lovingpet
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Joined: 6/19/2005 Status: offline
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This has been much my experience too. I have met friends, learned lots, grown, and even met a wonderful partner here. In doing all that, I didn't have a whole of focus available for noticing the fakes, flakes, and freaking nuts. Those that I have had any kind of extended correspondence or met in real time have been pretty well decent human beings. I have had a few first visits bomb, but that's life and it beats wasting a bunch of time only to discover the incompatibility later. I am generally a pretty positive person and just happy to do this thing we call life. I don't know if I have just been too naive to notice or too occupied with good things to care, but my time on CM has been a great one so far and I am looking forward to more to come. Folks have sent me notes of encouragement when I was down and words of congratulations when I have had new joys. I can ask my dumb, embarrassing, or even sick questions here and find a kind audience and response that help me make sense of things as I go along. I just don't have time for the negatives. I don't have the energy to offer those who would drag me down. I go forward and enjoy what I can and leave the rest. I have my days of frustration, but I know I have a place here. There have been good friends, good times, and lots of love and support along the way. lovingpet
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