Down the rabbit hole...

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

how many you ever wish you'd never stumbled upon the forums here?
Has the "enlightenment" that you've received been a blessing or a curse?
Have you thought that leaving Lit might bring you some peace, then realize that the door that was opened can never truly be shut again?

 

[Sundayschild]

Still here. Still enjoying it.

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

Still here. Still enjoying it.

I don't really enjoy it anymore, but I'd miss the friends I've made.
Kind of like a family reunion... You are never going to be happy with the all the people who decide show up, but you'd be upset if you missed your Great Aunt Edna's chocolate pound cake, so you go despite your reservations.

 

[ATXSweetheart]

Well I did leave - for that very reason - peace. But clearly I am back

It's not what it was a few years ago and there are many people who use to frequent the boards that I do miss conversing with. But I can't look past the fact that I have made several very good friends because of Lit and most recently someone very special.

So for all it's flaws and drama... it's still a fun place to visit.

 

[Shadoleopard]

I left a couple times. Life just worked out that way, but here I am again. Lit is one of the reasons I got the courage to go to school. It is the first/only place I put my stories out for general perusal. I miss a lot of the old faces, but it seems there might be some people around now worth getting to know, getting to write with...

 

[PeteHulbert37]

I like to interact with others preferably a good balance of flirting and banter. However, lately there doesn't seem to be much banter. It's becoming less and less interesting/entertaining. Sad, when a lame sitcom on tv seems more appealing.

 

[ydahecnot]

Before I came to the PG, I came to the site randomly for stories and pics over five years. During that period, I had 14 posts. Crap, I have been one wordy fuck since. I don't foresee myself ever leaving permanently, though I had to be away for a week recently, and I still occasionally peeked. No telling what the future will bring, but there always seem to be good people around to make it enjoyable.

And remember, someone who joins today will say five years from now, "boy, the place isn't what it used to be." Every message board "generation" has such revisionism.

 

[mrspank30]

In some ways I kind of wish I had found it when I was younger and more free to act on the things I say. It may have helped me understand I wasn't quite as freaky as I thought I was. That being said I love it

 

[tnman03]

I kind of wish I'd not found this place and some of the people in it. However, I've also made some beautiful friends that have moved into reality so I am thankful for having done so as well.

Most days I log in and don't really enjoy what I see here anymore, so I catch-up with those I catch-up with and mosey along.

Good assessment.

 

[girlyboi85]

I love the forums. It might be crazy and full of strangers with candy, but hey, so is real life. If you unhook your brain and stick to the fun threads, it can be a blast. It's a place to be open-minded and silly.

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

I love the forums. It might be crazy and full of strangers with candy, but hey, so is real life. If you unhook your brain and stick to the fun threads, it can be a blast. It's a place to be open-minded and silly.

......... Processing.......
Ctrl+f5
*does not compute*

Lol
(Only my IT friends might get that joke)

 

[Ask For More]

I've never regretted joining these forums. Admittedly I've been on an off many times, but something always brings me back. I've made some good friends here.

I don't take it too seriously here.

 

[Asian_Flower]

Blessing! I have never involved myself in arguments and conflict or such things on the forum. My great dislikes are yucky AV's (yes, dick pics) and rude PM's. My hates, which are thankfully rare, are the outright racist messages I have received. I pity the men who feel they can speak to women like that.

All this outweighed by the many wonderfully intelligent and adventurous people I have learnt so much from. The gorgeous images and exceptional stories that abound.

Ying Yang.

 

[SassySheDevil]

Many times I have wished that I never found this place. I've tried a million times to leave, but I always end up back here. I miss some of the people, I miss some of the interactions, and I miss a place that helps me feel less lonely. I have made many good friends here, and lost even more.

 

[PeteHulbert37]

You know, if the thread title had been Down the bunny hole....., this thread could have been so different!

 

[ydahecnot]

Many times I have wished that I never found this place. I've tried a million times to leave, but I always end up back here. I miss some of the people, I miss some of the interactions, and I miss a place that helps me feel less lonely. I have made many good friends here, and lost even more.

So you have tried to leave about 8,333 times a month.

 

[Sundayschild]

Easy. The brain can process between 2000 and 3000 thoughts an hour. Well, some can. Mine gets stuck on food mode quite often.

 

[INeedLove]

I don't really enjoy it anymore, but I'd miss the friends I've made.
Kind of like a family reunion... You are never going to be happy with the all the people who decide show up, but you'd be upset if you missed your Great Aunt Edna's chocolate pound cake, so you go despite your reservations.

