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| 23 Feb 09, 1:31 AM Romola UK, 7 yrs   |
What? It's only a weblog | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 1:35 AM zelie UK(HA), 9 yrs |
*sigh* You're already my friend. If i sign you up as Joe then I'm going to have to advertise for a new Romola. And honestly, what do you think the odds of getting another Romola are? Astronomical that's what. They are up there with getting a Tarquin as a mate. Mind you, who'd want one. I'm about as submissive as dracula on speed.... | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 1:51 AM Crystal_Eyes UK, 5 yrs   |
Hi, my name's Romola... ------------------------------------------ | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 1:53 AM zelie UK(HA), 9 yrs |
Oh for fuck's sake. *sigh* I'm about as submissive as dracula on speed.... | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 2:07 AM Arbuthnot UK(E), 7 yrs |
Hello! I'm Joe Romola frae Dumfermline. | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 2:08 AM zelie UK(HA), 9 yrs |
It's ok, I don't know an Arbuthnot. 
I'm about as submissive as dracula on speed.... | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 2:18 AM DougDoug UK(L), 9 yrs |
My name is not Joe. 'Your Kink Is OK, It's Just Not My Kink' If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it is yours. If it does not, it was never meant to be. | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 2:24 AM zelie UK(HA), 9 yrs |
Well I'm more of a cat person really... I'm about as submissive as dracula on speed.... | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 6:49 AM SquireRaglan UK(SW), 6 yrs |
Well, be prepared anyway! I think the question 'How do you know them?' is often motivated by a sixth sense that there's 'something about' the friendship that doesn't quite fit in with the questioner's perception of the questionee. It may be your turn to be asked any day now...
Edited 23 Feb 09, 6:50 AM by SquireRaglan | ||||
| 23 Feb 09, 7:19 AM wonderer UK, 5 yrs |
Some people think they know me and my circles of friends quite well, and so are more likely to ask; especially relatives. I guess most people I know are either neighbours, colleagues, church contacts, people I do sport with or people I sing with. It's a sort of question they might naturally ask in some circumstances. "Someone I met online" might seem natural and normal in some circles, but I've not heard it much myself outside kink world, and again it could beg extra questions. Of course one might question the urge to categorise. But "How do you two know each other?" can be a useful entree into a conversation, and an alternative to the "What do you do?" question which seems to validate people by their occupation rather than who they are.
"Met online" or "in a chatroom" sounds - to some of my generation at least - like it might be a bit sad or even sleazy. I agree life is easier if we can be 100% open and honest with everyone. Unfortunately some people (and employers and organisations) don't understand BDSM and take a dim view. Moves towards openness and full acceptance take time, and our society is in an in-between era. (FireFox7 obviously has a similar keyboard to the one on my HP Compaq laptop with a semicolon where the apostrophe is expected.) Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/226772/ Edited 23 Feb 09, 7:52 AM by wonderer |
