For Better or For Worse Comic Strip, January 15, 2013 on GoComics.com

BenderSastre said, 5 months ago

One of my long standing paranoias is about what women say about me behind my back, especially the one who smile politely to my face.

thebird55 said, 5 months ago

@BenderSastre

Especially when you have been lovers with both.

NightShade09 said, 5 months ago

Pain and anguish are so much better when they’re happening to someone else.

Nabuquduriuzhur said, 5 months ago

People will say both good and bad things behind your back. That’s life.

Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

I dislike gossiping both relating it and hearing it.

MadCow said, 5 months ago

psychlady said, 5 months ago

Under the disguise of friendship…

James said, 5 months ago

This would be sexist except the comic strip is written and drawn by a woman. ;-)

IndyMan said, 5 months ago

That’s one thing—men aren’t ‘two-faced’ like women. If a man doesn’t like you, you know it right away. Unless he is some ’
coniving low life who wants to ‘stab you in the back’ for your job or parking place.

SUSAN NEWMAN said, 5 months ago

According to Jewish law, both gossiping and listening to gossip that destroys a person’s reputation is the same as committing murder.
Of course, a little thing like that has never stopped the yentas from flapping their gums!

jim12345 said, 5 months ago

its not gossip ? OK !!!!!!

The Life I Draw Upon said, 5 months ago

I really dislike gossip.

TheIrishInquisition said, 5 months ago

@IndyMan

I think that’s a somewhat simplistic view of things.

masnadies said, 5 months ago

I’ve been talked about behind my back by both men and women. The advantage I had with the worst of the men is he took me aside at the end of the year and said “I’ve always hated you, even when you were driving me for hours, lending me your car, etc. I find you boring and you don’t do drugs.” which was more honest than most of the women, that I had to overhear or find they eventually started avoiding me despite having pretended to be friends. I wish more people would be honest, and sooner, and not try to befriend to be nice. I do NOT trust anybody any more, unless they are either bluntly unkind (so they wouldn’t act nice to my face unless they meant it) or go out of their way to spend time with me.

I actually had to ask someone the other month what exactly gossip is, because asking like “did Julia get in to Stanford?” is not gossip, apparently “dirt” is gossip. I’m not sure about just talking mean about people behind their back. I don’t think that’s gossip but I hate it more.