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I Think Good Friends Are Rare

I think you should respect people's anonymity online. If a person joind this site just to vent and have fun then she/he might not want to say their real first name, state, etc. It does not even matter if the person acts nice, you still have to be cautious and you still have a right to be anonymous.
ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M
An anonymous friend who's honest is worth infinitely more than a liar who'll tell you anything you ask.
RubySoo · 56-60, F
@ThePerfectUsername please message me....lets talk about this properly because i dont know what ive done?
ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M
I have no requirement to talk about it further until such time as you're able to understand the things I've already said and that no malice was ever intended. I was wrong about one fact in particular that I wasn't aware of - but so far as I can see that should have been covered by [b]the whole truth[/b] part of my last post. You simply can't keep so-called friends in the dark that way then blame any misunderstanding on them for not chasing you up personally to double check that what you'd written was in fact The Whole Truth. You've thrown my best attempt at friendship away and I honestly don't know that I'll ever want to go there again with you. @RubySoo
RubySoo · 56-60, F
@ThePerfectUsername i told you in a private message what it was about. I didnt say everything publically because not everyone thats reads public threads are my friends....or Nunos friends and those people didnt need to know everything.

Ive appologised and tried my best to explain my reasons....i can do no more.
Stay safe and look after yourself.
RubySoo · 56-60, F
Wonderful notion. If only our curiousities didnt take over!
We can be casual friends with needed to know too much at all. Just enjoying chatting with someone because they make us giggle or we share a common problem is great therepy. But if you begin to talk regularly its hard not to get curious about your 'friend.'
Obviously it depends on the nature of your friendship and what you want from it.
I have nothing against anonimity. I dont care for people age, creed or colour or where they live. But i do need a little honesty that in not talking with a kid (it happens) or a someone claiming to be a different gender.
SW-User
@RubySoo I know but it's always a risk telling information about yourself because you never know the person you're dealing with
RubySoo · 56-60, F
@SW-User of course. As i say....it depends on the depth of the friendship. Theres dozen her i interact with here i k ow nothing about other than their user name and age. We share giggles, songs, opinions.....and thats cool.
But the ones ive gotten to know better....weve usually gotten to a point where we do share names and where we live... but by that im not talking actual address!! Lol
in10RjFox · M
So sickening when people jump on to ask for facts as the first thing and insist on having them and resisting to progress with the conversation without knowing all deyails..

Can't they subjectively talk for a few days and hold on to some suspense? Do they really wanna see the climax of the movie first, before sitting #own to watching it ?
newgirl · 56-60, F
@in10RjFox Yes! Why not let things unfold naturally through conversation. I absolutely hate the 50 questions from someone I just met.
in10RjFox · M
@newgirl yeah.. there is so much time .. and such a beautiful medium where we can talk to so many without conflicting and without so many real life interruptions..

