I'm even worse at meeting people in person than I am online. Come to think of it, all of the people I've started getting involved with so far, I initially met online. Even those 2 persons who noticed me at munches before we officially met - we did not introduce ourselves or speak to each other during the munches. They subsequently emailed or IM'd me.
Heheheh. That brings back the memory. Out of the blue, getting an IM from a stranger and wondering who the heck was he? And him writing, "I was sitting beside you at the last munch".
I'm still feel like it's a pretty big accomplishment for me those few times when I take the initiative to introduce myself to anyone else. Sad but true.
And what about your "oddball status" makes you unworthy of commenting?
I don't feel unworthy. But sometimes when I post things and get no replies, I end up feeling that noone else can relate to what I wrote, and that noone is really interested in my unusual thoughts or feelings anyway. Which isn't a good feeling. That makes me more cautious about what I post. And oftentimes (like on our local BDSM list here) I'll start replying to something, and then realize that my comment is only very indirectly related to the original topic. Then I ask myself why do I want to post this - is it really to discuss the topic, or just because I have an urge to post something... anything... and in those cases, I'll often decide not to post it after all.
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Re: Honestly..?
Date: 2007-01-25 02:38 am (UTC)From:Heheheh. That brings back the memory. Out of the blue, getting an IM from a stranger and wondering who the heck was he? And him writing, "I was sitting beside you at the last munch".
I'm still feel like it's a pretty big accomplishment for me those few times when I take the initiative to introduce myself to anyone else. Sad but true.
And what about your "oddball status" makes you unworthy of commenting?
I don't feel unworthy. But sometimes when I post things and get no replies, I end up feeling that noone else can relate to what I wrote, and that noone is really interested in my unusual thoughts or feelings anyway. Which isn't a good feeling. That makes me more cautious about what I post. And oftentimes (like on our local BDSM list here) I'll start replying to something, and then realize that my comment is only very indirectly related to the original topic. Then I ask myself why do I want to post this - is it really to discuss the topic, or just because I have an urge to post something... anything... and in those cases, I'll often decide not to post it after all.