existentiallylostdumbell Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hello, everyone, it has occurred to me that saying whatever the hell I want to may be off-putting to many of you. I’m beginning to question whether or not I should write things of a sexual or overly personal nature, despite how doing so amuses me. I considered doing so to be authentic, true to myself, and so I overlooked any discomfort it might cause anyone else. I do not intend to become one of those fake, uptight, “appropriate” people, however perhaps it’s time I gave it a rest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoVelyBitcH Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 I'm a pretty open/explicit person too, and I sometimes say to much info. I say you be you. You only live this life, so I say live the way that makes you comertable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TortoiseImpaler Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Always be you, some are gonna hate you but some are gonna like you for who you are. Trust me I'm speaking from experience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orius Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I try not to care, because it's a pain caring about pleasing others and living up to their standards. Everyone's going to have their own standards on what is appropriate or not. You're going to run your life down trying to live up to everyone's expectations. That said, if I do care about what people think regarding what I have to say, then it's more out of self-interest than any altruism. I would prefer to surround myself with a friendly community, and it certainly wouldn't help to upset everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby_Red Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Well, just be yourself and share anything that you think is appropriate. I guess people would understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
existentiallylostdumbell Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 I try not to care, because it's a pain caring about pleasing others and living up to their standards. Everyone's going to have their own standards on what is appropriate or not. You're going to run your life down trying to live up to everyone's expectations. That said, if I do care about what people think regarding what I have to say, then it's more out of self-interest than any altruism. I would prefer to surround myself with a friendly community, and it certainly wouldn't help to upset everyone. I know, but I get the feeling I'm making people I do like uncomfortable, and I don't really want to do that, of course, if I don't like you, you can go to hell. But yeah, I guess I should just be me, so umm, big tits, nice right? Actually, despite the number of times I've said bewbs for comedic effect, I'm more of an ass man, to be honest. So, who here has watched my anaconda don't without the volume? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brycec Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 People have problems with this generally, especially because of the brainwashing and indoctrination that they go through in groups they associate with, but I generally do not care what people think of my opinions, though I do feel hurt when people I considered friends could not accept me like I thought they did. I just think it is more important to be your genuine self. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 The guy I'm with and I actually got together because we were both "ball busters" and amused each other with our, often times, extreme sense of humor. I try to be a bit "tame" here, considering this is a forum for all age groups and I'm a moderator. So I feel like I have to uphold some kind of mature composure. But, that being said, I think nothing is more refreshing than being yourself. As long as you're not being overly explicit, it's fine, dude. Honestly a lot of us here aren't uptight. Don't look too much into things. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoVelyBitcH Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) The guy I'm with and I actually got together because we were both "ball busters" and amused each other with our, often times, extreme sense of humor. I try to be a bit "tame" here, considering this is a forum for all age groups and I'm a moderator. So I feel like I have to uphold some kind of mature composure. But, that being said, I think nothing is more refreshing than being yourself. As long as you're not being overly explicit, it's fine, dude. Honestly a lot of us here aren't uptight. Don't look too much into things. I love relationships like that! My hubby is my bestie and we rip on each other all the time. Once I get comfortable, I'm really not tame, so really glad to know I'm not alone Edited June 16, 2017 by Guest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy~ Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Hello, everyone, it has occurred to me that saying whatever the hell I want to may be off-putting to many of you. I’m beginning to question whether or not I should write things of a sexual or overly personal nature, despite how doing so amuses me. I considered doing so to be authentic, true to myself, and so I overlooked any discomfort it might cause anyone else. I do not intend to become one of those fake, uptight, “appropriate” people, however perhaps it’s time I gave it a rest. What?! Omg, no! Why?! I freaking love your posts! They're awesomeness! Why should you change? Please don't do that! If you do that, I would literally be irl sad. Do you want to make me sad?! Don't make me sad! I'd say more, but I have to go driving to work. