If you are anything like me, you enjoy spilling tea every now and then. While I was never one to tell others things, my friends would tell me things they had overheard. As time went on, though, I started to wonder how much of this gossip was true, and how much was actually just a nasty rumor. I couldn’t imagine if people were spreading false rumors about me, and so I tried to stop partaking in the gossip. Still, part of me wanted to know what was going on with other people.
During quarantine, my boyfriend sent me a Reddit link. I know, I know–Reddit? I thought the same thing. Luckily, Reddit has taken a hard stance on what you may infamously know Reddit for: incels. After spending some time on Reddit myself, I’ve not come across anything of the sort either. Unfortunately, some people using the site for the wrong reasons resulted in Reddit getting a bad name.
Anyway, curiosity killed the cat, and I could not avoid looking at the link my boyfriend shared with me. The link sent me to a post under r/relationship_advice. As you might expect, the writer of the post was asking for relationship advice. After checking out the post, I got hooked. Not only was I able to get my fix of gossip, but I was also able to give people advice–all while remaining anonymous.
Since I started going through the relationship advice subreddit, I no longer feel like I need to hear gossip from my friends. I realized that it is a much healthier way to get tea if I feel like it’s needed. Plus, the relationship advice subreddit is a much better option, because the people who post on there genuinely want help from a community of people. I no longer want to be part of such a negative cycle in which false rumors get passed around. It can be so damaging to the people the rumors are about, and I have zero interest in doing something that could hurt someone for a long time.
If you are looking for a change in how you get your gossip, I strongly recommend the relationship advice subreddit, especially if you’re someone who likes giving out advice and helping people.