gossip.

surprisingly enough, gossip was never a problem in college. my friends knew when something i told them was a secret and when it was ok to talk about without me around. and i had the same respect for them.

in dallas, that doesn't seem to always be the case. more often that not, one of my friends will tell me something they heard about me from another one of our friends. this doesn't apply to everyone here, but it's just never been like this for me. i've never felt that i need to sensor myself or start every sentence with "please don't share this with anyone."

and i often have my friends tell me our other friends secrets and say "don't tell her you know this..." maybe i should just start saying "ok, then just don't tell me!"

it's not like this is suddenly becoming some big problem, it started with those rumors over the summer and how people's words were getting mixed up....but it's just something i'm noticing a lot again. i need to be careful who i say things around. big time. which sucks.