Your Lit connections

[Wild_Honey_66]

In the seven degrees thing, I have had numerous times in my life when it has become painfully obvious how small the world is sometimes.

Here on Lit, however, I was exchanging PM’s with another Litster and whatever we were chatting about brought to mind a particular individual. I broadly described this person’s situation without naming names and the other Litster said, “You mean XXXXXX?”

*GULP!*

Why yes, XXXXXX.

*tsk*

Loose lips sink ships!

 

[TTawhere]

*tsk*

Loose lips sink ships!

Well, it wasn’t devastating, but we would not discuss that we knew each other to this third person. It would be awkward to explain.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon

It's six, people.

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Well, it wasn’t devastating, but we would not discuss that we knew each other to this third person. It would be awkward to explain.

How long have you been here?

Eventually you get over it, otherwise you end up having to pretend you don't know half your friends.

 

[TheLM]

Been on lit since I was a teen and have made tons of friends

Never slept with any of them, but I’ve met a select handful

 

[Sundayschild]

I assume that anything I say is semi-public, unless I ask specifically for it to be private. That whole sewing-circle from Pulp Fiction.

 

[TTawhere]

How long have you been here?

Eventually you get over it, otherwise you end up having to pretend you don't know half your friends.

Oh, this would have been next-level awkward. Trust me.

I haven’t been here that long, really, Honey.

Long enough, though.

 

[TheSilverLining]

I assume that anything I say is semi-public, unless I ask specifically for it to be private. That whole sewing-circle from Pulp Fiction.

They talk a lot, don’t they?

 

[Sundayschild]

They talk a lot, don’t they?

❤....

 

[Wife of Bath]

Do you ever look around and think, 'Oh! I've slept with her, and her, and her... '

<whispers> I think it's six.

I’ve ceased being surprised at how many people have off-board connections, in part because of my own. I’ve met more than a handful of Litsters. Some are now very close friends. Other than one or two, I doubt it would be possible to glean that from anything I’ve ever posted publicly.

I guess I assume it’s the same for everyone else.

There are definitely other female posters who have the same, shall we say, taste? Meaning there seems to have been a common thread of specific other women that have been entangled with the same men.

 

[Dangerous_Curves27]

I’m still pretty new, so I don’t have any connections. Yet.

 

[TheSilverLining]

I’m still pretty new, so I don’t have any connections. Yet.

Your inbox runneth over in 5, 4, 3....

 

[Spins]

It is unlikely that anyone could truly piece together the web that is Lit.

High school is an apt description. Years and years (and even years) ago there was a big trade behind the scenes of people's personal information. Who fucked who. Who was pretending to be this, or that. Why doesn't this person like me, or how can I get her attention?

All the sort of things that make high school horrible and exciting.

The amount of gossip is probably the same as it ever has been, but it is more normalized now, I think. We just assume every married person here is cheating and everyone with a his in her signature line has multiple play partners. Back in the day it was still a novelty. Now it is just what it is.

There will be a blow up every so often and someone will leave (usually to turn up as an alt a few days later). There will be a clique that rises and will be labeled the "bully". New tits vs old tits. Hot guys being drooled over (from AVs that generally aren't really them).

It all part of a big playground. Entertainment at its finest.

I know connections happen here and great relationships occur. I think it is, however, built on a lot of "white lies" that help everyone just get through the days.

Personally I try to keep my relationships private and shy away from anything overt. I'll occasionally get asked if I am with such and such person and it makes me laugh more than anything else.

None of the above is bad, or good, or anything really. It is life in the 21st century where we all hope to make something special without a whole lot of consequences that disturb our lives.

 

[Eliphaz]

I've been here for years but never really felt like I've been able to fit in and make connections. Most of the conversation etc I've had has been private. So I doubt there'd be anything visible.

 

[aussiegeekygal]

I'm mainly on the boards. I don't PM often, so what you see is what you get. There are five folk here who I've communicated with offline. I still interact with them all on the boards, although two of them (Jett, IHC) rarely, if ever post.
Surprisingly to most, all of my shit slinging towards Pmann is on the boards, and all of it on lit

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

I'm mainly on the boards. I don't PM often, so what you see is what you get. There are five folk here who I've communicated with offline. I still interact with them all on the boards, although two of them (Jett, IHC) rarely, if ever post.
Surprisingly to most, all of my shit slinging towards Pmann is on the boards, and all of it on lit

Jett!

