It wasnt really meant to be a particularly serious thread, Art.
I take it you dont know, or care, how you come over then, or whether you would want to be your friend?
Errmm Carol. It wasnât meant to be a sarcastic remark at all!
I said it, because itâs true!
I am not always thinking, âOooh does so and so like me, did l come over ok?â
If l donât then thatâs their problem, not mine!
I have loads of friends in real life and l must be doing something right as no one has complained yet!
Good Grief! Mups. Of course l donât care how l come over to people because l have more things to worry about in life!
Would l want to be my friend? Yes of course, l would because lâm good fun to be with!
Bigheaded but true! Or maybe, l am just very confident in my later life?
But are you sure about that Art?
Only kidding ⊠Iâd find you a bit overwhelming as a friend ⊠Iâll rephrase that, Iâd be overwhelmed to be your friend.
Seriously ⊠at our age itâs a bit late to wonder if weâre liked or not as do any of us want to change? Could we change? I certainly donât so I have to accept that not everyone will like me.
Yes, Morti but on a forum do we really know the person?
We are judged and perceived on what we say but none of us know the real person because weâve never met them.
I think you probably would like me in real life and l would probably like you because weâd see the smiles, the facial expressions and the real personality.
I think many people are on their best behaviour on a forum so youâll never know the real them.
Well Iâm always on my best behavior too âŠ
Thatâs the thing with forums though, youâre right, you do see the persona the person wants to project.
Yes Iâm sure you do have a lot of friends in real life Art. Itâs just that your sharp remark seemed dismissive as though the thread was beneath youâŠ
I think Iâm a bit in awe of you really - you seem so superior!
Oh Carol. That was a bit cutting, wasnât it?
This is all because my take on the thread question was different to everyone elseâs reply.
Note to myselfâŠfollow the crowd and donât you dare have an opinion!
âŠnahâŠI follow no crowd, that would be me denying me my true self.
I have been there and done that thoughâŠyou deny the development of your own mind when you do that,imo.
Your own opinion is as valid as anyone elseâs, even when I was friends with my friend who I had to walk away from, she always seemed to need to have her opinion by another friend backed up I donât need that, and couldnât have my opinion over ruled by her and her mates, so I walked, there was more to it than that though, which is a bit personal,we went back a long way.
My point is no matter how many back anotherâs opinion, it wonât sway me into agreeing with them, if I believe Iâm right I wonât budgeâŠI wonât allow people to dismiss my opinion either, as itâs just as valid as theirs.
I donât consciously worry about how I come across to others, Iâm just me and grown to Love me,