"How do you take whats said on the internet?" With a grain of salt.

"Do you take it seriously?"
Depends on what you mean by seriously. (?)

"DO you take it personally?"
Sometimes I do, and I just see that as a reminder to myself to continue developing a thicker skin.

"Do you attack others for their opinions?

and by attack i mean to you make it personal instead of sticking to the subject?"
No. I find it much easier to leave the conversation and let those who prefer insults to ride the dramalama on their own.

"Do you find yourself sad or hurt?"
Yes,once in a while, and that's just another reminder that I still have work to do on myself.

"and finally.. Why? what drives your emotions to different levels? whether its the sociopathic "i don't care" or the manic "why god why?"
I think a lot of us fall in between those two. For me, some of it has to do with the day I had in real life. I'm more apt to have a stronger reaction if I've already been having a crappy day.

Thanks for starting this thread Rockmybobbysocks!These are great questions.

I'm always corrected by one certain individual and constantly reminded of all the times I said something he thought was wrong.

You got to love how some sense it is their duty to play this role.

I'm a fan of live and let live myself.

I do tend to take some comments with a grain of salt because you know they are cutting up or just trying to sound thug or some other fantasy. I do think there are some con games being run on people and or just looking for a fight.

thank you for answering those questions boldfaced!! thats exactly what I was looking for and so far you're the only one who's done just that.

try pick-up bumpers...and plate glass windows!!!!
better visual effects!!!

First of all great post and topic.

I take what is said out here with a granual of salt. People come in all walks of life and they all articulate in their own way. I do admit I find quite a bit of comic relief from it.


Not really, I do believe there are some posts and threads that are very serious for the poster, I can take a step back and be neutral give my opinion knowing full well I could get bashed for it and not care. I think you need to keep a balance.


Most of the time NO I don't take it personally if and when someone bashes and trashes my word I will attempt to handle it via email and I feel confident that my opinion is valid maybe not right but valid.
Do you attack others for their opinions? NEVER I may attack their words but never them.
Rarely for myself if I am it is time to step away from the keyboard, I will admit I have hurt or been saddened for others and what they are going through.

I think my emotions become involved when it strikes close to home by that I mean when I have either experienced it personally or via my surroundings.

I have said a few things that offended others in forums from time to time. Not here (yet ) but in other places. I speak only the truth as I see it in the world around me and some of my opinions can be controversial on occasion. But I've never posted anything about anyone personally. So, if it bugs them that much, I must be hitting pretty damn close to where they live.

I've never felt offended by anything I've read in a forum. However, that doesn't mean I won't take issue with something I feel is wrong.

It depends on who/where it's coming from. There are a lot of people on this site, for example, whose opinions I respect and value. Inevitably, these are people who have proven themselves over a considerable period of time. We're not always going to agree but I can accept their positions simply because I know there is some serious thinking behind those positions.

The other 93% are just babbling most of the time and are not worth listening to.



Same as above. I can't take it too seriously if the person has shown an inability to write anything more profound than "I'm bored" or "Would you throw ravioli at the bathroom window of the person above you?"



I can and have reacted badly to blatant stupidity. That's just a matter of learning the terrain.



No one should ever be attacked for having an opinion. I think it might be necessary to sometimes raise questions pertaining to how they express those opinions. But not to attack.



That doesn't facilitate a furtherance of the topic at hand. People attack when they have nothing else.



Occasionally amused; more often not.



I don't see an internet dating site as being a particularly good emotion-driver. The statistical sampling is fairly small, to begin with -- while there have been thousands upon thousands who have signed up here, what percentage of those actually post in the forums? And what percentage of THOSE consistently have something worthwhile to say?

I'm more interested in people's (real) thoughts and ideas than I am in getting emotional about words typed on a screen.

I guess, for me, it's just that I've reached the point where this has become less of a "dating site," per se, and more of a place to interact with the ones who really do understand me. Understanding is a good thing.

As entertainment.
Sometimes educational, and sometimes not.


Crap! Nobody showed me where the
laughing emoticon is yet.

Depends on the nature of the topic,
and the personality / writing style
of the original poster.


I'm still looking for the laughing emoticon.


Hurt? Never.


Humour, or a topic that I can really
relate to.

Yep. Pretty much the same here.

They are only words on a screen and have no real bearing on anything in my life.