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When accidental knowledge creates uncomfortable social dynamics

I accidentally received my neighbor's mail and discovered they are being investigated by the FBI, and now I know something I should not know about someone I have to face every day.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The burden of unwanted information about others can poison relationships even when we have done nothing wrong to obtain it.

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