Posted by S. Howard on November 25, 2000, at 14:26:25
In reply to Re shouldn't have written that post, posted by shellie on November 22, 2000, at 23:07:43
> I should have thought a bit more about sending that post, and now regret having done it. When I was writing about my cat, I realized this is the place I am most comfortable on the board. No confrontation. It much better for me not to have any strong feelings about the board--it is a board full of interesting people, but people I will never really know.
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Shellie,
I think it's okay to enjoy interacting with the people here, some of us have few other people to go to. Over the years I have purposely and systematically eliminated most of my relationships because I could not be the kind of friend that they wanted. It was sheer torture for me to sit on the phone for hours and listen to somebody talk. I couldn't commit to going out because I simply never knew if I would be up for it. Of course, this really upset people, and I was forever apologizing and explaining and feeling guilty when they did not understand. I just got sick of making excuses for myself.
Still, it is nice to have someplace to go where you can talk about your problems, but you're not committed. I think that is probably part of the attraction for all of us. Ironically, I have found the people on this board to be more intelligent, insightful, understanding, clever, and funny than most "normal" people I know.
Well it is time for me to do stop yapping for awhile and do some cleaning. I will sweep the room with a glance, haha.
-Gracie
poster:S. Howard
thread:3070
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20001117/msgs/3269.html