I'm sorry, I thought we were talking about the social aspect of JW and DW "growing up, hanging out, doing whatever" because they were neighbors.
No. Social circles are social circles. Manhattan, Tokyo and Los Angeles may be small town to you, not me. The large cities can be anonymous, but not social circles those are just that a social group - it's a smaller atmosphere that has nothing to do with the population of the town or city where one lives. Maybe the term social circle it means something different toyou. Think race car circuit, church, PTA, drug house, people with like-minded interests. Yes, there is gossip within. It's human nature.
People who live in the same apartment complexes and buildings frequently know what's what. Not about everyone, but there is some knowledge.
I'm not talking about best friends forever *rollseyes* dating friends exes because I'm not 12 years old.
Gossip. People gossip.