Apparently sharing passwords is the new thing ... What? No!
Apparently sharing email/facebook passwords is the new thing among teenagers to show trust or intimacy or whatever. Ack! No! That's ridiculous! And such a terrible idea!
Does anyone out there do this?
There are some passwords that are more important than others, of course. I'm perfectly fine sharing some passwords and aghast at the notion of sharing others. My icanhazcheezburger account is much less secure than my credit union account. If someone asked to use my Safeway card at the grocery store, I'd say fine. But if someone wanted to use my Amazon account for whatever reason, that's going too far. Hello, amazon has my credit card ever-ready to charge at a moments notice!
But email? No way! I've had very personal conversations with people over email and those conversations were meant for them and them alone. I don't want anyone having access to them, ever. I don't think people who are in a relationship are automatically entitled to that level of disclosure.
Access to my email without my consent is a serious breach of trust, and one I've dealt with before. No matter what the intention, in the would we live in, email has become a vital part of our identity and accessing that wealth of information is a big deal.
I guess I just don't buy the idea that in order to be close with someone, you have to share absolutely everything. There are things that should be shared, and things that need to stay private. For me, sharing an email password crosses the line. Other people may be less concerned about email but more guarded about facebook. I know very well that I'm too guarded about a lot of things, but I don't think I'm out of line here.