I Googled “who gives a shit.” My name wasn’t in the search results.

I have a problem with people who over share. First of all there are too many of them. And second of all they seem to think I give two shits… and I don’t. For some reason – I feel as though I attract the over sharing type and before I know it they’ve told me about their love life, medical debt and ten other things I don’t give a damn about. Why would you tell someone, who doesn’t know you from Adam, about your personal life?

This one time, I was sitting at lunch with a group of ladies. I didn’t know them very well at the time and they were nice enough to let me join them. Please keep in mind that I am the youngest at the table and some are old enough to be my mother. At any rate – this one lady starts explaining that she was recently widowed and dating again. Then out of no where she tells us that she just went to the OB-GYN that past week. Well her’s is so sexy, she loves visiting him and being in stirrups. {KILL ME!} Well apparently they had to have the talk about contraceptives since she is still just so incredibly fertile and now sexually active again. WHAT? It was like a nightmare. I was hoping to wake up and kept thinking that surely it would end.. but she kept going! She talked about dating multiple men at a time, sleeping with them, her children, being hungover… did I mention she’s old enough to be my mother?! It was gross and horribly disturbing.

Recently, I met a woman who in the span of five minutes told me that she is separated from her husband but hasn’t pushed with the divorce, how much she owed on her taxes this past year, about her credit card and student debt, her attempt at dating, the cities she’s lived in throughout her life and what her job and financial plans were for the next year. How is this relevant small talk? Why do I need to know this? Honestly, I will probably never see this woman again. It doesn’t make any sense.

While I tend to speak my mind about things in everyday life – I also like to keep some things to myself. I have a select few people I confide in with my problems and fears but I by no means tell random strangers or people I would consider merely acquaintances anything personal. I feel as though the people who over share tend to be fishing for sympathy. Well they aren’t going to get it from me. Ha.

So here’s my advice you to you over sharing, sympathy seeking people out there. I did not, do not and will not ever give a shit about your personal problems. They don’t affect me in any shape or form and as a result I don’t care. I believe the saying is, “Here’s a quarter, go call someone who cares.” Well if I give you a dollar will you never talk to me again?! Furthermore, part of the reason you have these problems is because you over share everything with everyone. People don’t need to know about your ailments, sex life, and financial hardships. When you put too much out there, people will take advantage of you. Now shut up, and move on.