Behind the stories you tell are the ones you don’t

And mostly, those parts you keep to yourself are the ones you consider to be:

1. irrelevant
2. inappropriate
3. reputation-wrecker
4. too personal to share

Some people might feel that there’s more to what you say. It might be valid or unreasonable for them to think that way. But regardless of the truth, it’s easy for other people to fill in the spaces you didn’t care enough to say.

There will always be different sides to the story.

And the noisiest ones aren’t always the truth.