preso

What do you think of those sites... honestly?

I saw some people on it I knew and for a moment, thought about putting my own profile up but then started to think... hmmm
because I also know many people who are not on the site.

Could it be an invitation to trouble?
I had a bad childhood with lots of freaks and stupid people telling me what to do, escaped them all and made a nice life. Will I be inviting that crap back into my life?
also a string of idiot boyfriends over the last 30 years...

I'm not sure if I should put up a profile....
I mean, what for? to show how nicely I've aged?...
and all the cyber friends I can make?

I mean.... I really see no point in it because of all the people I see on the site I know, I would not want any of them IN MY LIFE other than to say hello.
Maybe it's better to just look and not participate.. what do you think?

trev

its fine if you use it properly you dont have to invite all to be your cyber friend !!
hey if you cant talk to them in the street face to face why speak via the internet ?
always a place for internet chat just be wise how you use it

Sufficiently Breathless

My H and I have a myspace page, together. We moved to a different state after we got married 13 years ago. So I use it as a way to keep in touch, and I reconnected with a good girlfriend from high school. I talk to her every day now, and we visit often.

You can set your profile to private, and only allow certain people to be your friends. So you don't have to invite all the freaks to talk to you or even veiw your page

preso

so which is better?

which do you like better? my space or facebook?

Facebook looks better although has some features I dont like...
I like the features of myspace better as I can go total private
where on facebook you can't
and facebook pics are too small.... I want to squash the rumor I'm old and fat
so I need the bigger pic space
lol

Sufficiently Breathless

I haven't even tried facebook.. only myspace. I like myspace. I've had people tell me I should get a facebook page. I went to the site to check it out once, but it just looks too boring and blah lol.

preso

I dont get it to be honest.

seems to me its all about "look at me" ( both sites)

?
The people I see on it are mostly people who in real life are quite odd or have some kind of personality disorder
but online they have hundreds of friends. In real life they are freaks...

so I dont know what to make of it but I have a group of people from my past making up rumors I'm a fat, old lesbian.

and......
I have to put an end to that.

lol

amberlynn

Ive got a mysapce, I use it to keep in touch with my younger sister (15) that lives in Tn with my "dad", and my younger brother (15) that lives with my mom.

I find myspace easier to use, facebook was frusrating to me, I guess its because I wasnt use to it. Myspace cant really get you into trouble, you can choose who you want to befriend and who you want to deny, and can block the ones that want to start "drama" with you. I think its a good way to keep in touch with the ones you live far away from, or old friends that you have lost connection with.

preso

all I want to do is post my picture to let
people from my past know I'm not old, fat or a lesbian

lol

as there are some people from my past who are really into starting rumors about me and I've got wind of some. Since we lost touch due to their being an @sshole...
and in no way a friend to me.............
and 10-20 years has past, I just want to set things straight
My picture will say it all.......
as I've aged very nicely.

so myspace has more votes so far...
thanks

dcrim

I have both FB & MS. So does my daughter (she's actually got more than one).

I use them primarily to keep contact. But my daughter and I text all the time anyway.

I think FB is better for keeping track of people, but MS has the privacy option as well as blogs.

You don't have to accept all buddy/friend invitations.

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preso

I'm still not sure if I should do it...

something just freaks me out about those sites. I don't know why.
I feel I will be victimized, terrorized or some freak
from my past will come looking for me.

dcrim

On MS, with the privacy option set, no one can send you a message that isn't on your friend list. You can always delete the account if you change your mind.

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Blanca

I would never use them. I think its kind of random having all your information out there for just anyone to see. Ive used chat forums before and penpal sites, and those helped me learn how to make small talk, but the conversations are erased when you stop talking to the person. i just wouldnt want my information up like that.

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"all I want to do is post my picture to let
people from my past know I'm not old, fat or a lesbian "


your picture will easily let people know you're not fat or old. but a photo proving you're not a lesbian, now that should be a very interesting photo.

and it'd probably drive plenty of traffic to your page.

preso

what I meant was... to post a picture of me, with my husband.

dcrim

OTOH, I like the permanence of those pages. A lot of what I've posted here is on my pages, too (variations thereof).

I don't want to keep it in and that's a way to get it out, too. I was asked to take down the pages (by "her") so I set MS to private.

I am a very open person. I don't mind sharing my life or discussing anything. It's just me. If I keep it in, no one knows how I'm doing, what I'm feeling, going through.

I don't force anyone to read my stuff...but knowing some do, helps me to feel better knowing they're getting to know me a little better.

Like these forums. My posts won't be permanent, eventually they'll get archived and deleted. But by then it won't matter any more.

It's the next best thing to being there.

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