I think everyone gossips at one point or another. Depending on whether or not it's bad gossiping or good.

Bad would be spreading an untrue rumor and this is usually how gossip is viewed. Usually gossip is associated with rumors.

For good, a woman could be pregnant but not want to tell her family yet but tells a close friend and the close friend is just so happy she goes and tells someone of the family without thinking because she thinks it's amazing news!

I love gossip, I admit. I won't spread rumors.

Well I know it's hard for people to not do it sometimes but I don't. Maybe I do very rarely I dono :lol: but anyways I never try to hurt people even if they hurt me so I don't do that. And I don't really enjoy hearing gossip it is annoying a lot of the time. But it's your choice to do it or not that dosen't make you a bad person.

I don't speak gossip often, I usually just keep to myself and listen to what others are saying about their friends or enemies.

When I do end up gossiping it admittedly can be hard to stop, your feelings just get out and you can't help it.
Gossip's only good as long as you agree with what's being said, if there's a rumor that disses a friend, I either argue against it or just walk away.

I don't like to gossip, but I like hearing it. >.< Is it the same thing? I usually like hear gossip about the people I dislike especially.

I like hearing things, but I hate repeating what I hear/what I think. 8D It can come around and bite me hard in the butt, and I'd like to avoid it if at all possible...

I guess I haven't really talked about my classmates behind their backs unless they've really ticked me off, but I certainly hear a lot. I get really angry at people that tell false things about other people and then blame it on someone else. Unless you ask everyone in the school where they got it from, it could be really hard to check...

I hate to admit it, but I too love to gossip. I think that by expressing my feelings about certain people with others helps me to get rid of some stress coming from those thoughts. I can't really talk about my problems with that person with them, so it's easier to talk about them with others. It can be bad sometimes if the people I talk with decide to go tell that person what I've said or think about them XD

Sometimes I like to gossip.. but it's actually not a very nice thing~ it spreads rumors and would hurt people's feelings/pride/reputation/ect... I certainly wouldn't like it if someone talked behind my back about something not so nice.. if it's nice gossip (rarely xD), then I guess that'd be okay..

Sometimes I talk about people too. But the stupid part is,
I don't always wait for them to be out of earshot. ;-;

I'm not a 'gosip' though. Usually that carries a negative conotation.
If you aren't trying to be hurtful, some of it's alright. :)

I only gossip with my few very close friends...and my mom. Mostly we just sit there and analyze people, but if we're talking badly about people, it's always someone who we wouldn't pretend to like to their face.

It makes me really uncomfortable when people I don't know very well try to gossip with me though...or people who work with me. I never gossip with the people at work because I think it's really unprofessional. If I have a problem with someone at work I'll tell them to their face or go home and rant to my mom about it. Usually when people I don't know try to gossip with me I keep trying to change the subject/disagree with them about whoever they're talking about depending on how I feel about whoever they're backstabbing.

I have a huge family, and it's full of gossip. I try not to complain too much about my brothers and sisters, but weird stories get around all the time. For instance, I once brought a female friend to a party, and someone asked my mom if I were a lesbian!

Sure, I gripe about people to my close friends, but that's not the same as gossip. That's venting. My friends and I also enjoy talking about people we see, but don't necessarily know, giving them nicknames and coming up with ideas about what they're like, but that's just speculation. We're not starting rumors about them or anything. What makes me mad is when I find out that a friend of mine says something about me to someone they don't know, but I do.

Lol, I agree. But the thing is I am open about being a gossiper. =D It's just so fun to know about others and sometimes make fun of them. I know it is mean but that's the world and there are times people talk about me too. So why can't I talk about them back? :3 I'm young, gotta enjoy. <3

I only sometimes enjoy gossip. For the most part I think it can be horribly cruel and unfair, though.

Well if their good friends and it's something bad, then I don't say it at all. If I don't know them that good and like their right there, i'll say it flat out to their faces. Like if somebody is wearing bad perfume/cologne, then i'll be like "Ew, that person smells bad" right infront of them, to let them know, so i'm not sure,if I fell guilty or not...

My friend Mango and I always talk about other people we knew in high school. "You know so-and-so? She going out with whatshisname now." "Really? Ooh, speaking of so-and-so, whozits is getting married this summer." Mango and her girlfriend are huge gossips. XD But sometimes Mango and I talk smack about people, I'm not gonna lie. She kind of goes overboard with it at times, but hey, the person we're talking about doesn't know. <_<;

Gossips can really separate groups of people, and create mistrust and deceptions among them. But like you say it is really human nature to gossip about people. Though this is my personal experience when i was in school.

I was with a group of classmates and we were gossiping about classmate X and so the gossiping spread to other groups in the class and very soon everyone except classmate X knows what is happening behind his back.

Everyone realized that they shared a common irritation about the person, and within a semester classmate X becomes the most isolated classmate and becomes very emo.

I consequences of gossips can lead to an outcome you might not have thought off, I kind of regret not being able to do anything about it but i guess this is life its cruel sometimes

I... Often fail to control myself when it comes to gossip. I will listen if somebody wants to tell me why they don't like that person and such, and who's doing what. If I hear people speaking shit about me or people I hold dear, I'll punch them in the face without hesitation.

I really don't gossip very much, if at all. Quite frankly, I don't care enough about anyone to gossip.
I don't enjoy having tons of friends, so I've only got a couple, and they're the same way so we don't really have anything to gossip about. My mother sometimes gossips about her friends, but I've never really been interested.

I think that since we live in a tell all world now, everyone is a gossip to a certain extent. How many people go on shows like Dr. Phil or Oprah and tell all their personal business. Usually that involved another person.

Also people read tabloid magazines or watch those shows to see about movie stars and stuff. So it's normal that people discuss each other on a day to day basis. I don't think we can avoid gossip really.

I think you just have to be careful not to say anything hurtful that could perpetuate about people and change people's opinions of that person.

The internet and texting are really bad about spreading gossip. Someone can take something and say it online and tons of people will read it all at the same time. So it's important to take ownership of your words and be careful what you say.

I like Gossip. c:
It's fun and starts drama. <3

Everyone talks about everyone.
It's just what we do.

I think everyone is a gossip in one way or another. We're human, not like we can help it.

Some people seem to enjoy the stuff it starts anyway.

Now that I think about it..I do like to gossip..I mean I usually tell the truth to people..usually I gossip about people I don't like with my VERY good friend..Usually she never tells people though..Sometimes when you gossip, it hurts others feelings without u knowing it..It's kind of sad too.. But it's like your not TRYING to hurt someones feelings..

I try not to gossip, but I really like knowing what's going on, so I guess I do gossip some. But I don't spread rumors about people and I try not to repeat the gossip.

i don't like to gossip, and i never say anything behind somebody's back that i wouldn't say to their face. whenever i hear my friends begin to gossip, i quickly try to change the conversation towards something else because i feel very uncomfortable speaking about others when they aren't in the room.

I don't think life could be possible without some gossip. xD Good or bad, it's gossip. If you say you love someone's hair, outfit, or makeup, it's gossip. I usually tend to gossip, but if it's something bad, I tend to say it towards people's faces. Unless I'm not in the mood.

I think everyone gossips at one point or another. People like to know what's going on.