@morrgin I remember a particular night when my husband had just been discharged from the hospital after more than a month. We were so delighted but he was not himself - and never would be, completely, again.
But that night I was full of hope and content just to watch him sleep. I posted on EP, and the response was overwhelming. And comforting.
Here I am. Loved EP. Wrote my life and poetry there. Over a period of about 8 - 10 years. There will never be another site like EP. What a time! Still have most of my inner circle too. Some kept in touch privately too.
EP was great for me... had a good time there. Migrated to SW when it launched but I've never got going here as I did on SW. People are somehow more reluctant to talk or reply here, even though quite a lot of them are from EP and were more open there... Don't know what the reason is!
But here I am... and maybe will stay. All the best to all ex-EPers!
The poll is rather meaningless, isn't it, because question reads as if aimed at ex-EP users anyway.
I used EP for a few years but left quite a while before it closed. One reason was that it seemed to be drifting into something very dark indeed, including themes I did not want on any computer of mine.
EP was wonderful. There were so many great people there. SW is different. It’s more like a Twitter(ish) site. Few words, quick thoughts, rapid responses…
EP had greater depth and closer relationships imho.