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WyldHrt -> RE: CollarMe Relationships - Good or Bad? (9/2/2009 2:30:30 AM)
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*sigh* I'll bite
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I have no doubt that some of these stories are in fact real but like diamonds in the rough they are very few and very far between.
Actually, I've seen lots of folks find their partners on CM, and a disproportionately large number of couples met right here on the boards. Personally, I believe that this is because reading the posts of others lets you know a bit about who they are and how they think with no pressure or expectation other than dialogue or, in the case of this forum, fun and silliness.
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Friendships? Not if you go the forum or message board route.
I do believe you are quite mistaken, and that many, many folks here would disagree. I have met lots of folks from the boards who have become very close friends. We get together, party together, play together, yak moderately incessantly on the phone, cmail/ email, etc. A friend from this board that I had not even met yet came north to help me move last year. I sent another friend met here a birthday surprise package of handmade toys for he and his slave to enjoy. There have been 2 weddings and numerous birthday parties that I know of in the last year where CM members drove hours or flew in to join the festivities and spend time together. Many of us waited online for updates when a certain Domme here was in labor, sending supportive messages and encouragement to her and her partner. How is this not friendship?
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Same old do nothing's who claim to be deep deep in the scene then you note they seem to be posting every night of the week? Now who truly into the scene spends their nights on message and forum boards?
How does time spent online relate to whether someone is in the scene, lifestyle, D/s, M/s, bedroom kinky, or whatever? Many are not public players, and many public players aren't hitting the clubs every night. Some of us work long hours, and come here to relax and talk to like minded folks and friends after work. We party/play on weekends, but not necessarily every weekend. Plenty of other folks here are just living their chosen dynamics with their chosen partners, and come here as time allows. Just because one is in the scene or in the lifestyle doesn't mean that they play or go to clubs every hour they are not at work or sleeping, sheesh. Newsflash- someone can post here whilst dinner is cooking and still be in the midst of a heavy scene a few hours later.
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Hopefully this will have a net affect of toning down the absurd cyber bullies who crush real discussion with their pseudo experience and know more than thou attitudes. And that goes double for the gang bangers those are the ones who chime in with the cyber bullies you know comments like "right JB he's off on loony land" "I hear ya TS" etc etc.
1) People who disagree with you are not bullies. They are stating thier opinion of what was posted. Perhaps reading and thinking about said opinion instead of hurling insults would be a bit more productive. 2) If so many others share that opinion, perhaps you should reread the OP in light of the responses.
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Just remember when you try to snap back on me I'll be checking your forum entry dates!
Not snapping, but please feel free. I encourage you to note in particular the thread about my birthday party, hosted by good friends that I met right here, and attended by others met both on the forums and through those I met on the forums. If the whole thing was my imagination, where the hell did those bruises come from? Also note that the next such party is only 10 days away [:D] and will be attended by folks from out of state who met the rest of us.... guess where?
Many of us who have met here have taken friendships from online to phone and real time. We are a part of each other's lives, whether you choose to believe it or not.
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