It's come to mind recently that some people seem to think that life is a reality show. I think in our culture with Facebook, Twitter, and of course reality TV that people are beginning to think that they should be able to know every little detail of everyone's life at every moment. Sure, we've always had Miss/Mr Busybody poking around, but I think that it's gotten worse in recent years. People posting non-stop status updates on Facebook, Tweeting their every passing thought, TV cameras following people's every step seems to give some the feeling they have license to dig into everyone's life.
Believe it or not many if not most people still tend to want to have their privacy. If they wanted the intimate details of their life known, they would make them known. There is a fine line between honest questions among friends and prying in my opinion, and I think that line moves based on the nature of a friendship. It seems to me the line between acquaintances, friends, and intimate friends has been blurred in recent years to the point that many people can't tell the difference any more. As a result people run around asking questions that should be reserved for among close intimate friends of every person that crosses their path.
Food for thought:
Before you decide to ask someone a question about their personal life, stop and think before proceeding. Ask yourself, "do I really need to know this information?" If the need is not there, then ask yourself, "will my curiosity be considered to be prying?" Then move on to, "is our friendship close enough to be asking this?" Once you answer that question ask yourself," do I really know this person well enough to answer the prior two questions intelligently?"
Believe it or not many if not most people still tend to want to have their privacy. If they wanted the intimate details of their life known, they would make them known. There is a fine line between honest questions among friends and prying in my opinion, and I think that line moves based on the nature of a friendship. It seems to me the line between acquaintances, friends, and intimate friends has been blurred in recent years to the point that many people can't tell the difference any more. As a result people run around asking questions that should be reserved for among close intimate friends of every person that crosses their path.
Food for thought:
Before you decide to ask someone a question about their personal life, stop and think before proceeding. Ask yourself, "do I really need to know this information?" If the need is not there, then ask yourself, "will my curiosity be considered to be prying?" Then move on to, "is our friendship close enough to be asking this?" Once you answer that question ask yourself," do I really know this person well enough to answer the prior two questions intelligently?"
