Marie-Therese Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [url="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/08/02/shuler-thoughts-lonliness/"]Read the full story here.[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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T-Bone _ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I'm lonely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I'm good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1939418' date='Aug 2 2009, 08:58 PM']I'm good [/quote] The voices in your head don't count... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Iceburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='Marie-Therese' post='1939317' date='Aug 2 2009, 09:57 PM'][url="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/08/02/shuler-thoughts-lonliness/"]Read the full story here.[/url][/quote] Interesting. I read this to my hubby last night and we were talking about how television and the internet have taken the place of real relationships. In the former situation, I think people can have a tendency to live vicariously through the relationships of the characters in shows they watch. Think about how many of our popular TV shows have a significant relational element. In the latter situation, you get to be involved in relationship but without the risk of real relationship. I think the telephone can give a similar distancing effect, although not to the same extent as online. We talked about this a little with regard to online dating, since that's how we met. We pretty quickly moved from e-mails to phone to meeting in person, and that's because we both knew that having those safety buffers in place (in e-mail or phone) mean you don't see the fullness of the person. With e-mail and phone, you can just turn it off, and leaving is a relatively painless process. In-person communication is much more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='rachael' post='1939405' date='Aug 2 2009, 11:53 PM']me too.[/quote] me three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1939599' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:33 AM']me three.[/quote] maybe it's why all of us get so snarky to each other sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='rachael' post='1939676' date='Aug 3 2009, 12:42 PM']maybe it's why all of us get so snarky to each other sometimes. [/quote] Probably just one of many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' post='1939599' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:33 AM']me three.[/quote] Three can be as bad as one. It's the loneliest number since the number one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='Era Might' post='1939681' date='Aug 3 2009, 11:49 AM']Three can be as bad as one. It's the loneliest number since the number one.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigid Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 [quote name='Terra Firma' post='1939598' date='Aug 3 2009, 08:27 AM']Interesting. I read this to my hubby last night and we were talking about how television and the internet have taken the place of real relationships. In the former situation, I think people can have a tendency to live vicariously through the relationships of the characters in shows they watch. Think about how many of our popular TV shows have a significant relational element. In the latter situation, you get to be involved in relationship but without the risk of real relationship. I think the telephone can give a similar distancing effect, although not to the same extent as online. We talked about this a little with regard to online dating, since that's how we met. We pretty quickly moved from e-mails to phone to meeting in person, and that's because we both knew that having those safety buffers in place (in e-mail or phone) mean you don't see the fullness of the person. With e-mail and phone, you can just turn it off, and leaving is a relatively painless process. In-person communication is much more powerful.[/quote] it's also easier to tell people things online or on the phone than it is to tell them in person. I've had people tell me things in a text that I know they'd never say to my face. I refuse to go out with a guy who asks me out by a text message because he doesn't have the guts to ask me in person. if he really wants to date me, he can take the extra step. I've also been in a situation where the person I was trying to talk to refused to meet me. he wanted to have the conversation over the phone because he knew it would be easier, which was the exact reason I didn't want to talk on the phone. some conversations are too important not to have face-to-face, and he didn't seem to understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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