I am not a rat

[susandennis]

Honest. If you tell me something in confidence, or even something that I think might not be share-worthy, I keep it to myself.

Twice in the past 24 hours people have told me things and then said 'please keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone!'. The funny part is that I know absolutely no one - not a single solitary sole (er, ah, soul - thanks pheon) - who would give a flying fuck about either thing.

But, apparently I give people the impression that I am going to share everything I know with the world. I've been accused of prolific LJizing but even here, really, I don't tell all. Just a lot. Not all.

Seems like if I had spilled the beans in the past, they wouldn't tell me secret shit now. So it makes me even more curious about why people feel compelled to give me extra instruction?

Comments

[kyrielle]

They may just be trying to make sure you know it's something not to repeat, rather than run-of-the-mill chatter. Especially if it's as uninteresting as you imply. :)

[pheon.livejournal.com]

What kyrielle said.

Also, "sole" != "soul"

[theryn.livejournal.com]

I think when people say, "this is secret, don't tell anyone" it's not really about them not wanting you to tell. It's about them needing to feel that you know that this is important to them somehow and that they are sharing something that makes them feel vulnerable.