How are your experiences here compared to Experience Project?

@Gauntlets28: I hope to see that! I joined about a week ago and I wasn't aware until today that this website was only made a few months ago or something? I understand now that it's a bit unfair to compare a website which is months old against a website that had years to grow and flourish. I look forward to seeing SW grow and expand and hopefully, maybe even exceed EP.

@MysticMermaid456: I think the posts are beginning to get a bit more confident on here too, and more interesting. Before now SW posts have been too short, uncreative and impersonal. I'd like to see more interesting experiences and difficult or interesting discussions.

I completely agree and I hope so too, honestly I've been a bit apprehensive about this site because I don't think I've seen any posts that are experiential, personal or anything like that which was always seen on EP. But I hope to start seeing stories shared by the heart soon as the site and confidence grows.

@Elandra77: I resonate so much with this comment... The entire reason I joined EP was to find different people who experienced similar circumstances that I was in because I craved closeness and connection and honestly, I wanted help and knowing that someone understood did help.

But my experience on here is quite different. I think the right word would be, kind of... superficial? Does that makes sense? Like, there is no layer underneathe... there's no depth... which is a shame, because that was such an important feature of EP.

I'd love to experience the close connections here that I had on EP but sadly, as you said, the majority of my inbox is people looking for sexual content and stuff like that.

I hope you find what you're looking for some day though and, if you'd like, I hope we can be friends because you seem nice and I love poetry as well as personal experience stories shared from the heart and root of a person.

@MysticMermaid456: I am glad then, that I am not alone in my feelings. So many take issue when I describe it as having intimacy. But when I joined , in 2011 to the end- there was. 2011- late 2013 was a magical time. In 2012-13 EP started to destroy itself form the inside out. Many of my early friend were those that were active 2009-10. And less so when I came. saratogagirl for one. Paganpoet for another. But so many came later, when the site has been destroyed, and to them they saw no intimacy-

I joined as I needed to learn to love again and to trust again. And I needed one to teach me. And to find the shattered pieces of me and lovingly put them back together. One did that.

But they didn't stop there.

They made me MUCH BETTER. And for that I am eternally grateful.

Yes, superficial makes sense. There is no underlayer. But it is also a bit unfair. Why? Because the site is 13 months old. And I wonder HOW P was in 2007 , after 13 months. Are we ahead(SW) , or behind? BUT-EP in those days had TONS of features this place lacks. Horoscopes, mood music, Dream interpretations, confessions, blogs, favorites. cards, tributes, gestures, libraries, online games, and more. So I agree with you on that. BUT--in 5 years time , in SW's 2011 period, I wonder where the site will be? It may develop and closeness and intimacy may be achieved. But I do not see it. I just wish I could write, as I write light hearted romance.

You seem sweet. And you write with heart, passion and conviction. And love- I can hear it in your words as much as I can feel it in your being. Your heart, mind and soul. And that is a litmus test for me. And those hings, to me are far more appealing in another than any picture or sexual innuendo.

This is an EXACT copy of an EP post of mine.(That took some work!) Sans the comments . And with another preface. It got read. But that is because so many loved her besides me. This is my writing style.

https://similarworlds.com/9357455-I-Love-Hongruilin/689577-After-this-dear-lady-left-EP-for-her-own-reasons-I

Wow. You had such a deep connection then? I can feel it in your writing, it's really quite a profound energy would you say? I really hope you find that again, it sounds so rare and beautiful but I'm positive that if you allow yourself to find it once more the possibilities will present themselves to you. The universe always provides.

I joined under quite similar circumstances I would say so I understand the relief of feeling like you've found that solace. I can only imagine the difficulty you must have felt when the website started to change or was taken down taking into regard the situations that lead you to finding the website.

I'm really so glad that you expanded so much and allowed yourself to grow with love and light. You must be so content with the memories of EP and how the website served your being for a time.

