Why do we love to gossip?

As a human being it is generally obvious that myself, or others will be gossiping about someone, somehow.  You might not think that you gossip, until you really analyze and catch yourself doing so. Humans do it everyday.  Whether you are reading a magazine or walking down the halls as school.  People always have something to say about someone, or something.  Gossiping can be very hurtful at sometimes.  You really should be careful when you are gossiping about someone and think to yourself  "Would I want someone to say something like this to me"? Everyone should always follow the rule if you have nothing nice to say, do not say it at all.  Humans cannot control themselves when it comes to gossiping, I like to refer to that as word vomit, because most people say what they have to say without thinking about what they truly just said about someone.    Sometimes we cannot control our mouths, but we can control our thoughts.  Humans love to gossip mainly because it is something exciting to do, and we simply have nothing better to do then to think of ways to possibly hurt someone.  When I hear the word gossip, I think of bad mouthing someone not giving them compliments. Gossiping about the latest celebrity news is what is most popular. Have you noticed, that as soon as you read a headline about someone getting into rehab, or getting a divorce we immediately think that they are horrible people?  Take Britney Spears for example, everyone thought she was nuts because she shaved her hair off, did anyone once think she did it to disguise herself from being judged? The next time you want to gossip about someone, try and turn it around and compliment someone.