how to stay out of gossip

Its quite hard to stay out of gossip. especially if its someone you hate. but trust me its best to stay out of it. gossiping about people can really hurt someone even if you don't mean to. so here are some tips to stay out of it.









1 change the topic!
for example if your out with one of your friends and they start saying something like " did you see so and so's hair the other day it was really bad" you cold reply like "speaking of hair i got this new shampoo that I've got to show you later" thats one way of changing the topic fast. make sure you talk about what they said . so if there saying so and so was wearing a horrible dress you go and say i found a really good dress then expand on your topic .....

2 act busy!
if your friend come up to you with  gossip say that you would love to talk but you have lots of things to do and your really busy. if you keep doing every time she comes with gossip she will eventually stop coming to you about gossip.

3 don't say anything!
this tip is simple. when your friend starts gossiping don't say a thing. i mean the gossip cant go on for much longer if you don't say anything 

4 say something nice!
if your with your friends and they start gossiping and badmouthing about someone try and refocus the talk to something positive about them. exp. "speaking of so and so made me really hungry because their an amazing cook".

5 tell the truth 
if you friend is spreading a rumour that you know is not true say it its not for exp. " so and so missed work to go shopping" you just smile and say "thats not true i visited so and so and she was in bed looking very unwell " if a rumour is shut down it can't go much further.


thanks for reading
v ~xoxo