In spite of the proverb, ( 2b ) is seldom as strange or
interesting as fiction. Most of us
don't want to know
the 1
painful facts about other people's lives. I often feel burdened
when friends confide in me about their marriage problems,
childhood traumas, or job dissatisfactions. Even though I try my
best to console and reassure, I can't help wishing my friends
4 ) Someone else.