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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dislike when people share very personal info with no warning, but the example you gave doesn't fit. Talking about what you are going to do this weekend is casual shall talk. Also, repairing hurricane damage to a home seems reasonably general interest, and more interesting than a lot of other idle neighborhood talk.

I have had people tell me, in detail, how they allocate their income among mortgage, savings, and investment vehicles with no warning. This is bizarre and tacky to me. Some people shared details about their sex lives or marital problems. Please do not.[/quote]

Sharing marital problems is fairly universal, especially in this area.[/quote]

With someone you barely know? No. It's also a bad idea because when people have problems in a marriage, it might be a temporary challenge that will blow over in a bit, or it could be a sign of impending divorce. Sharing problems with an acquaintance or casual friend will give the impression that it's a bad marriage and you want out, even if really you are just working through some inevitable conflict. And then that person will always view your marriage negatively even when it's back to a better place, because they don't know you well enough to understand it's a passing issue.

My spouse and I have our little issues from time to time, but the only people I'd share them with are a handful of very close friends who know us both well enough to understand the context.[/quote]

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