Are there any people on here who you think you would get on with in real life?
Picto
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Generally, family aside, I am a solitary person who tends to avoid the company of other people. However, there are times when my withdrawn nature leads to bouts of melancholy loneliness and this is where DS is valuable. I can maintain my anonymous isolation whilst discussing topics that interest me.
During my time on DS I have conferred with many people who have similar interests / personalities / views as myself and i sometimes wistfully wonder what if I knew these people IRL. Could we be proper friends. (in reality we would probably fall out after 5 minutes).
Don't worry my fanciful friends, i'm not going to turn up on anyones doorstep carrying alcohol and snacks hoping for a night of carousing. I'm just trying to point out in my overly soppy way that I feel I relate to a lot of people on here (pretty obviously given the size of the forum and my choice where to post, I suppose).
Are there any people on here who you think you would get on with in real life?
During my time on DS I have conferred with many people who have similar interests / personalities / views as myself and i sometimes wistfully wonder what if I knew these people IRL. Could we be proper friends. (in reality we would probably fall out after 5 minutes).
Don't worry my fanciful friends, i'm not going to turn up on anyones doorstep carrying alcohol and snacks hoping for a night of carousing. I'm just trying to point out in my overly soppy way that I feel I relate to a lot of people on here (pretty obviously given the size of the forum and my choice where to post, I suppose).
Are there any people on here who you think you would get on with in real life?
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1. Select target for whatever reason, jealousy possibly.
2. Post thread similar to said target, just to reel them in a bit
3. Sit on target's original thread/post so that eventually they will see the words in front of them.
4. Laugh heartily when said target repeats their previous post
I think these people are in the minority though.
I feel there are many 'good' people who post on here. However, I am a terrible judge of character (probably due to my lack of real friends).
It only takes one to ruin it for the rest.
To be honest I probably wouldn't stray to far away from the personalitys I have around me in real life, as some views on here seem pretty extreme for various reasons.
I like the sound of you Picto, you seem to be a kind and thoughtful person.
But quite a few I would enjoy a pint with and a few females whom I would really enjoy their "craic" and banter.
Thank you.
I suppose it would be quite easy to invent a character on here though. However, you do tend to get a feeling for authenticity once you've been here for a while.
Sometimes I get a sense of rapport between certain posters on here and often think they could be firm friends in real life. I get this sense with many posters in your case.
Ya wee darlin' Picto.
You sound lovely and I'll be your friend if you want. xx
pm me x
But you're not denying that you know some of them
It's true that the anonymity of this forum could veil certain aspects of character but you tend to get a feel of a person on here (not literally). Looks wouldn't matter to me.
I don't 'know' any of them but I am aware of what some posters do on here and i dislike this behaviour. Obviously I wouldn't want to be acquainted with these characters in real life.
but you do on here. Riiight.. Maybe stick with the online stuff Picto. I've always thought you were ok, but you have associates that I dislike
Some on here make me laugh so much, the tears run down my face, they are so funny with their wiitty replies and some bring me near to tears sometimes, when things aren't so good. I will admit I do come on here often, when I'm in dire need of a comfort blanket.
You can't be sure, but I think you can get a general idea.