Kaylana04: True.... My goal was to get in and out as fast as possible. I mourned my '1 year' mark.... sigh....
Makes me wonder what words of wisdom those 'senior' members could offer...
hiya Kaylana,
i've been here a long time. i met my partner around 8 years ago here on CS. I know there are different views about being on here if not single. My partner knows i visit CS, and he knows most of the folks i chat with.
i keep coming back (kind of in binges...) to stay in contact with CS friends (and yes, some of us mail privately with our personal email accounts as well), and enjoy the banter in the forums. It's kind of like going to the neighborhood pub or cafe and seeing several friends at once...only we happen to all live very far from each other, scattered through a few countries.
as well, years ago, i had some health issues and i am so grateful for folks and friends on CS as they really helped me at that time. One member, who passed away a few years ago, even helped me to learn to type again after a wee stroke, with daily messaging throughout the day. We laughed a lot because i had previously teased him about what a slow typer he was.... i sure got to eat those words.... (that option is no longer available on this site).
Anyhoo... i will always remember his kindness to me. We helped each other many times. i have been blessed with many kindnesses from several members of CS, and i have developed some great friendships over the years. I've learned a lot from the forums (albeit much was before the age of intolerance we see so often now). There are also folks on here, who inspire me. And yup... a few that don't....
ps.... it was in year two that i met my partner, and right here in the forums. (grin)
jac_the_gripper: I have one picture from my original profile Nam, but everything else has changed at least once, including my user name.
Why would I be embarrassed about being a member for a long time, Kaylana?
All I know, is that you were here before me.
I haven't been here long enough to remember... Oh wait...
"The Gripper" part is different?
If not, then I don't remember you with another profile, or what pictures you've used.
You've always been one of my favorite people, because of what you write; and that's always been how you got my attention.
I haven't seen a picture on a computer since 2012.
My phone screen is too tiny to bother looking at pictures, the phone is broken; and all the pictures look like x-rays. I can barely recognize your silhouette.
I meant...
I think I see some pictures of people that have been here longer than me, using profiles with different names; but I'm not sure I'm right, so I didn't mention any of their names.
Jac, on my phone you're 1/4 the size of a postage stamp. Your hair, eyes, nostrils, mouth, and shirt are as white as light; and the rest of you is as black as the darkest black on my screen.
That's pretty much how all the pictures on this phone look.
rainbowdream2017Melbourne, Victoria Australia2,486 posts
I come and go by the wind... and come again ...and go again....LOL Don't ask for how long You never know I change my name Friends always recognise me And enemies too I am a free spirit LOL
We are free - Hans zimmer ~ music (FOR HORSES AND NATURE LOVERS )
Here is a beautiful poem I found to share ...
"I am so alive that you cannot destroy me this tangle of beautiful madness is unpredictable yet it is small compared to the power you hold I am messy and ugly to some you do not always see my value yet, even with all this there is such a strength burning in my blood such a soul in the collective as we run such a soul in every cell, woven into the soil and the heartbeat of the earth you cannot destroy this it is eternal it is freedom it is untouchable only will you understand it when you stop trying to understand it and let it lure you to divinity in every breath of unshackled life."
i've been here a long time. i met my partner around 8 years ago here on CS. I know there are different views about being on here if not single. My partner knows i visit CS, and he knows most of the folks i chat with. ... ps.... it was in year two that i met my partner, and right here in the forums. (grin)
Thanks so much for the stories. I really appreciate it. I know I've seen your name around. I'll be sure to pay extra attention to your posts, knowing just this little bit more about you. Thank you!!
I liked your analogy about the pub. It made me smile.
Kaylana04: Do you think anyone would admit to this title? It might be slightly embarrassing, no?
There's nothing embarrassing about being on the forums for a long time.. People are here for different reasons, socialising, throwing tantrums, be know it all, attention seeking, therapy... You name it we have it...
Compared to some I'm still a newbie, only six years...
Miwagi: No reason to try and hide how long you have been here. Your profile posts and threads tell the story.
I'm sorry I am quite the curious one. How do you figure that? I was on here for a while before I ever posted on a thread poem or etc. Does our date show some where?
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