Sir, you are an angry psychopath, but occasionally have something useful or amusing to say. What do your friends think?
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I have to check out...
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Not everyone loves researching like you do. You're probably good at finding exactly what you're looking for in the smallest amount of time possible, but me for example, if I want to research something it will take hours
@Steve: Use the fucking edit button... stop the double posts man!
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So then you should be happy about getting pointers to (more or less) authoritative information. So why do you bitch like a stuck pig?
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Because I do not care about anything you post about or research
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You seem not to care about much. But it's good to know what you don't care about. Keep me informed.
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Wow you finally realized I don't care about much! Good job
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You seem to care about the fact that you don't care about much, since you mention it frequently.
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lol ok whateverSame here.. no more off topic
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Yes, please keep it on topic, people.Different people are going to approach things in different ways. One of the advantages of discussing things on the Net is that not only do you get people with knowledge that you may not have, but you also find people who have different ways of looking at things and of dealing with them. Some ways may not be helpful for you - you don't have to accept them. They may, however, be helpful for other people, or for a different problem.Personality clashes generate heat but little light, so let's try to avoid them as best we can.Just to put my oar in, I suspect white_lines may well be a nicer guy in real life than he is given credit for - though certainly lacking in self-confidence. I suspect he's not good at presenting himself, either to us or to girls. But that's a skill that can be learnt.
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I know a guy who think just like white lines, he lived in virginia, or north virginia or something like that...he seemed like an ass online (desperate, self loathing, ANNOYING) but turned out to be nice...
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It's a big mistake to think you know a person based on his postings (although I'll venture that Ineligible is an easy person to live with, and I'm pretty eccentric; I won't say anything definitive about anyone else). But if someone ask for help with a problem that involves how he comes across to others, it's hard not to take into account how he comes across in his postings. People rarely give exhaustive details about their personality, and someone's opinion about his own personality would be suspect anyway.That's why I would always suggest that anyone who appears to have a serious problem seek out professional help. You can learn a lot more about someone when you meet them in-person.
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My daughters don't think I'm easy to live with. I had a run-in with one of them today, and I was thinking that I should have handled it much better, and would have handled it better online than IRL. I lost my temper, and I would have had much more patience online.
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I don't think a "difficult" person would have spent as much time thinking about how they might communiate better. A difficult person would blow up, and then move on to the next thing.I'm not sure if the issue is so much "IRL" as the fact that you're dealing with a family member, one for whom you're responsible. Emotions creep while objectivity leaks out. But I would wager that your home is not a daily scream-fest (like mine was when I grew up...such emotional expression ).
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You've put your finger on it, Steve - responsibility was indeed an issue.That comment about your childhood home is a rare personal revelation, and I treasure it. My wife's childhood home was like that, and it has affected her all her life. When we sold the house recently on her mother's death, there were no tears: it held no happy memories.
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I didn't say we were unhappy...just very loud. Imagine a stereotypical Italian family, even though we're not Italian. We were a bit like a cross between the Flintstones and Roseanne. Lots of eating and emoting.
Compared to most of my friends, almost all of whom had divorced parents, we had a very "normal" and traditional family.