Are You A Snoop?

A few years ago, while living with a boyfriend who was entertaining an old friend, I walked down the hallway and past my bathroom to find said old friend rummaging through my things in the medicine cabinet.  When I asked if I could help her find something, she looked at me, a little stunned and mentioned she was “looking for hairspray.”  I was floored and though I had nothing to hide, I felt violated.  This was my personal space and while it was only filled with contact solution and Secret Deodorant, I didn’t appreciate someone going through it without my permission.

From checking your mate’s text messages to glancing at your colleagues emails to the boss, snooping is something many do but the question is not how common it is but how OK it is.   There are some men and women for whom snooping has benefited them.  They discovered partners were not being honest about who they were or what they were doing, they got an edge over a calculating colleague but, for others, sneaking around has caused massive guilt and even broken their relationships.

What do you think about snooping?  Do you do it?

Would you break up with someone for doing it?