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Originally Posted by sugahorse1
I am referring to the kind of support relationships we form here.
For some of us, this is the only real interaction we have, other than maybe a husband, T, pdoc... Some of us REALLY rely on these relationships for strength and support.
But do they stop us from recognizing that we need real people in our life too? Or can these online relationships really be enough for us?
I don't have the answer...but I know my PC relationships mean the world to me, even if I have no idea what the people look like, nor have spoken to them.
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It depends, for me. I prefer RL relationships to PC relationship, not that I haven't developed comraderie with PC aquaintances, through the years. BUT...and there's a big BUT, here.
'Judging' tones and word expressions, that PC people use, I don't know, maybe it comes out less harsh, in RL with body language and facial expressions...that behind an e-mail/board post/chat room...either doesn't translate as 'lighter' that it was meant to be, or left wondering if it's more condescending in tone. I don't know.
I go through spells, of just wanting to pull the plug on PC life, altogether...and, um...right now, is another one of those moments.
I read differently on PC world, than I do in Reality.
I'm softer, in person and 'harder' on-line.
ANd I am a really sensitive person, behind the screen, and more apt to deflect things inRL.
so...I just don't know how to answer this....