Please tell him hello from me.

 

[aussiegeekygal]

LOL! That's funny bc i have an extra milk duct that sits on my areola. Not a nipple, just a milk duct, but still.

Lit is like an iceberg and 'quite a bit' is an understatement.

Hahaha- I went back a few pages and found this delightful commonality I share with you, m'dear.

 

[aussiegeekygal]

Jett!

Please tell him hello from me.

I actually haven't spoken to him in a little while, but this post made me consider that and I think it's a perfect opportunity to reach out and say hi. And I'm really thankful for the reminder.

Do, yes. Will do

 

[Mr_bogey]

If i were going to have a crush these days it'd be on Miles.

He appears to have his shit together and I've never seen him be an asshole to someone who didn't deserve it.

Soul crushing.

 

[stickygirl]

I'm mainly on the boards. I don't PM often, so what you see is what you get. There are five folk here who I've communicated with offline. I still interact with them all on the boards, although two of them (Jett, IHC) rarely, if ever post.
Surprisingly to most, all of my shit slinging towards Pmann is on the boards, and all of it on lit

Jett?! He's such a slut. No wonder I don't hear from him often if he's so busy

 

[LupineOne]

I've been here for a little while, but never really made any connections. I'm not one to try to puzzle out who's with who, etc, but so far, it's been an entertaining trip down the rabbit hole of Lit, especially here on the boards!

 

[aussiegeekygal]

Jett?! He's such a slut. No wonder I don't hear from him often if he's so busy

Hahaha.
I totally didn't get that vibe, but that's because our relationship was completely platonic. He once mailed me a care package of Australian goodies to the US because I was feeling homesick during my illness.

He's good people

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

Hahaha- I went back a few pages and found this delightful commonality I share with you, m'dear.

It's too bad I'm not lactating anymore, it'd be fun to go to my first sexy gathering and be able to show them my cool party trick: 'Hey, guys! Ever seen one of these?' >>squirt<<

I actually haven't spoken to him in a little while, but this post made me consider that and I think it's a perfect opportunity to reach out and say hi. And I'm really thankful for the reminder.

Do, yes. Will do

Soul crushing.

Right.

 

[LikeableMe]

I have a couple of lit connections, but I don’t really interact with them on the boards. Only one has gone off-lit, but that’s my own choice, as I tend not to invite people into my offline life unless they’ve become a really good friend. I never name people I have a connection with, and instead give a vague description only they would get, in threads such as “who are you thinking of?” And “Dear litster”

There’s only one of my connections I will occasionally interact with on the boards, and in the past I had a good friend on here who I interacted with publicly on a daily basis. I think that’s the only connection anyone could have worked out.

I’m not trying to hide anything, I just don’t feel a need to shout about who I’m talking to. I’ve always been like that. In one of my jobs, if anyone knew someone had a connection to someone they would get involved and cause a lot of problems. So I guess it just became a habit to enjoy things for what they are, and not invite the world and his brother into it. (Which it felt like would happen in that particular job!)

 

[Wild_Honey_66]

I was.musing last night that i tend to think of a crush as someone i don't know very well, or at all. But if we're including people we do know, then yes, i guess i have someone here who would qualify as a crush.

The thing is, he's been such a good friend for so long that i suppose i take him for granted sometimes and 'forget' how crushable he is. It's funny, the thing that always reminds me is remembering (for whatever random reason this piece of information pops into my head) how tall he is. He's several inches taller than me, and when i imagine looking up at him, i get that giddy, giggly feeling that you do when something's really good.

Then i go all blushy 'cause I've remembered that he's not just my dear friend - he's a man. With good, strong hands, a kind heart, an intellect that keeps me on my toes, and a flirt game that is unfailingly on point. And hot damn, he looks good in a suit!

He's top notch, and i can't imagine ever not crushing on him.