Comments on: When did it it suddenly become important?

By: Botgirl Questi

Botgirl Questi — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:13:41 +0000

I heard this story from a trusted source: A thirty-something recently divorced woman bumped into an old flame on Facebook. One thing lead to another and they ended up spending some erotic phone time together. Many weeks later, they meet for coffee. Turns out, the Facebook profile pic failed to keep up-to-date with the guy’s 150+ pound weight gain and multiple tooth loss (with no false teeth as replacements.)

Oh. And on the more fictional side, even demons have to fudge a little bit:

http://iphoneviz.tumblr.com/post/218553127/perils-of-demon-internet-dating-demon-created-by

By: TigroSpottystripes Katsu

TigroSpottystripes Katsu — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:37:07 +0000

@Ari: isn’t that type of joke covered in sex harassment seminars? (or did I completly misinterpret the joke?)

In general I prefer to be as honest as I can, that often isn’t the way other people would rather I acted, I’ve been having to learn to dose my honesty all my life :/

By: Ari Blackthorne

Ari Blackthorne — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:21 +0000

Scary true.

I think it also has to do with how we *don’t* want to know truthful facts about others as well.

For example (I expect to get flamed for this of course): The gay community is “opening-up” by “coming out of the closet” = trying to be up-front and honest about who they are.

Fair enough. I have no problem with them at all. However, what goes on in your bedroom should *stay* in your bedroom. I have quite a few friends who are homosexual and they get away with absolute murder.

Case in point in an actual real life example: I’m standing outside my office smoking a cigarette. My gay coworker comes walking into the building as as he passes me, cracks a joke: “Packing a butt?” (laughs). I chuckle and smile politely.

Yes, I agree it was funny. I really thought so – but we have an understanding: he’s homosexual and I am not. However, think of the meteor showers and earthquakes and end-of-the-world as we know it if the tables were turned:

If he, being homosexual were the one smoking a cigarette and I, not being homosexual made the same jovial crack at him?

In such cases, even though I personally have no problem with them (and they make the best people to get to know, actually) – I’d just as soon not have it “hanging in the wind” so to speak.

There are some thing where discreetness works best. As for the examples you describe – well I supposed it has to do with one’s expectations and designs. Too many in online chat-rooms and virtual worlds and social-site are looking for a more intimate real world relationship, when they should be looking a little closer to their actual geographical location, perhaps?

Swindlers and deceivers have been around since the beginning of time. It really just comes down to the level of deceit I suspect.