Gtky: would you want to know?

Holljade · September 2014

I just watched RHONJ and there was a debate in whether or not you'd want to know if someone was talkin smack!

Would you want to know? Or is ignorance bliss??

edoliesmom · September 2014

@Vinny424 You're a points leader this week so far! Just noticed that. Had to point it out.

Anyway, I'm the type of person who would want to know because I feel like not knowing would make me look silly to other people. But... if you don't know, then how can you know that you'd want to know, ya know?

Holljade · September 2014

When I was younger I was alllll about never being fake.

Now that I am older and have so many other stressors I feel like. Ignorance is bliss. I'm not great with confrontation and either way someone is talking smack, but if I knew about it it would make the situation more difficult bc i'd have to deal with it an ain't no one got time for that right now.

edoliesmom · September 2014

I'm mobile now.

If you still are when I get back on the computer I will though!

penguinjenny · September 2014

(I'm not "hip" and don't know what constitutes talking smack vs. normal complaining about a friend so I may be completely off base with my answer)

For me, ignorance is bliss. If we're getting along, even if it's just cordial, then I don't need or want to know what they're saying. Most likely if they're saying truly hurtful things about me we're not that close and I'm also talking smack about them.

KatieGummow · September 2014

Don't want to know. I am pretty sensitive.

baileymama3 · September 2014

I don't think I would. Unless it was hurtful enough to ruin the relationship. If you don't like my new haircut or think I am chubby or being a helicopter parent--- don't care. Come to think about it... Not sure I do care to know!!! (Unless like @Vinny424‌ said, unless someone was hurt by something
I said or did).

MamaFantastic · September 2014

I guess it depends on who said it, what was said and why it was said... and honestly, even what I'm dealing with at the moment and what I can emotionally handle. I'm generally a knowledge-is-power sort of personality... I like to watch the needle go into my arm, I like to look into the toilet (ew!), etc... but there's definitely a time and a place to just glide right past any gossip about yourself.

It's really not a simple yes or no question.

Shelbysteffens · September 2014

Ignorance is bliss.t while in HS if I found out someone talked crap it cut me to my core. Now I just ignore it, I don't have time for any of that nonsense.

Sisimama10 · September 2014

KatieGummow said:
Don't want to know. I am pretty sensitive.

Ditto.

Rrrrrachel · September 2014

I either want to know nothing or everything.

Ashleypixie · September 2014

I would want to know. Maybe it'd benefit me in some way so I could check myself, or if it were ridiculous it would be funny. I dont take myself to seriously so whatever, bring it on. We all throw shade, you talk about me chances are I or someone else is all up in your business too.