something called discussing "people"
@hardyPB (85)
January 16, 2017 2:46pm CST
recently I've come in the company of people who cannot give up back biting. Funny part is that everyone of them talks about every other person whenever they get a chance. so every one gets talked about and discussed in negative light no matter what. I know i might too have been part of a lot many discussions, but as i mentioned earlier, I have heard them talking about every person in the group..so u know its not much of a serious thing to be criticized behind your back.
Initially I used to find it hard listening to all the exaggerated negative things about people whom they treat so well on the face and call them friends. I pointed out, but it was of no use. i do not know what do they get out of it.may be just to take out the frustration or just the feeling of their insecurity and mostly because they interpret every deed by others as bad because of their own negative thinking.
For me it gets funny to listen them talk about whoever is missing at that time and a slight negativity in their behavior towards you shows that you have been talked about and then you need to clear things.. it has actually become a fun game for me...
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
16 Jan 17
"There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about" Oscar Wilde
Of course we can let it go in one ear and out the other and take note of who is doing the talking, knowing that at some point they will be talking about us too so they are not worth our time.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
16 Jan 17
@hardyPB Yes I like that too.
I have my own motto too: if they are talkihg about me then I am useful to society as they are not belittling someone else
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@akalinus (43366)
• United States
16 Jan 17
Just know that if someone talks trash about someone else, they will talk trash about you when you are not there. I try not to do that. I don't want to hear gossip but if I do, I don't judge and I don't pass it on. Gossip is a betrayal of friendship. It might be time to find some new friends who are more loyal and trustworthy.
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@hardyPB (85)
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16 Jan 17
yes Jo Ann i know they do not spare anyone... I mostly do not trust them or pass the gossip. But because of certain situation i can not cut them off. And i must confess sometimes it hurts..
@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
18 Jan 17
Why are you hanging around with such negative people and being negative like them??
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
16 Jan 17
There is a woman that I work with who is like that. She is nice to everybody's face but when they are not around she has nothing good to say about anybody, including me I am sure. I just think that she has low self esteem and it makes her feel better about herself if she makes others look bad. It is sad really. I can't imagine being that way,
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Jan 17
@hardyPB that is true. People who know you would never believe what people like that says.
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@Clairelouiser (683)
• United Kingdom
17 Jan 17
Some people just have to be mean about others in order to make them feel better about themselves.
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