There are definitely times where I have felt like you & just responded with the way I felt about the post by the way it came across to me......for some reason, I seem to see things very differently than others at times. Never having been involved much with any forums before last October, I just responded with how they made me feel.

I have since learned to realize which posts those are & now when I read them, I initially step back from it.......look over other posts the person has written & try to put the pieces together before responding. If I really realize that I can't say anything constructive, sometimes I just won't respond at all. If the responses I feel are constructive are looked at wrong, I just leave it there & go on with out responding again. I refuse to get drug into a posting contest & if it looks like that is what is happening.....I drop it like a hot coal but also without any apology because I always mean what I say or I wouldn't say it. It's just that now I look into my responses more before I actually reply.

Tough character here I guess.....but usually no tougher than I am on myself.

I too have found several posts that trigger my emotions & try to search my feelings & try to understand what is going on inside of me before responding too.

I have found that these internet relationships are definitely not easy.....I have also found that one time a person takes something one way & the next time....it is completely different. I think that is true with our personal relationships too.....& sometimes what we learn over the internet is good to apply to our personal ones.

It definitely is complicated,
Debbie