You like eavesdropping?

United States
March 13, 2012 8:43am CST
I think I must be the only one who hates hearing private conversations. Everyone else strains to hear what they shouldn't and I got out of my way to drown it out. In my mind I'm thinking that maybe they'll start to talk about me and maybe they'll say something bad about me. Maybe they'll talk about something embarrassing. I don't want to hear anything like that. Why do people desire to know what someone is saying in private so much?
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5 responses
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
14 Mar 12
Hi cupkitties, me too don't like eavesdropping. It would affect our mood if we have heard people saying something bad about us or people we are close to. Or the conversation might be the so-called secret of others. The day would be spoiled certainly for they would haunted us for quite some time Happy posting
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
14 Mar 12
Wow, what a quick response! You are most welcome That's why I always do my best not to walk pass people who gossip and gaze around always and laugh aloud.
• United States
14 Mar 12
True and agreed. Thank you Ikbooi for your response
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
16 Mar 12
Private conversations can equal parts interesting and also kind of uncomfortable. I know for a fact that I wouldn't like some people to eavesdrop on my private conversations. So I do try and offer the same courtesy when I can. Of course, there are just going to be times where curiosity is just going to get the better part of me to say the very least. There are times where I do wish that I couldn't listen, but for some reason, there are things that are hard to unhear. Not my proudest moment. Not my proudest moment to say the very least. There are just going to be many times where I am going to really try and get away from people are talking, privately, because there are things that are not really meant to be heard by my ears. Of course, with that fact in mind, some people could do a little better in really talking a bit more softly, its almost like they want to be heard. Of course, I would wish they would be a bit more silent because I really don't like eavesdropping. But sometimes it is tempting.
• United States
23 Mar 12
In our house you can hear everything being said in the next room.Even if they're talking in a normal tone of voice. I always have to turn the fan on high or plug my ears up. I've not been tempted by something like that in a while, but I do agree that it can be. Especially if you feel like the person is discussing something you need to hear.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
13 Mar 12
I believe some people love to hear information and stories of others to compare it to their own, especially if it's something scandalous. Some people perhaps love doing this as a habit and then start spreading twisted rumors of things they have heard. Eavesdropping is not for me. If I am not a part of a conversation, then let me be out. If I want to be a part of it, then I try to kindly.
• United States
13 Mar 12
" Some people perhaps love doing this as a habit and then start spreading twisted rumors of things they have heard." Oh bother. I remember that kind of eavesdropper in high school. I agree. I think if they want you to join, they will ask you to.
• Canada
13 Mar 12
I'm also like you in this matter. I do not like to eavesdrop also. I think that people who do listen to what others are saying in private is a very bad habit. They could be syaing something that they want to be kept a secret then why should we try to find out what it is. Also, if they are saying something about you or someone close to you and if it something bad then I don't want to hear it and feel bad about it and be sorry afterwards that why did I listen in on their conversation....
• United States
14 Mar 12
Yep. That's why I'm like that. I used to be so interested especially if I heard my name mentioned. A friend used to tell me "One day you're going to hear something you don't want to". They were right. I'd rather just let them talk about me. Its not that I have a problem with them talking bad about me. Maybe they have things they''re afraid to say to my face. Its just that I don't want to hear it and become upset.
@vertu007 (683)
• Romania
13 Mar 12
I don't like to eavesdrop either. I think we should respect other's people privacy. I don't think that they discuss something about me, I just think that it's their right to have a conversation of their own. Maybe they have a problem, maybe the are ashamed of something they did and seek for an advice, or maybe they just want to share something with the one person. In the past, in Japan they had buildings with paper walls and they learned to stay out of peoples lives. They didn't discuss what they heard and they let others have their privacy. They heard but didn't listen :), at least that's what I read.
• United States
14 Mar 12
Agreed. I think the same also. What they talk about in private is their business and their right. Others should stay out of it.