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    SarahMC: I hope some people are still reading because I have a doozy. This thread came a day too early for me. This morning I was in the kitchen washing my dis... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I'll spill out very personal details with my mam, sister, or BFF. Only when necessary, though, like if I need advice for a particular issue or just ne... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: You've got to know that when you're doing that in public? That girl with the iPod earphones in is really listening to you and making mental notes. Bec... more »
    Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: I overshare here, mostly because it's cathartic. more »
    ellaesther: "Once considered a virtue, discretion is now viewed as either a character flaw or a sign that you're hiding one." - I think that this is actually what... more »
    squirrelcop: I totally appreciate when people here 'overshare' as it often tends to teach me something (whether I wanted to know or not...). IRL, though? Unless ... more »
    stealthird: You know, a few months ago, I emailed a friend and wrote about the problems I'd been having with my family and the emotional torment I was going throu... more »
    clevernamehere: My pet peeve is sexual oversharing. Unless there is a funny story or a problem, I'm not really interested in the details of other people's sex lives. ... more »
    lindsaylouhan: I find it slightly amusing that most of the responses to this are about a mile long. Sorry, I'm over this - on to meta-overshare! more »
    BlondeGrlz: I am an oversharer magnet. At the grocery store, on airplanes, at the doctor's office...I just seem to attract the people who are dying to tell me abo... more »
    Khrushchev: @emilyanne:I think that just means you're wiser than the rest of us. more »
    emilyanne: Well I'll have to hold my hand up here and say look I'm sorry but I'm English and I loathe this culture of oversharing. Yes I'm sure it's got very goo... more »
    Kitanne: Over sharing is hardly a new phenomena. Mrs. Bennett ala Pride and Prejudice is a classic over sharer and I think everyone is plagued by at least one ... more »
    NefariousNewt: My beef is always with people who over-share to the unwilling, a.k.a. the person talking on their mobile phone to some "friend" about their explosive ... more »
    jerrica: I tend to overshare in certain situations. I'm a social worker and I feel that (with some very strict boundaries) it can be really helpful to clients ... more »
  • #tmi

    Tell Me More! Why Do We Overshare?

    In an interesting essay in the Sydney Morning Herald, Emily Maguire argues that not only have we lost our capacity for discretion, we resent it. Is oversharing the new etiquette? More »