Is it normal i'm bothered when a friend mentions something i never told them?

Is it normal that it bothers me when a mutual friend of a friend, while we're having a one-to-one conversation together, mentions a somewhat personal fact or an experience of mine that I never told directly to them? Or brings up one of those subjects/experiences I had to change the direction of conversation?

I realize that all groups of friends talk about each other behind their backs, and this is how that mutual friend found out, but it just amazes me how little tact people who do this have. It's as if they want it to be incredibly evident to you that they had been talking about you and not caring about your feelings about these issues. There's no filter between the brain and mouth.

The time this bothered me the most was when I was an upperclassman at college, and my friend at the time became the resident assistant for my floor's dorms...hence she became my RA. I talked to my resident assistant/friend about some experiences of my past and some family issues here and there, and sure enough it got back to my roommate (who's also the resident assistant's friend), and she later mentioned these subjects in conversation several times as if they were to be casually talked about. I did not tell her about those experiences for that particular reason.

Does this lack of discretion annoy anyone else?

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  • plum6

    ofcourse this is annoying, but also normal and unavoidable. I myself have had the same experience, but on the other hand I have alo caught myself telling personal stories or secrets that a friend trusted me with to others. I naturally realize that this is pretty rude and shady, but I don't think that this is always done within a purposely malicious or mocking context. The person who is talking about you to others behind your back while having a good relationship with you obviously feels like your story is worth mentioning. I guess If someone finds you and your problems important or interesting enough to share them it only means that you and your experiences matter.

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  • womanchild27

    Yes it's normal, whoever is passing along this info can't be trusted.

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  • kelili

    That's one of the reason I don't confide in anyone. Except my mum

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Yes it is so fucking annoying you share something personal with a friend you should have to say "please don't tell anyone".

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