What do you think your friends say to each other when you are not around?  I'm sure most of us would like to think that our friends have nothing but wonderful things to say about us when we are not within earshot.  Unfortunately, people are only human and it is quite possible that they feel more comfortable saying some of the things that they feel about us to others instead of to our faces.  Don't put that face on, you know that the truth sometimes hurts.  Also, there are just certain things that you keep to yourself, even in the closest of friendships, for fear of hurting the other person's feelings.  No matter how open minded you are, nobody likes to be criticized especially by those we care about the most.     As I pondered over my original question I thought about what my friends would say about me to each other if I wasn't around.  The first thing that crossed my mind is that these would have to be negative things because there is no difficulty in telling someone … [Read more...]