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Warnings of a Defined Nature

I'm not here a lot.
I'm not looking or needing any validation, sympathy, or understanding.

I come..., I type..., I log out...

I have less than a handful of people here that I've known for a decade or more and I sometimes respond to them.

I do not seek to openly ignore or demean anyone by way of a lack of reply or reaction to things that are said on my posts.

I have a complicated life filled with all kinds of things that keep me far too busy to cultivate or maintain normal friendships here. But that is not to say that I am unfriendly.
It just says that my real life will always trump this half world of people that never use their real names or say things that actually matter in more than just some passing manner.

If you have ever received a reply or a message from me it's because I care in my own fashion and only want good things for you. It means I've appreciated you in some way that will eventually turn out to be meaningless in your real life.
If you've never gotten either from me there's a good chance that it means exactly the same with a little less intimacy involved.

So please..., Be Well - Live Happy - Die Trying,
Mr. Curmudgeon ~aka: Hikingman ~ aka: The Snowdog
AKA: Rob

P.S. - Thanks for reading whatever you've read.
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LadyBronte · 61-69, F
I get it.
Thanks for your writings.
HikingMan · 51-55, M
@LadyBronte
Oh dear....,

You and I have been friends for close to a decade now.
I implore you not to assume any of this post has anything to do with you at all in even the slightest of ways.
It was written at a time where my messages and the replies I was receiving at the time weren't all that friendly, kind, understanding, or welcomed.

I'll unpin it now as it has more than served its purpose.

I've enjoyed our exchanges, and I wouldn't take anything back between us.
You're one of the few I consider worthwhile here. I'm sorry if this post seemed striking or dismissive to you at all.

You're one of my top 10 people on SW.
I was completely surprised to see you reply here as if you've never seen this.
LadyBronte · 61-69, F
@HikingMan I took no offense to anything, nor did I assume it was about me. But thank you for asking. I think we've both been through things that require us to write out the thoughts and feelings we can share no where else. And I, too think you're one of the genuine ones - that attribute is difficult to find here. I'm not sure why I only saw this just now, or maybe I read it earlier but with a different mindset. Either way, it spoke to me.