Ive been working on not letting things get to me from SL, and well...theres something thats happened a couple times recently that just kind of stays with me and well, I will say my peace. I will be one of the first to say that real life comes before SL, so I understand when people are absent from SL. However, that being said, life in SL does not go on pause because people are absent. The world still turns, and as well all know, in SL it turns faster than in RL. Complaining that life went on without you just seems kind of silly and frustrating. Whining that no one contacted you when you made it clear that you werent interested in contact...is a bit contradictory and will not get you the attention you seek - well, not the kind you want, atleast. And lets face it, contact goes both ways, its not a one way street. Funny how easily thats forgotten. So having contact from those you left behind in SL, and not responding to those reaching out to you, is not really any excuse to say that no one kept me in the loop/informed/I wasnt told. I personally have no sympathy for people who use that as a defense. Especially when its documented that contact was attempted multiple times, and more than one account. So yea..when I hear continued complaints of I wasnt informed/no one spoke to me...I look back and the attempts and it is plainly obvious on whose side the lacking communication is on, I shake my head and I know how important contact really is to those folks. And I can think of atleast 4 people in SL in recent memory that Ive had some version of this situation out of. So yes, I am sure elements of this post will be familiar to some, while others will look at this and wonder what the hell Im talking about. So yes, while I value everyone I call friend or family in SL...contact is a two way street. We are all busy, on a daily basis. RL tugs at us sometimes more than we wish it would. How we manage our relationships in SL (whether they are romantic, friendships, D/s, whatever) should reflect the maturity we all believe we have. That is all. I now return you to your regularly scheduled day.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:40:40 +0000
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