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Dragonflower says,
Just once. It wasn't a bad thing or a big emotional thing I revealed. It was actually something fun I did. But the person I told it too kept bringing it up and sort of kept embarrassing me about it for years and years. It didn't happen in Vegas, but I always wished I'd just let it stay where it happened!JAD says,
I never reveal anything to anyone that I don't want repeated. It's a known fact that no one I mean no one can keep anything to themselves. And it doesn't matter what it is.TeaTopper says,
In the past, yes. I'll say no more. ;)Bevvie says,
While I agree with JAD for the most part, I have been told personal information that I have never repeated and will never repeat. Some information was told to me over thirty years ago by a best friend. She is no longer a friend, but I will continue to keep her secrets secret.lillybrook says,
Yes and no. I once divulged a lot of information after holding it in and lost two close friends that I'd known a long time. But then, if they'd really been who I thought they were, I wouldn't have lost them. So, maybe regret that I trusted someone so deeply who did not value that trust -- moreso than the divulging of information.accidentaltourist says,
I can't say I have regretted sharing the information, as much as I have felt bad for the person who didn't know how to process it. In the end, it's better that they know...even if they don't want to.maryjane31 says,
If you don't want something spread around, trust No One! I learned from making mistakes and telling my mother, who told my sister, who told my other sister, who told my brother and so on and so forth. I even overheard my own husband repeat something that was private to HIS sister who I don't like. I was furious at myself for telling and at them for betraying my trust! I believe I can trust my priest in the confession box. Only him. I'm with JAD 100%.Bevvie says,
First, "no one can keep anything to himself or herself" is not a fact. That is an opinion. It is a fact, as I stated above, that I have kept information that was told to me by friends to myself. I guess that I am not the only person who has kept information private. That said, I do believe that we should keep some information to ourselves if we want the info to remain private because there are those who will repeat it or use it to their advantage.Bevvie says,
I played with several versions of this question before I published it. I was thinking about how people reveal personal information about themselves in public settings or on social media sites. When I taught, students would occasionally reveal during class discussions that they had been raped or other sensitive information. I wondered if they later regretted revealing so much personal information.