not suggesting jer is an example but some people do take these forums way too personally, if you have rel;ationshiops outside of the forum , that is fine, but some feel like the members on these places are like family and feel the need to confess, confide and basically involve complete strangers in their private liveshmmm weird. what would make someone quit a msg board because of personal reasons ? how does a msg board effect your life ?
not suggesting jer is an example but some people do take these forums way too personally, if you have rel;ationshiops outside of the forum , that is fine, but some feel like the members on these places are like family and feel the need to confess, confide and basically involve complete strangers in their private lives
hmmm weird. what would make someone quit a msg board because of personal reasons ? how does a msg board effect your life ?
I do not know any of Jeremy's circumstances but I have seen the internet destroy real life relationships over what is on the other side of the monitor. When our real life is not what we want the fantasy of someone who says what you want to hear can be very appealing.
Me too. I was on a forum a couple of years ago when 2 members got a bit carried away with each other....the started an "affair" online. Both married, both had issues, but one took it far more seriously than the other and the shit hit the fan when she realized she was being played.
And it was definitely a case of real life not being so appealing at the time so they started a fantasy life, but got too involved and they didn't know where the line between the 2 was anymore. It was the first time I saw how this type of environment can really affect someone.
I'm not saying any of this is what happened with Jeremy, just commenting on Fred's post.
Sometimes, a person just spends too much time online and things at home suffer. Like other addictions, cold turkey might be the only answed.
This is not to say that this is the cass with Jer. Just speculating.
I count him as a friend both online and in real life as I have had supper with him a couple timez.
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