Chapter 6 Discussion Question #3

The concept from the assigned reading that I have found to be useful and interesting is rules for disclosing. Rules for disclosing talks about the appropriate amount that an individual should or should not divulge in a particular setting. An example is that you should not walk up to a checker at Wal-Mart and tell them about the sexually transmitted disease you caught from a one night stand last month. This is because the checker does not have the knowledge to help you and although you may feel sharing your story is important, you may be burdening the other person. You may want to share that information however with the person you are about to become intimate with because you may be unfairly putting them at risk. The movie Closer has really great examples of the ways in which we disclose information about ourselves to significant others and also other people in our lives. Sometimes too much information is abd for a relationship. Being a girl I naturally want to know all there is to know about the people I choose to surround myself with. Men seem to stick to the disclosure rules much better than women.