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losttreasure -> RE: Not sure what to think... (12/12/2006 5:14:39 PM)
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Julia... I do appreciate that your comment was made to the thread in general... I did not perceive any inference by anyone about me specifically and my comment wasn't to challenge you. I simply stated that I do not understand and why, and asked for clarification. From my own experiences, I've not had any incidents and I could not understand where what "strangers on the internet" thought or said could cause any real problems. After all, we aren't talking about sharing real names, addresses or phone numbers... or any other personal information that might lead to a genuine threat. I did find the thread you were talking about, and yes, I do see where one person had a single lunatic trying to stir up trouble. Perhaps that is a good reason to avoid publicizing who you are involved with, and yes... I agree, who needs to invite headache. Then again, if any real grief were caused (which doesn't appear to be so in this case), it wouldn't say much about the stability of their relationship. I do agree that keeping personal stuff personal is generally a wise choice. I've no need or desire to go sharing the details of what FirmHandKY and I get up to, or even the general dynamics of our relationship. However, if we all decided today that we'd no longer provide any personal information, to include opinions and beliefs, there'd not be not be a whole lot to read in the forum here. Of course I respect the choice of those who wish to keep their relationships to themselves; it's their business and not mine. However, and I don't know if others view it the same way, but I do consider what I know of someone's background when I read their comments. If someone has a history of getting collared by a new dom every other week, I'm not likely to take any advice they have on nurturing a long-term relationship very seriously. Naturally, I do take into consideration that what I do know is next to nothing, and not necessarily the whole truth (if truthful, at all); but that is the nature of conversation in a forum such as this. In the same respect, it really doesn't matter how others judge me or my relationship. I wouldn't go so far as to completely dismiss the opinions of the other posters here... there are real people on the other side of those words, after all... but I take each comment in the spirit it appears to be given and offer my own in kind. In the end, it's up to me how I take, process and apply anything written here, if at all.
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