Badmouthing?

[Csargo]

I tried not to badmouth people, though there were times I did if they did something stupid or because my friends were talking trash about someone.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Never.

[Craterus]

Isn't it something everyone does?

Perhaps not on such a grand scale but everybody bitches, every day I'd bet.

[naut]

Yes, of course, but often it is through stupidity/misunderstanding rather than an intention to hurt.

[Dodge_272]

What do you mean, bad mouth your peers? You mean argue/shout at/take the piss out of your mates?

If so, yes, daily...

[Lemur]

I find that taking down about people you know is a habit that feeds on itself. I know some folks excuse it as "blowing off steam," but in my experience it doesn't work that way. Negative talk leads to more negative talk, not a clearing of the air.

In RL I try not to say anything when I'm unhappy with someone. It does no good to jabber about it. I follow the dog trainer rules -- ignore behavior you dislike, praise behavior you want. Amazing how well it works on people.

[Whacker]

Ugh.

In general, I dislike doing so and make a concious effort to avoid it. However, every once in a blue moon it is amusing, and I'm definitely not above listening to a bit here and there.

My wife on the other hand gossips nonstop, and it's bit her in the rear more than a few times, and she gets her feelings hurt or whatever and complains to me about it. It finally got to the point where I told her that I didn't want to hear about it anymore, because she knows better yet she does it anyway, and it's just annoying because she knows what's eventually going to happen (again and again). Blarg.