Whether you ever take another picture, or not, I am always glad to "see" you around here . I know what you mean about risk, because I am quite risk averse myself... even though what I put on the line is far less. Your future , and what is best for you, should always come first. This said, though, every single picture you've ever taken has been a glorious gift and a wonderful surprise. You are the one person around here to whom I will actually attach a superlative without a second thought. I'm glad your doubt is not a factor as it once was, because to me, you are simply and absolutely most beautiful.
Almost everything I've gotten from SG is something I didn't expect... I didn't come here to have a social experience. I didn't come thinking there would be people that I would care about. In a way, it's a grand experiment, not in a cold, calculating sense, but... in other ways. Some people become trolls on the internet. Safe and anonymous, they enjoy stirring up trouble that they would never dream of touching in real life. I may have too high an opinion of myself, but I find the internet is just the reverse for me- where I am unknown, I find it much easier to be friendly and to help people- because to some degree I remove myself from the equation.
I'll echo what grayness said. In addition, I never expected to meet the love of my life here. I have met such wonderful friends all over the world. I know that if I am in France, the UK, or Seattle, I have someone that I can hang out with. This site has also brought a kind of disappointment and sadness that I would have never expected. I have lost 3 friends; but I was happy to have gotten close to all of them before they passed. I have seen the worst of people here too. I guess that is to be expected.
haven't been around very long, but was surprised how quickly i felt i knew some people here, without ever meeting them, as compared to people i saw every day and never understood a thing they said or did.
I never expected much of anything from SG when I joined except naked pictures of tattooed women with funny colored hair, and I got tired of those before too long. I found people here that I could halfway connect with, which truly surprised me. Still, these online relationships can seem empty and unfulfilling at times. I've wished that I could fly around meeting people and hanging out with them in person, but I don't have the time or the money.
Whether you ever take another picture, or not, I am always glad to "see" you around here . I know what you mean about risk, because I am quite risk averse myself... even though what I put on the line is far less. Your future , and what is best for you, should always come first. This said, though, every single picture you've ever taken has been a glorious gift and a wonderful surprise.
Almost everything I've gotten from SG is something I didn't expect... I didn't come here to have a social experience. I didn't come thinking there would be people that I would care about. In a way, it's a grand experiment, not in a cold, calculating sense, but... in other ways. Some people become trolls on the internet. Safe and anonymous, they enjoy stirring up trouble that they would never dream of touching in real life. I may have too high an opinion of myself, but I find the internet is just the reverse for me- where I am unknown, I find it much easier to be friendly and to help people- because to some degree I remove myself from the equation.