Shannon Alexander
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As in.. some guy thinking will I tell him I have AIDS..? or not..?Because what people think can cost me my life.
As in.. some guy thinking will I tell him I have AIDS..? or not..?Because what people think can cost me my life.
simple answer..i dont care what other people think............Simple question, complicated answer.
So, why do you?
thats no way to live , what you mean by that Carne?Because what people think can cost me my life.
thread over.Because, as a human, I have a basic and ineradicable need for community. cn
moms are diff , of course i care what she thinks lol.... she had to give birth to me so ... good pointOut of respect I care how my folks and wife think about me especially my Mom cuz she's a saint and breaking her heart just wouldn't be right. Everyone else can suck me PP LOL.
That is truly an asshole response. I thought you were better than that.As in.. some guy thinking will I tell him I have AIDS..? or not..?
I've been bashed on three separate occasions. One landed me in the hospital and I ended up with permanent short term memory problems. Not to mention the PTSD. Plus, my partner was murdered. Why? Because people THINK I'm an abomination for being gay. That's what I mean by that.thats no way to live , what you mean by that Carne?
Sorry to hear that happened.I dont care what people think,untill their thoughts become actions or words.If I could tell what people were thinking Id influence there thoughts and manipulate them in to doing what I wanted.Or not!Thats my answer.That is truly an asshole response. I thought you were better than that.
I've been bashed on three separate occasions. One landed me in the hospital and I ended up with permanent short term memory problems. Not to mention the PTSD. Plus, my partner was murdered. Why? Because people THINK I'm an abomination for being gay. That's what I mean by that.
I like to see myself as in an open platonic relationship with everyone. Therefore, everyone is my friend until either of us does something untoward. I care about what everybody thinks, and it drives me crazy at times but I'm glad I haven't 'burned bridges' and considered the 'other side' in places alot of people would not give a flying fuck what they said to them. The times I do just allow myself to tell people what i think, I always end up sorely regretting. I'm learning to be more convincing in the art of being diplomatic.... Failure.Regular people, the only reason I would care what they think of me is if I'm trying to develop a relationship with them, in that it helps if I seem somewhat normal for the first few instances of hanging out. I haven't made a new real life friend since high school though really, other than coworkers, so that might contribute to that. It's probably important to care what the other person thinks of you in a real friendship/relationship, right? But those that are truly your friends accept you for who you really are, right?
I like to see myself as in an open platonic relationship with everyone. Therefore, everyone is my friend until either of us does something untoward. I care about what everybody thinks, and it drives me crazy at times but I'm glad I haven't 'burned bridges' and considered the 'other side' in places alot of people would not give a flying fuck what they said to them. The times I do just allow myself to tell people what i think, I always end up sorely regretting. I'm learning to be more convincing in the art of being diplomatic.... Failure.
I don't.....Simple question, complicated answer.
So, why do you?
I don't. I don't know if that makes me a sociopath, but I really don't. And if I act like I do, it's only because i'm playing mind games with you and amusing myself with it. For example, if I get into a public disagreement with someone I think is a bitch in sheep's clothing, I just apologize. Not because I give a shit if people think i'm rude, but because that person would either have to accept my apology and back off, or they have to present themselves as just a big a bitch as I am, which levels out the playing field. No matter which one they choose, they've given me my funsies. But the thing about not caring what people think is that you still have a community, because you meet other people who don't give a shit what people think. And then you have a blast together making fun of people who do give a shit what people think. See how that works? I admit I have used this technique especially rampantly in my workplace.Simple question, complicated answer.
So, why do you?