Howdy RA! I hope you've been well. Love your profile pic.

A lot of the long timers have jumped off the Lit train for a while but some find their way back for the reason you stated--the friends. Lit has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. I've met some interesting people on here--had laughs with some, tears with others. I've fallen for a couple and been hurt. Lit is like a microcosm of life, in a way.

 

[justashygirl]

For the most part, it's a good place to kill some time. With that said, though, I have disappeared from here a couple times. Who knows, maybe one day I'll get off of here completely, but I don't think that will happen any time soon.

 

[Eva_Star]

I've seen several posts on here from Lit vets stating that this place isn't the way it used to be. It makes me curious to know how it is different now?

I haven't been on here long but can see how people would need to take breaks from Lit. Emotions can run high here, which is something I didn't expect. I enjoy coming here. It's fun and I have met some really cool people.

I guess for now I will say it's a blessing. I experienced a particularly terrible loss not long ago and Lit distracted me enough to keep me from falling into the abyss. It's nice to have a place to come to, to laugh, to escape from RL for a bit.

 

[lacandy]

I don't really enjoy it anymore, but I'd miss the friends I've made.
Kind of like a family reunion... You are never going to be happy with the all the people who decide show up, but you'd be upset if you missed your Great Aunt Edna's chocolate pound cake, so you go despite your reservations.

HAHAHAHA!! I do love you sweetie!

Exactly!!

I've taken a 6 month break, and probably not back like before, but today is my last day of freedom before kids are off and thought I'd pop on.

While I haven't posted in the forums for a while, I have still come back and kept in touch with some of the amazing people that I've met here. I am lucky enough to have made some great friends in this place.

So, I grudgingly show up to the reunion wearing my "LITSTER FAMILY REUNION" shirt and bringing my Jell-O Salad.

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

Howdy RA! I hope you've been well. Love your profile pic.

A lot of the long timers have jumped off the Lit train for a while but some find their way back for the reason you stated--the friends. Lit has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. I've met some interesting people on here--had laughs with some, tears with others. I've fallen for a couple and been hurt. Lit is like a microcosm of life, in a way.

thank you!
Well, the world sucks eggs, too.
So there...
*Blows raspberries*

I've seen several posts on here from Lit vets stating that this place isn't the way it used to be. It makes me curious to know how it is different now?

I haven't been on here long but can see how people would need to take breaks from Lit. Emotions can run high here, which is something I didn't expect. I enjoy coming here. It's fun and I have met some really cool people.

I guess for now I will say it's a blessing. I experienced a particularly terrible loss not long ago and Lit distracted me enough to keep me from falling into the abyss. It's nice to have a place to come to, to laugh, to escape from RL for a bit.

Patience, grasshopper.
You, too, will one day loathe the pull of this place..lol

HAHAHAHA!! I do love you sweetie!

Exactly!!

I've taken a 6 month break, and probably not back like before, but today is my last day of freedom before kids are off and thought I'd pop on.

While I haven't posted in the forums for a while, I have still come back and kept in touch with some of the amazing people that I've met here. I am lucky enough to have made some great friends in this place.

So, I grudgingly show up to the reunion wearing my "LITSTER FAMILY REUNION" shirt and bringing my Jell-O Salad.

*oooh*
Jell-O!

 

[Eva_Star]

Patience, grasshopper.
You, too, will one day loathe the pull of this place..lol

haha this reminds me of when I started my job 8 years ago and on my first day, in the break room, everyone was saying "God! I hate this effing place. Worst place to work...EVER!"

and I was all "oh it's not so bad."

8 years later, I'm like "this frigging place sucks!"

hahaha

 

[ydahecnot]

OK, Eva: when you come to a message board, there are veterans that set the tone, the agenda, and it can often be intimidating to a new person. So you develop posting relationships with other newer people, and perhaps a trusted vet or two. You kind of follow the vets' lead, but as you and other newer people post more and start threads more, y'all help shift the tone. Some vets will leave over time because of real life, or because they don't like the shift in tone: "The place just ain't what it used to be." No it isn't. But to the newer people, it's their days of wine and roses.

But the process will repeat, and you could very well end up bemoaning the state of the board. But unless a board becomes all trolls and racists (or like the GB...joking!), the board is not better or worse with change...just different.

 

[Erlind]

I by no means hate it, but it definitely isn't the same as when I began. Occasionally, I find myself chasing things I know aren't there anymore.