It sometimes feels that, in life, everyone judges you, not for who you are, but by how you look, who you spend time with, how you speak, who you go out with, where you live, what you do for an occupation, what your quirky habits are etc etc etc. It's not that it feels this way, they do.
Now we have facebook, twitter, tumblr, formspring, bbm and countless other ways of communicating with people and presenting yourself in the way you want, but it doesn't stop us being judged, and abused. We need to keep our secrets, but these everyday 'gossip columns' are ways for people to find out where you are, what you're doing, who you're with and how long for. Even if you aren't posting something, someone else is. Ways of socialising are quickly becoming places where secrets are bared for all to see, freely discussed in a public domain, and ripped to shreds by those who would criticise your personal life, whether they have any involvement at all.
We complain about other peoples' lives and then complain when they become involved in ours. But it is us that lay ourselves open to criticism and judgement. What do we do?
