# Americans feel most obligated to share gossip with a partner

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/americans-feel-most-obligated-to-share-gossip-with-a-partner/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Partners have first claim on Americans' gossip: 39% of U.S. adults feel obligated to share it with a partner, a May 2026 Verasight survey finds, and friends are close behind at 36%.

Smaller shares feel that pull toward parents (17%), siblings (16%) or coworkers (11%), and just 2% say the obligation extends to classmates. An additional 35% point to someone else or say they never feel obligated to share gossip at all.

## Topline

Which of the following people, if any, do you feel obligated to share gossip with?

Americans feel most obligated to share gossip with a partner.

- Partner(s): 39.2%
- Friends: 36.1%
- Other / I never feel obligated to share gossip: 35.0%
- Parent(s): 17.0%
- Siblings: 15.9%
- Coworkers: 11.4%
- Classmates: 2.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: daily_life
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.33](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.33)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.33](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-2.33)