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyePotatoes Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I don't think being sexual (or however you might call it) bad. I actually don't mind it either since a lot of my friends find humor in it. If that's you then we can't do anything about that. We're not living your life so we don't have the right to judge it. Although I think we should keep it in a moderate kind of thing cause no matter how we say that "just be you" or "no one's gonna judge you" there will always be a time where someone's gonna feel awkward about it. . Especially here in the forums because we also have kids here around 14 years old and such and I don't think that would be nice if they come across with anything overly sexual. Although I'm open for it especially if it has humor. But overly? I don't think I can bare with it. So try to keep it in a moderate level? I think. But something moderate that can't violate you from being you. Do you get me? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cy~ Posted June 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2017 Making another response here, because I didn't want to come across as totally flippant. I really don't believe in changing who you are to fit someone else's idea. I speak from experience. Throughout most of my life, I shaped how I spoke to others to best fit how they wanted me to speak to them. Every once in a while, I would take an explosive stand for what I believed, but for the most part, I didn't. Meanwhile, on the inside, I was dying. The way that I lived my life was going in a completely different direction from how I wanted to live my life. It felt pretty bad. Living every day, every single moment with the goal of making someone other than yourself happy. I had a total collapse right out of college. Around the time I met Zoop, I was basically reduced to the state of a slavering idiot. She was the one that encouraged me to be true to myself, to say what I want to say, to write what I want to write. It was interesting, because I had never seen the value in this kind of authenticity, before. Now, I can't imagine life without being able to have the freedom to express myself. I'll give this a caveat, however. It is always important to be respectful to time and place. If you're at your job, it's not okay to go wild with swearing. If you're on a forum with certain rules, it's not okay to walk the line with mods. I'm not saying that I'm an idiot, but I'm saying that being what others want is the south pole and being an idiot is the north. Most normal people are close to the equator, because it's pleasant there. Anyways, you may have noticed that Zoop seems to hunt down my posts and drop likes randomly (even if she doesn't always 100% agree)? The reason for that is that it's her way of saying I should continue being me. It isn't a bad thing to be yourself. If you aren't yourself, then what exactly are you? You're nobody, that's what. I guess some may look down on me for my admission of my past, so I'll explain. I had a rough life. My family was poor, constantly struggling, and always falling apart. I got in a lot of fights, lost friends, and was a bit of a wreck of a human being. Quite frequently, all the little things that I enjoyed were taken away from me, torn to shreds, and thrown into my face. All the time, I was trying to hide myself because I didn't want to be judged and told by the world that I was the trash that I thought I was. That kind of background isn't the best foundation for building self confidence. In fact, it kinda makes you a little twisted on the inside. The funny thing? If you keep all that in and plaster a smile on your face no matter what, then you just get even more fucked up. We're all shaped by our pasts and cultures. I'm sure you have your own reasons for being you, in the same way that I have my reasons for being me. I wouldn't change your core on this forum, because then you'll leave due to getting sick of faking it. You may feel like you have to make some adjustments. Those are fine. Just read the rules and ask a mod if you want to know that something is cool. (I do this all the time, hahaha. If I didn't live with Zoop, I'm fairly sure I would have been banned already.) I've actually enjoyed talking with you here. You make me laugh, and, for me, it's really hard to keep in touch with people outside of environments like this. I guess that may sound pretty stupid to everyone. I don't really give a fuck. Also, sorry for the weird cutesy flail this morning, in my first post here, but it was like 5 am in the morning and my brain was still booting up. In fact, this post is probably a little dramatic too. Don't care, it's Friday and I had a lame morning. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoop Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 What Cy~ said, basically. I don't dislike having you here, in fact I think you're downright pleasant and amusing most of the time. There's nothing wrong with being yourself, though there are occasions that we all (myself included) have to reign ourselves in a little bit depending on what is appropriate in the time and place - but that's hardly unique to this forum. And like Cy~ mentioned, if you're ever uncertain if something you want to post would be taking things too far, you can always just give Kirry or I a heads-up in a PM, and we can offer some feedback. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
existentiallylostdumbell Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Thank-you everyone for the support, I just hope you know what you're getting yourselves into, it'll all be fine, I promise I'll be gentle. I agree Cy~, that being who we really are is important, and I promise to be myself as much as I can be, on this forum anyhow. BTW, yesterday went to a block festival all by my lonesome, had some drinks, blew about thirty bucks on street entertainers. Worth it? Maybe. I got depressed out of nowhere went home, punched the fridge for no reason, even though I enjoyed myself for most of the festival. My Biochem teacher, (the gay one who hit on me, I saw him on the street that day, nice guy, manly, has a gray beard ( cue Ryepotatoes, bracket ception, Excel is evil), I digress) , said men's hormones are erratic, women's he says follows a cycle and he can more or less tell you how they feel are based off of a bell curve. Apparently, things like the dude next sitting to us being more jacked than us can cause T levels to plummet. Anyhow, that's why I wasn't on yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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