The Difference Between Sharing and Oversharing
Sharing: “My boyfriend and I went to pub trivia last night.”
Oversharing: “At pub trivia last night, my boyfriend drank so much that later on he couldn’t get it up, and he cried.”
Sharing: “I’m excited about the growing readership for my blog.”
Oversharing: “I’ve tracked my cute coworker’s IP address, and she read two posts last week!”
Sharing: “My wife and I have talked about having a threesome.”
Oversharing: “Last time we were having sex, my wife and I talked about how hot it would be if you were there too.”
Sharing: “My coworkers are so annoying.”
Oversharing: “Barry from accounting stinks up the men’s room every day at 3 PM.”
Sharing: “I love Neil Diamond.”
Oversharing: “I own all of Neil Diamond’s Christmas albums. It’s a shame he’s a Jew.”
Sharing: “Sorry I can’t make the meeting today; I have a family health issue to attend to.”
Oversharing: “Sorry I can’t make the meeting today. I promised my little sister I’d go with her to her abortion.”
Sharing: “I liked that video you posted on Facebook.”
Oversharing: “Your Facebook profile is my home page.”
Sharing: “Yeah, Jerry and I hooked up, but it was just a one-time thing.”
Oversharing: “Jerry threw up on me while we were having sex.”
Sharing: “Sorry, can’t go out for happy hour tonight—I’m broke.”
Oversharing: “I spent $300 on these pants.”
Sharing: “In grade school, kids really picked on me.”
Oversharing: “One time in second grade, Jeremy Susser stuck his finger in his butt, then pinned me down and stuck his finger in my mouth.”
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