happened no lies, no rumors, just what happened...is that gossiping?
I always thought of gossiping as either telling something someone asked you to keep quiet or talking about other peoples' lives where I have no involvement in the situation. Talking about your own experiences isn't gossip
Ya.. I agree with your responses...I am starting to realize that some people have so much guilt it's not even funny, they will go to great lengths to blame others for their bad decisions...it is pretty sad and very frusterating..
I don't consider anything that happened to you personally, gossip, if you talk about it. You have every right to talk about yourself and your experiences (provided you are not being solely malicious). If you heard something about someone else, and decided to spread that around, without really knowing for sure if it's true or not - that's gossip.
There are no rigid rules and it depends on the circumstances. Some details are best kept to yourself even if they are true.
One question you should ask yourself - what is the reason to share those facts with others? Ask for advice? Is there a practical side or just venting?
If someone does something wrong towards you and you tell your family, friends or whoever you are close to about the situation that happened no lies, no rumors, just what happened...is that gossiping?
No, it's called telling the truth. You yourself said there has to be no lies or rumors involved. I'd do this so my loved ones won't have to go through the same thing as me. However, if I twisted the situation to make the other person look bad when I KNOW I played a role in it, then that would be gossiping. It's funny to hear and see men gossiping like women; makes me thing these same men sit down to pee when in the bathroom
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