If there is one thing that I learned, it's that my gut does not work as evidenced by my glowing "what would you like to say to another MLer" post :-#
But I don't talk much in GTGs nor do I drink, so I doubt I'm going to stand up and announce my personal info to the world. I don't think anyone will follow me home and if they do, they would never reach because of the awesome traffic jams, lol. What else is there to be worried about?
Except for the part where you said you liked me. That part was totally cool.
We met for the first time and I took my clothes off. And that was after I and the rest of the military board had been catfished. I trust my gut. It's usually right.
ha, that WAS the first time we'd met, I'd forgotten! LOL.
And I went all the way to JayhawkGirl's house by myself. Where she was home alone with sleeping children, lol.
Indeed! And it turns out we probably have picked up lunch from the same grocery salad bar when I worked. DH knew you were coming, we had traded PMs and I felt comfortable.
I'm not afraid of someone skin-suiting me...more than anything, I hate to think that someone I know could Jezebel me and reveal something secret/personal because I offend them somehow.
Not that I have any horrible trolls on the closet, but I don't like the thought of being betrayed.
Luckily, I'm not really a target here...I mean, someone could talk some shit, but most people wouldn't really care.
I'm not afraid of someone skin-suiting me...more than anything, I hate to think that someone I know could Jezebel me and reveal something secret/personal because I offend them somehow.
Not that I have any horrible trolls on the closet, but I don't like the thought of being betrayed.
Luckily, I'm not really a target here...I mean, someone could talk some shit, but most people wouldn't really care.
You feel like je zebel betrayed gypsy?
Right? I find this odd. I don't know Jezebel from well most people here, but she was getting shit on and made to look like some skanky ho bag, she had every right to out gypsy. I don't think she should have posted the screen shot to everyone. Perhaps a pm with gypsy and booby would have been the better way to go, but she was like a feral cat being backed into a corner and was probably upset as fuck and wasn't thinking about the ramifications of posting it everywhere.
I love run on sentences and I'll use commas when I want.
I've had strange experiences IRL from this place. Nobody is lurking in my bushes or anything but I'm definitely learning to be more cautious. I admit that I've been totally dense on the subject until recently. The only people I completely trust is idoinjuly and jillianashley.
I haven't met anyone from this board, but I've met several TK friends. And I must be pretty trusting because both times I got in their car with them within 5 minutes of meeting.
One I still talk to some but one turned out to be a weirdo and kind of a jerk, so probably not my best move. I mean, my husband was with me, but something still could have happened.
I let a TKer into my car within 5 minutes of meeting her. No skinsuit, whew.
I'm not concerned about ending up in a dumpster or anything but I'm not going to be giving out my last name, company name or address to anyone I meet from here unless/until we become more IRL friends than GBCN friends.
I wondered if I should say 'hi' to you if I ever see you out & about with your family here in town. Probably not because 1. I'm an introvert & 2. I read 10,000,000x more than I post (because see 1.) Would it freak you out?
I've had strange experiences IRL from this place. Nobody is lurking in my bushes or anything but I'm definitely learning to be more cautious. I admit that I've been totally dense on the subject until recently. The only people I completely trust is idoinjuly and jillianashley.
I rarely meet Nesties entirely alone with the exceptions of EmilieMadison at the airport, catbus for coffee and furniture browsing, and insominac for organic food. I've always been with other Nesties or my husband if traveling.
Safety in numbers.
Why do you think I always plan a huge GTG when I'm meeting new people? LOL.
That airport meeting was epic. And people, @misoangry didnt just pick me up at the airport, she brought me home to her house! And we'd never met before! That's trust on both parts LOL!
Post by EmilieMadison on Jul 10, 2014 17:54:11 GMT -5
Also, I lured toledo to my house for our first meeting. Granted, we only lived a few blocks away from each other and she told her husband where she would be, but still!
I met my H online & before that, vacationed with peeps from another msg board I was on in the early 00's - as in we lived in separate cities, flew to vacation city & stayed together the first time we met IRL. Luckily, no psychos.
So, I understand being cautious in light of the drama the past few days, but I think (hope?) situations like that are the exception & not the rule.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Jul 10, 2014 18:57:28 GMT -5
I don't meet many people from here, mostly out of laziness on my part. That has seemed to work so far.
Let's see...
@mwos could have dragged me into an alley in downtown Chicago, but didn't. So she's good. @rumpshaker could have poisoned my soup when we were checking out at lunch, but I'm still alive, and I haven't seen her in my bushes yet, so she's good. tdk2 could have fed me to the lions at the zoo...but then she'd have been stuck w/ 2 extra kids. So that may have been a factor for hesitation on her part. Keeping my eye on her.
So far my laziness screening process seems to be 3 for 3. Better if you include a couple FB friends and people I've texted with a few times, who I've never been able to meet IRL, but haven't yet stolen my identity.
I've had strange experiences IRL from this place. Nobody is lurking in my bushes or anything but I'm definitely learning to be more cautious. I admit that I've been totally dense on the subject until recently. The only people I completely trust is idoinjuly and jillianashley.
It was me wasn't it? I creeped you out. I AM SORRY
OMG, lol!!! No way. Dude, we are facebook official. You know I love ya.
OMG, lol!!! No way. Dude, we are facebook official. You know I love ya.
I always feared that I would see you in Costco before I met you irl then I would be like the awkward penguin and wouldn't know if I should go up and talk to you or just quietly and quickly turn the other way and run out out of the store. I am glad it never came to that because I would have felt really stupid lol.
Haha!!! That is so funny. Knowing who you were (on the boards) even before we met, I would have been fine with you approaching me. I don't creep out easily and you are very sweet and normal. :-)
Right? I find this odd. I don't know Jezebel from well most people here, but she was getting shit on and made to look like some skanky ho bag, she had every right to out gypsy. I don't think she should have posted the screen shot to everyone. Perhaps a pm with gypsy and booby would have been the better way to go, but she was like a feral cat being backed into a corner and was probably upset as fuck and wasn't thinking about the ramifications of posting it everywhere.
I love run on sentences and I'll use commas when I want.
I don't blame jezebel for what she did...but she got that info from gypsy because she was a friend, then when gypsy hurt her feelings and made her feel left out and was a jerk about it, jez let the cat out of the bag.
Gypsy is a grade A douche. But jez wasn't revealing info because she though gypsy did something wrong, she got pissed off.
My greatest concern here would be to get close to someone who gets pissed off when I ignore them then tells everyone my shit.
I wondered if I should say 'hi' to you if I ever see you out & about with your family here in town. Probably not because 1. I'm an introvert & 2. I read 10,000,000x more than I post (because see 1.) Would it freak you out?
Have we talked about living in the same city before? I operated under the assumption that no one in my city posted here. LOL.
ETA: Have you ever seen me out and about before? I would be cool with a hello. JUST DONT TELL MY H ABOUT THE LAWN GUY PICS.