Sensitive Topic Among College Friends

I am assuming she's suffering due to no child, maybe going through a lot due to her family pressure. So she may have been trying to take statistics to report back to her family.
"See am not the only one, this many people also don't have kids".

 

Well posting the entire conversation on the group was also not the right thing to do.

 

She may be having some psychological issue, possibly due to her childlessness.
Adding to that, it is understandable that she must be presurized by the family.
Her problem and pressure that make her discuss such matters with friends upon reunification. Because possibly, this is what running in her life.
If it is me on her place, I would rather talk extensively on career and how best we are balancing work and life. Because that is what eating up my mind since a long time. In fact, I discuss this with everyone, so discussing the same with my old buddies wouldn't be a taboo for me.
I understand... such repeated or unrelated discussions can be so boring for those who are not in the same boat.
But there is a way to avoid this. There is a diplomatic manner to ignore or omit such talks without hurting the other fellow, specially after knowing she is battling with childlessness, and possibly affected by that psychologically.
To know this, you don't need statistics or expertise. It is understandable, right.

What kind of a mentality to post private chats in public forums, and feel OK about it?
It is rude and shows the ill-manners of that friend of yours.

 

No matter what...your friend posting it in FB was a mean thing to do.

 

Understand your friends frustration. The lady asking personal questions most definitely have some anxiety or insecurity issues. Your friend could have replied like " You seems be in lots of tension. We are here to enjoy. So no personal problems or queries please. I am not comfortable to discuss" or anything along that lines. To be honest, sharing her entire conversation to all common friends, seems a bit cruel to me.

 

Everyone has different problems in life, medical professional personal. Not all maybe comfortable sharing on a public platform..
Your classmate may not be able to establish a good rapport with some people atleast after this..

 

Everyone has worries and fears. Its upto each individual how they discuss it and treat others and behave in a mature manner. Some of the behaviour that was mentioned seemed very teenager like.

 

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