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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008 (6:11 PM)

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Friendships and Failures

(I'm feeling morose)

*Disclaimer: This is just something I wanted to get off my chest after receiving numerous friend removal notifications from people who have hundreds of inactive accounts still on their friend list but selected to remove me *

Sometimes, it is really hard for me to be a good friend in this type of social environment. At least what my definition of a friend really is. Some people consider even casual aquantences as friends but I take friendship so much more personal because I know what it is to have friends that really know you. I initially just came here to watch videos and be entertained while trying to stretch myself to be more creative and share it with others. I never thought it was possible to make real friends because there are so many people here and to have that personal and intimate relationship with hundreds of people is unrealistic to me. I really thought that I was just another number for most people here and that many would not even notice if I was around or not. I am so wrong...people do notice. As people begin to share more of themselves over time, I realize that it is possible to have that core group of friends that you can relate to, laugh with, care for, and respect. If people don't get much attention from me, I don't blame them for thinking I am not a true friend and remove me from their list. It is a shame to see because real friendship is a two-way street...or in the case of the Internet...a speedway. There are just so many people and it takes time and effort to build bonds with people that you may not relate to right away. Time is the one thing I don't have a lot of anymore so I don't get a chance to comment on every video I watch, or read blogs, or just check in with everyone. So if that means I am not a good friend, I guess I don't deserve to be on any list. After all, a single click of a button does not a friend make.

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Posted Oct 28, 08 by NatureJunkie (

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I haven't unfriended anyone here. Watching videos and reading blogs takes time, and if someone is willing to give that to me, I'm incredibly honored and flattered. I suppose I could be driven to do it by someone who was harrassing me, but that hasn't happened. So I don't get those users who feel compelled to "clean house" by removing people from their friends list.

The time I spend on your channel is always time well spent, Suze. I can't imagine anyone not agreeing with me about this.

Posted Oct 13, 08 by CallMeHol (

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Suzecue, I really enjoy your presence here and having you as an LV friend. Like Syd, I'd never unfriend you either...

I understand that everyone here has a life that I don't know the first thing about and that leaves me not expecting so much and just really enjoying seeing folks when they make it here. I do get concerned when someone leaves with no notice and it's out of character for them. Other than that, I assume they're out living life.

I can't imagine a reason someone would unfriend you Suze... hope you don't second-guess yourself. It's their stuff, for certain.

Posted Oct 12, 08 by LVbianSynic (

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That's gotta be the all-time WORST feature of this site, that someone gets a kick in the face in their email when they're unfriended.

Just for the record...I'd never do that to ya. You gotta figure those who don't are for keeps.

Posted Oct 12, 08 by jdbodean2 (

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Well said. Then again, some people are hard to read in hyperspace. Never really know who some people are in real life, face to face. The net just adds a whole different perspective. Sometimes we get fooled. The bad ones aren't so bad, and that's a good thing. Then again, sometime the good ones aren't so good. Now that brings us back to your point.... Your bud, Jeff