Why do people like to gossip about things? My classmates always gossip about somwthing that's not true!!!!?
467165
okay well i ignore them because no one wants to listen to a liar. i mean when people gossip it's just something for them to talk about. like if they have nothing to talk about in there coforsation then first they  will start by talking about 1 person then they make up lies about that person to break them down. and then it gets around school, then once the principal hears about it and doesnt know that its a lie about you. you get kicked out of the school for what you DIDNT do. (it happend to me)  so really it is just someone to talk about. the person might not like the person they are talking about. so they want to break that person down with there words.
241034
usually when someone makes fun of another person, there jealous of them. and no its not just a rumor. its true. or they are just trying to make themselves feel better. and when you try to get mad and they leave, that just means they are way too immiture for matters of life. hope this helps and good luck!
1082101
If you didn't want anyone to know, you just told everybody!  Sounds like you are needing attention.  This girl is giving you plenty of it!  Take it as a compliment.  I had several girls like that at my school.  Some would make fun of me, then start doing the same things...others would just stare at me...and do the same things....She looks up to you!  Give her a chance!
685274
Well its nice that you would want people in the class to be friends.  But I don't see that happening because it is in the nature fo highschoolers to be clique-ie and vicious.  You can try to brnach out yourself and just be friends with different kids.  But the problem with that is that the new group you talk to will probably have a pre-disposition about you becuase  of where you are coming from.  They will then be apt to disagree, repel, and attck you.  Kids are animals anyways, just the few sophistacated and reliable kids.  My school tries to get all the kids to be "friends".  They have cheesy programs and 'reach out' activities, but that just makes me see how terrible kids are in the frist place.It is very complicated.  It's highschool and it sucks.
523647
Its totally illegal.Why are people really so interested in other peoples activities. Simply no privacy! We have our personal issues, personal emotional exchanges and what? another person is listening! Do you think this is good! No its totally a devilish thing to do! They think they are wise guys, but are they really!
876506
My rabbi taught that gossip is a very evil sin.  In most sins they effect only the sinner.  In gossip you are tearing down at least 3 people...yourself, the one you are gossiping to and the one you are gossiping about.\n\nJewish folklore tells the story of a man who slandered the town's rabbi. Later, he begged the rabbi for forgiveness, asking to make amends. The rabbi told him to cut open a feather pillow in the wind. This he did and the feathers scattered everywhere. "Now I'm forgiven?" asked the man.\n\n"Yes," answered the rabbi, "as soon as you go and gather all the feathers." "But that's impossible!"\n\n"Exactly. When we speak badly about someone, the damage spreads and has far-reaching repercussions. It is impossible to fully repair." \n\nI am Jewish/Christian
650849
Unfortunately, those girls grow up to be women who are simply bitter with themselves.\n\nI've had numerous accounts where women gossip about me, say I am conceited, etc. WITHOUT knowing one thing about me. \n\nI've even had some incidences where women confess that they thought I thought I was on my high-horse to later realize I'm very nice and down-to-earth.\n\nI've now learned to accept all kinds of gossip. I now embrace it and figure that I must have something special about me for people to stare, wonder & talk, without knowing one thing about me. Plus, depending on their own lives, it really amounts to them not having anything going on with themselves.\n\nBe flattered. Some people go unnoticed in life, you should be glad you're noticed and then some.
560388
Ignore it. \nIf any one ask you about the rumor just say it is not true, and you don't have time for that kind of talk... ignore them... people who like rumors like to see people get mad and affected about what they've said... if you act like you don't care, they will eventually stop picking on you.
129156
well its a time waste...i think its better to let people live thier lives...when we dont like bein gossiped abt ..we shud refrain from gossiping abt others...first of all its a time waste and secondly...there is no outcome of such activities... the magazines are doing a job good enuf already! we shudnt take up their job!
807781
this is something private why to discuss it???!!!
939262
Because people are too lazy to bother checking facts. Instead they just believe any old thing they're told and retell it in turn. You see this in everyday life, when people gossip.
1087194
gossip, gossip, gossip, not very christian like of you, or maybe it is, dont participate in this activity and dont be one of the typical hypocritical gossiping hatemongers some of us love to hate
826228
Look hon, what they are saying is just ridiculous, honestly they are just jealous because you are smarter than they are.....the fact that you are smarter is not something to be ashamed of, for now, it may make it difficult for you in school, but think about it, in the long run, who is going to be better off, you for being smarter, or them for being immature and nasty? I think it will be you......ignore them, study hard, and get a great job, that will provide for you for the rest of your life.....
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I always think that if for some reason, someone you don't know is going out of his or her way to spread vicious rumors about you, you must either be quite popular, or pretty, or clever. Or, someone that person secretly or publicly likes, made a nice comment about you. Or it could be someone you inadvertently snubbed.\n\nPeople who do this usually have low self-esteem already, they are constantly criticising themselves in the back of their head, and many of them don't even know it. So, when they meet up with someone who is loads better than themselves, sometimes it is only apparent to them, or has someone see through their pretensions, their self-loathing is exposed and the only way they can avoid having to deal with their own self-hate, is to throw mud onto someobody else. That way, they can point at the 'mud' on the other person and hope that their 'mud' will go un-noticed.\n\nIf the rumors are particularly vicious, then a confrontation may not help, as you will be dealing with a lot of hatred, and this means a higher chance of it blowing up in your face. Explain to your friends that these are just rumors, have them help you to spread the facts about you. Be friendlier, nicer, show others that the real you is different. Show courage in weathering this, and you may gain more respect, and perhaps get more friends, at the end of it.\n\nChin up, you will be alright.
1034435
Why would she not want anyone to know about you guys...Something sound fishy...Watch her. Oh and FYI, you don't get recess in college.
1148290
It's the idea that gets them going.  People, in general, love to gossip.  If it's your partner that's assuming you are having sex with someone else, then it's probably a matter of insecurity. Then you must ask yourself if you are being honest with your partner.  Have you included your partner in your friendships with others, or are you being secretive and elusive about them?  Did your partner find out about your opposite-sex friend(s) from you or another source?  If it's just other people making assumptions, just ignore them.  They obviously have nothing better to do than worry about what you might, or might not be doing.
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You can get example from my history teacher. He tried to joke us and says funny things about us. He always talk interesting stories about the ancient world during the lessons. And he uses a mindmap to explain the lessons better. When the class become noisy, he usually makes us quiet. Sometimes he shouted or give us a break. My class is really obedient, he would only give us permission to move around but not too much noise.Try your lessons to be active and funny and interesting. Just because he is a good teacher, we still haven't forgotten him. But don't let your class to take this oppotunity to get noisy. One thing is my teacher never scolds people without a valid reason. Instead, he tried to joke so that the class is more active and more attentive and enjoy the lesson.\n\nTry this way. Wish you all the best and good luck.