Uh ... yeah ... that's nice....

[Aphrodisiac]

I have noticed some thing about myself and maybe some one else out there some times does what I do ...


But I find myself holding back my true opinions when it comes to certain topics , I am sure this is not new ... I am sure some one has posted a thread about this ...

I wonder why I seem to do that ... I ask myself but yet my answer is some thing along the lines of " If you can't say anything nice ... don't say nothing @ all" ....

Do you at times hold back your opinion just because ??


There are those times where some one out there posts what I was thinking and I can't help but smile - they have more courage then I do ....








Just some Saturday morning -- trying to avoid doing my homework , clean my room , do my laundry ramblings...

Thank you.

 

[PumpkinSmasher]

I don't. My comments are short, sweet, and opinion based.

 

[juicylips]

I have noticed some thing about myself and maybe some one else out there some times does what I do ...
...

I wonder why I seem to do that ... I ask myself but yet my answer is some thing along the lines of " If you can't say anything nice ... don't say nothing @ all" ....
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Thank you.

Hello, A

Yes...if usually think along the lines of what you said. There is so much negativity in real life, I don't like spreading it here at Lit. I've tried to hold true to that. Of course, there are times I'm biting my tongue..lol. I usually just log off and come back another time.

Hope your having a terrific weekend.
JL

 

[Aphrodisiac]

Re: Re: Uh ... yeah ... that's nice....

Hello, A

Yes...if usually think along the lines of what you said. There is so much negativity in real life, I don't like spreading it here at Lit. I've tried to hold true to that. Of course, there are times I'm biting my tongue..lol. I usually just log off and come back another time.

Hope your having a terrific weekend.
JL

juicy,


I tend to do a lot of tongue biting at times ... and yes I do the same .. I walk away and log off ... it helps ...


I am having a good weekend so far , hope you are enjoying your weekend as well.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

I don't. My comments are short, sweet, and opinion based.

Rock on , PSmasher!

 

[Smooth_Operator]

I save up most of my dissenting opinions and cantankerous attitude for that one post that comes along that I really wanna blast. They say that accepting delayed gratification is a sign of maturity. But, Monty Python says no one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition. Their chief weapon is surprise.

 

[Wiggles]

I find myself not posting a lot of times because I'm just not sure how to make my opinion, or I don't feel like validating my opinion. There are so many types of people here, and I don't want to offend anyone. Although I think this happens anyway, just by being the type of person that I am.

Usually I'll see someone post something I was thinking (negative) and I'm glad I didn't say it, because it looks terrible in print. Why people feel the need to spread their pissyness around is beyond me. I guess sometimes you just have to cut the shit and get to the point. *shrug*

Usually I just don't post because I don't feel I've explained my point. Simple as that.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

I find myself not posting a lot of times because I'm just not sure how to make my opinion, or I don't feel like validating my opinion. There are so many types of people here, and I don't want to offend anyone. Although I think this happens anyway, just by being the type of person that I am.

Usually I'll see someone post something I was thinking (negative) and I'm glad I didn't say it, because it looks terrible in print. Why people feel the need to spread their pissyness around is beyond me. I guess sometimes you just have to cut the shit and get to the point. *shrug*

Usually I just don't post because I don't feel I've explained my point. Simple as that.

Wiggles,

I find myself doing the same thing - I don't post because some how I do not know how to word my opinion... and like you said validating it.

 

[Guest]

I think it was rubyfruit who started a thread with almost identical question.

This post is for cheyenne, by the way. Just helping her out.

 

[riff]

Yes. I often withhold opinions.

One, because expressing them will accomplish nothing.

Two, because more often than not, the only person interested in them is me.

Three, sometimes my opinions are just bitter, and I am learning to keep that to myself for my journal where I can express them safely and then look back at them and see how and why I felt threatened.

Four, sometimes my opinions are just cries for attention. A man should not have to be a jackass in order to be validated.

Five, sometimes I don't have much of an opinion.

 

[takingchances42]

But I find myself holding back my true opinions when it comes to certain topics , I am sure this is not new ... I am sure some one has posted a thread about this ...

I wonder why I seem to do that ... I ask myself but yet my answer is some thing along the lines of " If you can't say anything nice ... don't say nothing @ all" ....

Do you at times hold back your opinion just because ??

Yep, I do it all the time. "Flamewars" as they used to be called are almost as old as the internet (kind of like cyber). Maybe a better name for them is negative energy. You may or may or not hurt the other person, but just by going there, you invariably hurt yourself, taking on that negative energy.

So I bite my tongue. Sometimes I go ahead and write what I want to say. Then delete it without sending it. Not worth the trouble. But not always...

 

[Rambling Rose]

If ya'll only knew...

 

[Guest]

Now that's a good punchline with a correct use of...

 

[Aphrodisiac]

Well at least I am not the only one who feels like this ...


And, its not that I want to post some thing negative , or mean spirited its just that some times ..... its like a reality check ... the answer is sooooooo obvious ... but yet one has to be "polite" and like some one mention not engage in " flame wars".


ChilledV:
Thanks, I knew some one had once started a similar thread like this , I just did not recall who it was...


riff:

Your # 3 reason made me laugh out loud,
side note, I just think you are the sweetest.


takingchances:

Yeah, I have done the same thing @ times. I will write this whole paragraph & then not post it .. its fun @ times.


Rambling Rose:

I wanna know....