Gossip is a tasty morsel! People gossip for many reasons: it makes them feel powerful, like they have 'inside info', makes them the go to person, to destroy someone's reputation, talk just to hear themselves speak, to have something to contribute to a conversation, make themselves seem superior and the list goes on. read more
People are interested about people and it is human nature to gossip. Think before most people were literate, word of mouth was the way to get the “news”. I am not a gossiper myself. read more
Why people gossip and how to avoid it. Gossip is unconstrained and often derogatory conversation about other people, and can involve betraying a confidence and spreading sensitive information or hurtful judgments. Research shows that people who gossip the most have very high levels of anxiety. read more
Unfortunately, many people like to spread damaging information or intimate details about others, whether true or not. This is what is called gossip. It used to be that people called gossip, dishing the dirt. read more