Daverwr

I’ve always been so jealous of guys who pre-cum. (That and their cocks are usually big!)

WHERE is Naked News broadcast???

WHERE is Naked News broadcast???

I feel that way on every birthday. Birthdays lately seem to be anticlimactic. Media always show birthdays as huge celebrations regardless of age. My experience is never the case. Because of that, I always get depressed. Well, more depressed than I usually am. It usually passes in a few days. It will get better.

Nice to see you back, @Chris Eisenhower. I hope you stick around now that the election is off the tv.

I feel that way on every birthday. Birthdays lately seem to be anticlimactic. Media always show birthdays as huge celebrations regardless of age. My experience is never the case. Because of that, I always get depressed. Well, more depressed than I usually am. It usually passes in a few days. It will get better.

Well said.... er, written. I’ve been thinking many of these statements. When or how will it end?

I feel that way on every birthday. Birthdays lately seem to be anticlimactic. Media always show birthdays as huge celebrations regardless of age. My experience is never the case. Because of that, I always get depressed. Well, more depressed than I usually am. It usually passes in a few days. It will get better.

Thank you for sharing your observation, and if for some reason, my posts have contributed to that frustration, I apologize. I commiserate with your sentiments, and at times, I observe the same things you outlined. I personally felt attacked a couple days from joining the forum simply by the virtue of my newness but I slowly realized that came with the territory. I had since sought counsel from some individuals in the forum and it made me realize the following:

My truth is not invalid just because an individual or group of individuals attempt to invalidate it.
Somebody in the forum still can and does value your perspective in the forum. I certainly do value your perspective and do not consider you a waste of time. Please continue to contribute.
The concept of "assume positive intent" would be a nice tenet for all of us to follow, but something we unfortunately cannot expect everyone to embrace. What we can expect is how we individually embrace the tenet and how we respond. As @Daverwr said, I have learned to let comments "roll off my back" as well.
I have found this forum to be a safe space for me to voice my thoughts, opinions, and to solicit advice. I also have to realize that with any communication vehicle, whether it be an online forum (like this one), or others, group think is unavoidable and all I could do from my end is to acknowledge my own biases and try my best to understand the perspective of an individual or group of individuals and objectively identify what biases might underlie those perspectives and respond accordingly (e.g., question perspective, clarify, roll of my back and move on).
Just like with any social scenario, I cannot vibe with everyone and not everyone will vibe with me. I hope you can find some individuals in this forum that you vibe with and still feel a sense of community and belonging.

Just know @xyz48B that your voice is heard and I value what you bring to the forum, for what that is worth.

I don't feel your frustration is wrong, but I do feel that you are taking too much onboard collectively. The providers presented and discussed here are business people, and just as in any other field of business, some providers are purposely unscrupulous, deceitful in their advertising, lacking in the services provided, and practice questionable pricing tactics. At the other end of that spectrum are clients that are impossible to satisfy. While it is generally these two extremes that generate the more acrimonious discussion/debate exchanges here, there are many other substantive exchanges that render need-to-know information and provider recommendations, as well as cordial exchanges between providers and clients.
 
I hope you will reconsider your inclination to leave the fora.

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I can understand your frustration to the postings of some of the members of the forum. I can get that way too, at times. But, I just let it “roll off my back.” I remind myself that I really don’t know these people and they, more importantly, don’t know me. Don’t leave the forum due to some members.
 
Unfortunately, the team mentality is universal. Just look at what’s going on with the election. We are immersed in team mentality from early childhood. I don’t think we can ever get away from it. I’m not sure what to say to make it easier. I’m sorry!