Is gossip always malicious?

i think there are a couple of types of gossip .... the type when your out with the girls and your generally just gossiping about other people who are out whos fit whos been with who etc ... gossip that is malicious, where you and another chat behind somones back or rush to the phone to update your mate on what youve heard tht morning and then, gossip where your genuinly worried about a friend and you get together with another friend to talk things over on how you can help!

Not all gossips are malicious....yeah....it involves person and sometimes its our close relatives, family and friends...they spread gossip in different type....and sometimes its for their own good...like acknowledging their deeds to others...

Yes, otherwise it would not be called gossip but sweet talk about someone you like. But, that is not the case and I shy away from gossip as much as possible. It is just not nice.

hi friend i agree with the last statement you said. s for me, gossip is always bad because the person being gossip is subjected to ridicules and malicious things. i dont like gossip in anyway and that's i hate gossiper around especially if they are friends of yours.

it is malicious...of course especially if someone pass it on and it really never happened...sometimes they say people dont talk things that they dont see, it depends to the person...maybe there's something to talk about but when it comes to family matters its better to talk about it...if it really concerns you.

I think is a human's error.We need talk about the people's weaks because we have your own weakness!Jealous is another thing, and we need destroy the jealous,the gossip,no!

gossip is described as talking about someone and his problem and you are not part of the solution. then maybe, why are we spreading those stories? what are our intentions? will it bring good to the person concernned? most of the time, talks that put other people down are malicious and therefore gossip.

Gossip for me is as the same as rumors, both can be desctructive to the one you're pertaining or either constructive in one way or another. But I would certainly not want to get involve in doing these as such, since I'm a guy and that is totally unmanly thing to do. I think it's unfair to talk of someone which they do not even know that they are the topic of such talk, it's better to say things in person or could be good if we just keep our mouth's shut and not talk at all.

I dont think. Sometime u just need to have some timepass discussions with ur friends or other ppl to change the atmosphere or to bring humour in the place.Those talks should not be taken seriously at and in any case. Just talk and forget.

I don't think it's like that. I know people talk about someone behind his/her back when they wish to express their real opinion because infront of them they can't - they may offend them. But a lot of times people talk like this because they are really jealous and want to see if others think in the same way. But if it's nothing to do with jealousy then it is deffinetely worry about them. I remember a few weeks ago I talked to a friend about another friend who started to worry me a lot with the things she says. I don't think it's wrong because I told her about my opinion.

Gossip is malicious and is a very dangerous thing. If you are seeking advice from another friend about a situation with someone else, that really isn't gossip. If you are spreading rumors about a friend (then your really not a friend) and it gets around and gets back to this person, that person will be angry with you. Most often when you speak of someone else and the information gets spread around, most often the information isn't at all accurate or even remotely close to what you said. In my opinion for the sake of friendship one should not speak too often about another friend other than good things.

gossip,can be malicious,or talking about someone stories behide her back,i heard gossip before about one of our friend that the father of her doughter is other guy, but instead of wanting to help my our friend the news spreading everywhere, its seems that they want to help but i though it spreading too much that it would ruin her, so i come to talk to them and the one who spreading it. that they should stop and if they concern about her she should talk to her in private.

When people gossip it does not necessarily mean that they are jealous. Sometimes people gossip someone simply because they don't like them or the person who is being gossiped is too proud for nothing or maybe if that one person is poor or something.

It depends on the content and the person you are communicating with. Jealousy is not always a factor. Curiosity accompanied by a hesitancy to ask the person about the gossip you heard about him/her can also start one. You go for answers and tend to tell a third person about the news. But if the content is malicious and the answer can be even more malicious and the third person you are talking to turns out to be the best friend of the person who is being gossiped about - then you could be in a trouble.

I was always told that when someone gossips about someone else it means they are trying to take the attention away from themselves..If I cared about another then I would go to the person and ask if I could help them, and let them know that I care...If I am still worried then I would confide in a good friend that could maybe help....I don't think that would be considered gossip...And yes, alot of times gossip is because of jealousy and other issues...The person doesn't usually have anything nice to say about the other..That is gossip...