Talk about anything else: your pets, your car, movies, celebrities, or other things you like. As a reminder, political and religious discussions do not belong in here, nor any other topics that may incite a heated debate! As always keep it clean, please.
I agree with Beauty, it's nice to come and go I kinda drifted off the forums cos I had a lot of problems with my website and I had to sort that out and then I had to return to work which was a bit stressful for me but this place is one of the best memories I have of the year 2004 cos I found myself so I'm sorry for not saying I was going away but I never knew I was
Sophie , Just good to know you are okay. Hope the stress of going back to work is diminishing as time passes. Merry Christmas to you, Your
Mum, and Sis, And Your Neice. Kristen
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Yes, not a bad idea, letting at least one or two other people know you'll be staying away for a while. For me, I guess it depends. If it's a member for whom things are going relatively well, I tend not to worry too much; on the other hand, if it's someone I know is having a hard time and then nothing, silencio, then I'm apt to become a little worried. My suggestion is, if you've made friends a little more closely with another member here, then maybe let at least that member know of your prolonged absence.
Anita,
Kyra and Amber and I were good friends, chatting almost every night on Yahoo up until April or May. Then, total silence. Nothing, not a peep. I don't know what happened. Many, many times in the past several months I've thought of writing to them or phoning them up, but I suspect that, for personal reasons, they'd rather not anybody get in touch with them. I'll respect that. This is something I've seen before; an online friend will be there one day, gone the next--even though his or her life goes on. It's painful, yes, but, as Darlene and Beauty have pointed out, that's part of life on the Net. I know Kyra's e-mail address is no longer valid. I miss them both terribly.
I've also developed deeper friendships with three or four people here, and I try to let them know if I'll be gone for a bit. These days, I'm very busy at work (this is our "crunch" time, as we call it), so I'm not available as much as usual.
As for people coming and going as they please, well, yes, I'm sure that's alright; however, when emotional bonds start to develop, certain expectations come into play. This is entirely natural. I try to relate to my online friends in such a way that they don't feel too much pressure to have to chat with me or to have to write me back. We come here for pleasure and leisure. When relationships become "forced," because of expectations (realistic or not), some of the joy can leech out of a friendship. Yes, some people here I've come to depend on a bit for my emotional sanity, but I will never begrudge them a short silence if I know they're okay.
Here's hoping you're all okay and in good cheer for the Holiday season. Merry Christmas, all!
I kinda drifted off the forums cos I had a lot of problems with my website and I had to sort that out and then I had to return to work which was a bit stressful for me but this place is one of the best memories I have of the year 2004 cos I found myself so I'm sorry for not saying I was going away but I never knew I was 
