Are you easy to get close to… or does it take time?

believe it or not. i'm very difficult to get to know, very few people I let in. So if I let you in, that's special, offline even worse. besides family...nobody knows me.

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JohnnyNoir · 61-69, M

There's something about an online community that can bond over shared experiences. Maybe it's the anonymous nature of it but I think it's fair to say we sometimes need that outside validation we get from folks who don't know us. Maybe they are less judgmental and more sympathetic because they understand

OogieBoogie · F

@JohnnyNoir i think its just safer.
One feels secure in knowing people connections online are a lot easier to control.
They dont know people in your life, and so nothing is going to spiral out of control.

Well.... hopefully not.

JohnnyNoir · 61-69, M

@OogieBoogie Well put. If you're lucky, you can find solace and enough of a push to do better