Oh, thank you so, so much! Your words are so kind and heart-felt. I really appreciate that. And yes, I feel the same way - I'd much rather find a connection here with a person's being rather than looking for a sexual pass time... I don't really like that at all about this website but I suppose you get that everywhere on-line.

You seem like such an enlightened, beautiful person and I'm glad we got to communicate here. I'm thankful for you sharing your story with me and I look forward to us sharing more stories in the future hopefully. I'll read your poem now, I can't wait to see what your writing style is like!

All the best.

@Elandra77: Awesome. I don't have it in the internet yet. I just have the code on my local computer. I think many will want to join. I have plans.

We'll have your site full in no time haha!

@MysticMermaid456: Thank you. I will need admins. Good people to keep the pedos off the site. Everyone is welcome but pedos.

I'm sorry to hear all of that. I'm sure you just resonate well together. Some friendships don't need explanations.

@MysticMermaid456: But I'm sure people stopped talking to them also so it's equal. I think it's a cultural thing.

It could be I guess. I wish you well in going forward in the future though. I'm sure you'll meet many people online and offline who will have a great impact.

http://www.sodahead.com

@Deadcutie: jesus christ

Most active members that still associate with sodahead belong to sodahead groups on Facebook, where they still argue and troll about the life and politics

@JarJarBoom: I feel like EP had more mature content and stories about difficult experiences as well whereas this website seems to be more about random questions about nothing really in particular.

@MysticMermaid456: yea, i feel that way too...this site does feel different

Thank you for being honest and commenting, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who feels this way haha.

It's no problem at all, really! You seem really cool. Ahh, thank you so much. I really appreciate that.

@MysticMermaid456: Ahh stop it Mysti
Just kidding lol

Hahaha.

@Picklebobble2: Yeah, that's the biggest thing I've noticed too. Tbh, I feel like I get a lot more private messages on here than I ever did at EP even though I posted more over there than I did here haha.

@MysticMermaid456: That's likely! I just sent you one. The reason....People on this type of site are really looking for 'connnection' - ideological and philosophical connections. (Of course there are the few like "signmeupforthat" who just enjoy banter). So... once they find someone they are bound to follow up with a personal message to explore that person's personality and share.

That's a really interesting insight. Ideological and philosophical connections are really interesting. One of the main reasons I joined up to EP was to reach out and find people who were in similar circumstances that I was at the time and to feel that connection is really calming I feel.

@Ephemeral: Yeah, I get what you're saying. Personally, I wasn't around towards the end of EP so I'm not sure what that was like, I remember EP a good bit before it ended. I'm not even too sure why it was shut down tbh. But it's good that other people are being noticed!

@JollyRoger: Would you say you preferred EP then? I miss that too, the threads of conversations. I also wish there was an option here to make just a post, without a question or a story attached.

@MysticMermaid456: I definitely enjoyed and preferred EP. I really liked being able to look up a "friend's" latest post on a previous topic.

Yeah, I kind of agree with what you're saying. It's a shame the website was shut down.

@DanielChristensen: Ahh, that's really interesting! I haven't read a comment with that opinion so far. I hope that's a positive thing for you though and that you're doing okay.

It's ups and downs, c'est la vie. I used to put a great deal of effort and energy into my ep friendships, so sometimes the friendships I formed were more gratifying. Even though my interest has waned, I have become perhaps a bit more mature.

That's completely natural. I can understand that. I'm glad you feel there has been growth in your life and I wish you all the health and happiness in expanding further.

Tbh I wasn't around when EP ended, I only remember it from years before but I loved it so much then and it's a shame to think that it changed. But I suppose that happens I guess.

@MysticMermaid456: I liked it, for awhile. it changed because of the influx of morons that came to dwell there..:)

Hmm, that's really shame. I'm sorry to hear that.

@Thodsis: That's interesting. I didn't really experience the last year of EP so I wouldn't know what that was like.

@Purpleintelligence: That's cool! What do you like more about it?

@sighmeupforthat: Did that not occur on EP lol?

@MysticMermaid456: :P


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