...especially when you've just met them or just started talking
2006-08-24 07:16:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Anything sexual, or things I would consider a "secret" or only to be shared with close friends like- if I was cheating on my husband or thought he was cheating, if I or someone close to me had emotional problems, if I had a criminal record. Stuff like that
2006-08-24 07:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by stormieserenity 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There cant' really be any formal bounds on TMI. Information is shared based on teh connection felt between people and sometimes the most intimate information is passed to a stranger because that "connection" is felt. Sometimes the feelings can be one-sided and sometimes reciprocated. So what may qualify as TMI for one person, maybe something totally fine on the other side.
Even with a strong connection, people come from different backgrounds. Eg: if you come from a very conservative/traditional background, sharing information about your intimate relationships/problems may not be considered appropriate. The recipient of such info for a person from that bkground would be TMI. However if the person sharing it comes from a gregarious open-spiritied bkground it may seem totally casual for them to talk bout those issues.
The fine line is set and crossed just by the nature of relationship, body language, verbal language, and other innuendos that are part of communication.
Typically "safe" space is that which comes from a harmless, guileless, pure-interest, pure-love point-of-view, when there's no malice, no jealousy or "ulterior motive" involved in getting to be privvy to the information.
2006-08-24 14:22:41 · answer #2 · answered by austindian4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to know about their sex life, and I don't like it if they use profanity. (Although it depends on what they are saying-there was a woman on tv who had lost everything in the hurricane, and she was upset with the government for not caring, and she was cussing a lot, and I wished she wouldn't, but it did not make me disagree with what she said.) If someone has a heavy heart about something, I want to know so I can say something encouraging. But if someone is bragging about bad things they've done, it's too much information. You can let your own comfort level be your guide. It is usually best to stay away from people who volunteer too much of the wrong kind of information about themselves- many times they want you to follow suit and tell things about yourself in return. Probably not a good idea!
2006-08-24 14:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by catarina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually I'm pretty much open to any subject in a conversation. If it's a friend of mine there are almost no holds barred. If I've just met a person I don't want to know how much money they make, what kind of sex they like or their bodily functions.
2006-08-24 15:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like it when they start naming names of people that you don't even know. Then they try and explain the relationship, it's like whoa dude.
2006-08-24 14:27:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personal stuff-like how old they are, how many kids, where they live, etc. etc. Are they "happily" married...
2006-08-24 14:46:17 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when they start going into their private matters..like sex or abortion.
2006-08-24 14:18:37 · answer #7 · answered by ash 7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their problems.... and exes.. and.... well you get the idea.
2006-08-24 17:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just let it be a need to know thats all...............
2006-08-24 14:42:14 · answer #9 · answered by broncorule53 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope...
2006-08-24 14:18:26 · answer #10 · answered by Jubei 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