Feel guilty after gossiping? You’re clearly not doing it right | Polly Hudson

Some social media users claim they get a horrible sinking feeling called ‘post-gossip clarity’ after dishing the dirt. May I suggest they try harder? Many phrases sound more elegant in French and post-coital tristesse is one of them. The English version is direct to the point of rudeness: post-nut clarity. This phenomenon, much discussed on social media, isn’t exactly the sadness à la Française, it’s more the sudden clear-headedness and, often, sense of regret men experience after climax, onc...

By Polly Hudson