Originally posted by Zort Boy"If you are happy with youreslf as a person then your reputation matters not a jot." ~Zort Boy
Agreed Grampy Booby, it is more important for me to know who I am rather than trying to conform to what others want me to be.
I spent too many years and a lot on psychiatrists bills worrying about how other people saw me. I'm me, I'm happy and that is about all I could hope to ask for.
If you are happy with youreslf as a person then your reputation matters not a jot.
... or tittle or tinker's damn!
Some popular gf posters with 'good reputations' secretly suffer extraordinarily low self esteem.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyName names, or is this more assumptions on your part designed to fit your narrow world view?
[b]"If you are happy with youreslf as a person then your reputation matters not a jot." ~Zort Boy
... or tittle or tinker's damn!
Some popular gf posters with 'good reputations' secretly suffer extraordinarily low self esteem.[/b]
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyExcellent response! And it leads to the reason I asked the initial question.
"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because
your [b]character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely
what others think you are." ~John Wooden[/b]
What if someone could prove that your character was flawed, while your reputation suggests that it is not? What if your reputation is not an accurate representation of who you are and someone out in the world could prove it? Would you care? How would you behave towards them? Avoid them? Or bait them? Thoughts?
Originally posted by PhlabibitYou really should grow past this often exhibited macho tendency to ask questions publicly for which you
Name names, or is this more assumptions on your part designed to fit your narrow world view?
have neither the genuine desire nor the emotional capacity to handle the answers. Look in the mirror.
Originally posted by BusygirlIdentical face to face, phone to phone or in cyberspace... playful, intense, socially aggressive, curious,
Excellent response! And it leads to the reason I asked the initial question.
What if someone could prove that your character was flawed, while your reputation suggests that it is not? What if your reputation is not an accurate representation of who you are and someone out in the world could prove it? Would you care? How would you behave towards them? Avoid them? Or bait them? Thoughts?
tenacious, forgiving, pragmatic, conceptual, self critical, few strengths and weaknesses, warts and all.
Originally posted by BusygirlI think so, fairly accurate. I mean, reputation can be somewhat surface-like. But it should represent how you are viewed and that is determined by how you behave and how you treat people. Some people put on a good act. Some people see through those acts. Some people are more genuine than others.
is it an accurate representation?
I wish I could be more warm in person than I am. I feel it in my heart, but I'm not sure it translates. I do think my reputation is pretty accurate in terms of it's depth, anyway, in how I behave.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIt's an honest question, nothing 'macho' about it. Had a female user asked the same question you'd probably blame it on their tender feminine ways.
You really should grow past this often exhibited macho tendency to ask questions publicly for which you
have neither the genuine desire nor the emotional capacity to handle the answers. Look in the mirror.
Are you worried you might hurt my feelings with your answer to my honest question? Don't. You question my emotional capacity? I've bumped heads with bigger trolls than you and come out on top.
So, let's hear it.
Originally posted by PhlabibitDo you have muscles on your head?
It's an honest question, nothing 'macho' about it. Had a female user asked the same question you'd probably blame it on their tender feminine ways.
Are you worried you might hurt my feelings with your answer to my honest question? Don't. You question my emotional capacity? I've bumped heads with bigger trolls than you and come out on top.
So, let's hear it.