Imagine the days of penpals writing and replying weeks apart..
newgirl · 56-60, F
Agreed. Isn't that what this site is all about? Being able to post anonymously and connect with people without even knowing who they are.
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
Exactly! I don’t share my personal information with strangers. I’ve had some get mad at me, but too bad for them. I value my anonymity. If I get close with someone, and we’ve established trust and friendship I may share some, but not always. It depends on the vibe I get from them.
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@SW-User I had a similar experience back on EP with someone who was unstable. I'm more guarded here. I've had a few here get mad that I won't tell them my first name or where I live. They don't have a right to know that information unless I'm ready and willing to share it. I have no problem not being friends with people like that.
SW-User
@ChampagneOnIce Be careful , I hope the both of us are safe here
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
@SW-User I feel safe for the most part. People get offended by the silliest things nowadays. I was recently blocked by someone because I didn’t reply to his message even though there was nothing for me to reply to in it. He basically said something like, “chat later.” It didn’t require a response, and I don’t like chatting which is clearly stated in my About Me and my message intro. Yet he got all bent out of shape about it. 🙄 I blocked him back and carried on with my day. 😄 I don’t have the time nor patience for people like that.
Pinto · 61-69, M
I love when older posts find new life! :) And I think that anonymity should be respected. If someone wants to share, they will. If not, then let them be and enjoy their presence!
SW-User
Exactly but one guy here lectured the hell out of me because I wouldn't share my information with him.@Pinto
Pinto · 61-69, M
@SW-User I'd say he's butt-hurt that you wouldn't share....and possibly had illicit intent in his correspondence with you. His lecture is his issue...not yours. He should have cherished your presence as is rather than be more demanding. Just my opinion.
SW-User
@Pinto He was very pushy and demanding, it was ridiculous.
ArtieKat · M
I joined SW, and EP before it, for the anonymity it offers. I can't understand, however, why anyone knowing my first name - or even the nearest city to me - is going to compromise that. I do understand that women have much more fraught experiences online than males - and I do genuinely sympathise - but some of the comments I've read here smack of clinical paranoia.
ArtieKat · M
@SW-User I don't see how - for example - you knowing that my name is Anthony, I live near Liverpool in the UK and that I'm between 61 and 69 years old, means you could possibly trace me.
SW-User
@ArtieKat What about if they have your phone number?
ArtieKat · M
@SW-User There's only one friend from EP days who has my phone number and whom I talk to regularly.
Agreed! If people demand more information without one sharing it willingly, they most likely can't be trusted. Sharing takes trust...trust takes time.
Serpico · 51-55, M
When it comes to deep relationships... one should be very selective... giving someone a true friendship/relationship is a gift and needs to not be just doled out like carnival tickets. This also helps not to just cheapen the relationship/friendship... and that it is exclusive. Always be picky.
SW-User
What bothers me the most is when people ask my age before we are properly introduced.If that is what you are only concerned about, then move on. Otherwise, be my friend without all that crazy fanfare
SW-User
I agree, we shouldn't be judged on our financial status, age, looks, etc. We are all human beings that need to be treated with dignity and respect
RubySoo · 56-60, F
@SW-User ....if only
thinkincubes · 41-45
So many people don't understand just how dangerous it is to reveal information about yourself, or how uncomfortable you can make someone by 'noticing' something, or guessing something correctly that the person didn't intend to reveal. Many people seemingly take pride in this guessing game, 'look how smart I am, I figured out your hometown from a tree and a lamppost', but dude, if that person wanted this information known, they would have fucking mentioned it.
SW-User
Anonymous is the new fake
Serpico · 51-55, M
How could anyone criticize you not wanting to reveal that information? Thats highly personal and a bit rude to think someone should reveal personal details to an open community.
SW-User
The guy is insane and he expected me to give him my phone number, lol. @Serpico
antonioio · 70-79, M
I've always believed that you treat others as you would to be treated yourself
SW-User
True @antonioio
olderuncle944 · 70-79, M
i agree with this statement we all deserve respect un less we brake some ones trust
brian29715 · 46-50, M
Totally agree. Have fun, but let that private life stay private.
jlsdjfhasdljfhasdfa · 41-45, M
Absolutely agree. It is upto them as he/she feels comfortable.
pentacorn · F
you're a Smiths fan!

that's literally all i need to know. 😌
496sbc · 36-40, M
good close friends are super duper rare
HifromJim · M
Good friends are rare, but worth waiting for.
SW-User
Completely agree
SW-User
👍🏼@SW-User
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
I done all that. I'm getting old
Casheyane · F
Totally agree
SW-User
👍🏼@Casheyane
Dusty101 · F
Absolutely!
Respect!
SW-User
fully agree
SW-User
@FORMERLYbatovn 👍🏼
SW-User
StellaBlue · F
🤙🌊🌺
XDHyperGirlXD1 · 31-35, F
@StellaBlue sneaks over and pokes stella cheek runs away 👀
StellaBlue · F
@XDHyperGirlXD1 😉😉🤩
Zonuss · 41-45, M
Werent you on EP. 🙂
SW-User
@Zonuss How ??
Zonuss · 41-45, M
@SW-User TearsOfTheFalls.
SW-User
@Zonuss oh ok

 
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