The weekend is over and first period starts. “No no no, I was there, I totally saw him hook up with her.” “Really, I’m her best friend, she told me that they didn’t.” “Wait so does his girlfriend know?” The typical comments made by high school girls whenever there is a scandal. My question is, who really cares? When you’re the one that they are talking about, it may not seem too funny, but I have to admit, when ever I am exposed to these conversations, I always listen in. What I don’t understand is why people find these things so amusing. Do we ever stop and think about who is actually hurting in this so called game of Truths and Rumors?

Not only can rumors certainly break up friendships and relationships, but how do we know a person is a credible source? Having someone say they saw it can only mean so much. Typical high school parties unfortunately include alcohol and drugs, and do those make people’s ‘vision’ clearer? And what about those so called best friends that know everything, but claim nothing happened. Are they telling the truth, or just trying to cover up something so “no one gets hurt”?

Bottom line is that apparently a guy and girl hooked up and the girlfriend is left out of the loop. What does she think about this? What does he think about this? What do you guys think about this? Clearly it’s in all of your interests to talk about it, but would you be the one to tell the girl if you really saw it? Would you want someone to tell you? Rather than talking about it, maybe step it up and tell the person if it really concerns you. So think about it. What would you do? Are you playing along in the game of Truths and Rumors?