Ah, MRJG, i was wondering when you were going to post this. *grins*

i could go on and on with this subject, don't worry folks, i'm not gonna, i'm not much in the mood for sharing the ins and outs of my life, which commenting too lengthily on this thread would mean doing.

One thing i did want to comment on was this, though:

Quote Originally Posted by MrJerseyGuy
I see a lot of drama going on in our chat
i think there is somewhat of a distinction between a true online relationship and some of the shenanigans that takes place in BDSM chat rooms and i think to sweep the whole lot together is to belittle what some people have. There is a wealth of difference between a meaningful online Ds (or vanilla, for that matter) relationship and some of the stuff that takes place in chat rooms...in fact, i'd go as far to say that the latter is what gives online relationships a bit of a bad name. i personally think chat rooms are a better place to have fun and friendships rather than actually be able to conduct an online relationship. i hope you don't take that the wrong way MrJG, it isn't that i don't know what you meant, i do, but the two are not the same thing.

Also, i would always offer a bit of caution in seeing interaction with other people on the interent purely as 'entertainment'..entertaining, it can be, of course, but i am always mindful that i'm not watching my TV, there is another person/people sat at the other end...and perhaps this is where the crux of the matter lies...human beings WILL eventually interact, often on the most personal of levels, when given the medium, any medium in which to do so and therefore the concept of online relationships (be it friendships, or more) has never struck me as all that odd.

And, now, cause i don't feel all that well, i'm going to go and conduct a relationship with the sofa and my teddy bear and have a nap.

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