Everyone is guilty of this, some people more so than others. If you’re going to try to end this, power to you =D. I would tell you that okay, from this day forward I will join you in the wave not to gossip, but that makes me no better than a politician.

Also, is it okay to think bad thoughts about other people? Us as humans, shouldn’t we interact in a non-sneaky manner? I mean, I like straightforward people, if you don’t like someone, you don’t like them; no pretense involved.

I have the most problem with people who I believe to never talk about others, but say the worst things. And when I discover this, I really really don’t like them, b/c I feel cheated out of friendship and trust.

If I were you and had so much problem with this, I would just not be friends with those people, but then again you might end up with no friends.

Also to consider, maybe perhaps the gossip, however horrible it may appear, may have quite a bit of truth in it. I mean, humans arent that brilliant, we only talk about what’s there, albeit sometimes exaggerated, but the gossip is often nonetheless real.

Just in general, be happy =D;
if the sky falls, use it as your blanket, how comfy!