My Friends
23 Aug 2004 11:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
misaffectionOkay this is the post I told ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lab_brat I'd post. I was going to make it Friends Only but I'll leave it open, for anyone who might want to add me to take note of.
I have a LJ for one reason and one reason only - it is my place to record my days, my thoughts and to scream when necessary. I do not expect everyone to reply to every post I put up. Most of you on my flist don't know me outside LJ and that's ok because I don't know you either.
I add people mainly because they share an interest with me. Just because I put people on my flist does not suddenly mean I'm best buddies with them. But there is common ground, a basis for the start of a friendship. This is why I may not reply to posts - simply that I do not know you that well. If you make an angsty post, I might reply I might not. It is nothing personal and it doesn't mean I don't care.
I give of myself very little. Past experiences have made me wary of people, especially women. I know that is not the fault of anyone on LJ, but it's a fact. It's something that I'm trying to change. I'm not begging sympathy, I'm just explaining why I don't dive in the minute someone says that they feel crap. This has been used to drag me in before, only to flame me and shoot me down.
I know it might hurt those on my flist to hear that I don't trust them and I'm sorry. But I'm trying and I'm willing to build friendships, which is why you're on, okay? If you can put up with me, I'd be grateful.
lab_brat I'd post. I was going to make it Friends Only but I'll leave it open, for anyone who might want to add me to take note of.I have a LJ for one reason and one reason only - it is my place to record my days, my thoughts and to scream when necessary. I do not expect everyone to reply to every post I put up. Most of you on my flist don't know me outside LJ and that's ok because I don't know you either.
I add people mainly because they share an interest with me. Just because I put people on my flist does not suddenly mean I'm best buddies with them. But there is common ground, a basis for the start of a friendship. This is why I may not reply to posts - simply that I do not know you that well. If you make an angsty post, I might reply I might not. It is nothing personal and it doesn't mean I don't care.
I give of myself very little. Past experiences have made me wary of people, especially women. I know that is not the fault of anyone on LJ, but it's a fact. It's something that I'm trying to change. I'm not begging sympathy, I'm just explaining why I don't dive in the minute someone says that they feel crap. This has been used to drag me in before, only to flame me and shoot me down.
I know it might hurt those on my flist to hear that I don't trust them and I'm sorry. But I'm trying and I'm willing to build friendships, which is why you're on, okay? If you can put up with me, I'd be grateful.
