One of the five ethical systems that apply to my own life is the golden mean, which proposes that a person’s moral virtue stands between two vices, with the middle, or the mean, being the foundation for a rational society (p. 23). When developing new friendships I often find myself practicing the golden mean with the information that I share with this new person. I find that giving just enough information, without being too vague or sharing too much too soon, is the foundation of developing a positive relationship with someone. However, I have had some instances where the person whom I’ve just met jumped off the deep end of information. I feel that there are certain things that should wait to be shared until a deep relationship has been formed.
