easier to talk with strangers or friends?

I know what you mean, about friends using your secret against you. It's probably one of my fears for I am a very trusting person and I have friends who know so much about me that it could actually give me a bad image to the rest or just be humiliating for me if some specific people found out about some specific secrets. I am so trusting that I could even trust strangers easily. well, there are times that you could probably share things with strangers because, as you have said, they don't know you and have no hold against you, but you must still be careful on what you say and who you say it to. Blackmails are everywhere right now, and giving away personal information could really be used as blackmail material. As long as you think it's safe then you're good to go, but always remember to be cautious. Better safe than sorry.

Yes, I feel the same way too. I feel more comfortable talking about my personal opinions and thoughts about something with someone I don't know. That is why I am here in mylot. I don't need to pretend and hold back because these people doesn't know me anyway so I don't feel ashamed or embarrassed about corny stuffs or real feelings about things. If you tell about insecurities or jealousy and envy about somebody you know it's like they will always predict what/how you would react to certain things because they already know what your weakness are. There are a few people or maybe one person I always feel comfortable talking to about these stuff but she is someone who I can really trust and really understand me. I feel lucky to have her. She is my best friend.

I think it's much easier to talk with friends as you are used to of talking and hearing from them. If the topics are just about usual situations but if confidential it's much easier to talk with the family about it.

Sometimes I find it easier to tell my problems online to people who don't know me. Lik here on MyLot,. I don't get judged easly, and usually, responses can be objective. It's very enlightening what you can learn from people you don't know and how they absorb your story. Sometimes friends are there not really to help, but to listen which also helps take the burden off your chest. But i appreciate this kind of sharing if it's to someone I don't really know, and I can get an honest opinion from a differen perspective.

yes i agree with u. it is always easy to share moments and take advice from a stranger as compared to friends and family members. i wud say the people known to you form a perception abt u and give u advice accordingly...however at time we just want advice ...as to whts right and wht is wrong...wht wud others do had he been in ur position . u right in saying that when u share with acquainted people , u r at a risk of starting a gossip for people who r used to doing so...

It's easier for me to talk with strangers. I'm an introvert person and I don't like sharing my secrets with other because I'm afraid that they will judge me. So, I love talk to strangers because I don't know them and they don't know me. And I don't need to afraid of their judgement because I won't meet them again.

I like to do both. I have a very close friend and we share very personal things. It helps me to discuss things with her, because she knows me very well and I don't have to give her a lot of background information when we talk, because she already knows those things. On the other hand I think it is nice to discuss problems with strangers sometimes, and sometimes they mention things or solutions that my friend and I wouldn't have thought about. We are in the middle of the situation and sometimes a stranger see things more clearly. Many years ago when I had just started using the internet I discovered the chat sites. One night I was chatting to a guy, he asked me if I was in a relationship and I told him I had a boyfriend and that we had some problems at the moment. He asked me for more information about our relationship problems and then he gave me some really useful advice and it was probably some of the best advice I have ever received. I never found out who he was and I never talked to him again, but the things that he told me were really useful for me, and I still remember the conversation that we had.

I agree with you on that note, elementah. A stranger can listen to you earnestly without judging you beforehand... sometimes, that attitude is what we really need when we talk out our problems/concerns... to feel free babbling our deepest and most embarrassing stuffs but NOT being judged for it....

Most of the time I have to admit that I'm the most comfortable talking to people that I know personally. However, in this past year of my life, I have found that the more people that I'm able to talk to about things that are going on in my life, the better off I am. With that said, there are a few things that I have needed someone to talk to about things that I don't feel like anyone that I know should hear about.

It takes me a while to warm up to new people. So with that fact in mind, friends it would be much easier. There is rather something that never gives me more discomfort than some complete stranger sitting next you in public and just pouring their heart out to you about some misfortune that they have had. Granted, it sucks, but if is just going to make me feel rather awkward and just make me absolutely uncomfortable. But I don't want to feel like a jerk to a complete stranger either, well even more so than usual that is. But still I can just imagine some people reacting the same way that I have, if I have sat next to them. I don't want to burden my friends either when I don't have to, but there are sometimes where it is a great form of therapy to just have someone sitting there, while you are just going to vent about whatever. It just gives you ease.

I don't talk about private stuffs with people I just met, I find it awkward to talk about my private life with new acquaintances. Recently, a girl-friend of mine kind of blurted out her sentiments about her failed lovelife with a guy she just met, he was introduced to her by a common friend. She said he seemed interested and willing to listen so she thought there was nothing wrong with her gesture, until the friend who introduced her to the guy told him the next day that the the guy lost interest in her because she was too talkative, and he dislike people who talk about private matters in the first meeting.

That is true, there are times it is much easier to tell something to a stranger than your people close to you because they know little about you. There are times too that its better to say them to close friends or family than to those who don't you. Maybe it depends on the issue.

Yes, I agree that it's easier to tell strangers things about yourself sometimes. I think that's why I like My LOt because I can talk about my interests all day long if I want. It's interesting and makes me feel appreciated when I get lots of responses too.

It is definitely easier to talk to a stranger. You talk to a new person and he/she can share their experiences.Suppose you have a crush on someone and you tell your friend andlater you come to know that same friend has a crush on the same person, that can be quite awkward and effect your friendship.

I have always found it easier to talk about privaate matters easier with a stranger. When you tell a stranger something so personal they do not know you and they can not make a true judgment about you. with family it would burn deeper and you would just wait to see what they think of you and what you have to tell.

With friends, i can be totally be myself without inhibitions or embarrassment and just be totally open to anything under the sun. There are certain occasions especially when there is good "vibes" with a complete stranger that I could talk with ease and assured.

I guess generally harder to talk to strangers , even wicked friends can use strangers to talk to your about your secrets , i guess there is another annoymous condition your can share your secret it through private social network like Facebook or messenger chat programs where false nick and name can be used to discuss or share real problems without risk of exposure.

I agree with you. I also prefer talking to strangers. My brother used to tell me if I want to talk about someone I know, try to talk about it to other person who won't know each other so they won't judge and won't tell to other people. And it goes the same as my problems. However, I'm still picky about those strangers too. I don't want to tell my problems to the wrong person, strangers or not. Even strangers can be anyone, right? Moreover on the internet. :)

I find it easier to talk to strangers because they are unbias to the situation so you can be completely honest and know that they won't judge you, they will offer you the best experience they have had, and you can walk away and know that you'll never see them again but gained some valuable insight. Friends/Family can turn on a dime your right your personal feelings could end up in the ears of someone undesirable! Your information could end up plastered over the internet! Or worse. I have learned over the many years of life it's not wise to share everything with anyone somehow it all comes back on you.

It depends on the subject, for me it is easier to talk to a stranger about culture and life but for personal things about your marriage and family, for sure a trusted friend is better to talk too.