Do You Reckon

[nailit]

that if you met ABers in real life, they would be different to how you perceive them here?
Are on-line personas different than real life?

[Malachite]

Very good question. Yes I think a lot would be different.
The internet allows people to let their inner demons breathe, their id and ego swap places and their everyday masks to be removed. I have met several people in real life that I had previously known only online.
One or two seemed a bit -let me say- "extreme" in their online personas, but in real life turned out to be ok.

[emmie]

i feel that some would be somewhat different, but some would be the same or similar to their persona online

[albaqwerty]

I've met a few and they were as they are on here.
Lovely.
I've spoken with others and they came across on the phone as they do on here. Completely nuts lol
Am in email with several others and they also seem to be the way they are on here.
So, all in all, a very nice genuine bunch of folks.

[ummmm]

The written word can be taken the wrong way. You often have to see someone face to face to understand the meaning behind a post.

Sometimes I've read my answers back and thought 'that sounds a bit harsh' but most of the people who know me reads it as I intended because they know I never intend to be harsh.

I've known Jackthehat since I was about 12 and I don't think she's ever taken anything I've said wrong on here. She knows me, she knows how I'm saying it.

[NoMercy]

gness, I must have forgotten about living near your mother. How did I manage that?