perverseangelic
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Joined: 2/2/2004 From: Davis, Ca Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth jaded, Man O Man, after reading that story I think all these meet on-line sites should be banned, and we should go back to the good old pre-internet days where you met lifestyle people....ummm where is it that we DID meet people? Merc While I see the dangers of the internet, I think that would be going to far, even in jest. The world of the net has opened so many more options for many of us. I have social anxiety disorder. I find it almost impossible to go into a new situation where there will be groups of people. So I would never have been able to brave a munch/local meeting baring...well...exceptional circumstances. The net has allowed me to become part of a community of those who also do what I do. I can meet one or two people with whom I have already established a raport. I think, though, my perceptions are tainted in that I don't seek to find a primary partner through the net. I was lucky enough to meet mine in a completely vanilla setting. If I -were- looking, I might have a different outlook. Still, to imply that the net has somehow cheapned BDSM as a culture/group/movement/wahtever is doing a disservice to those of us who have been able to more truly express ourselves through this medium.
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