I do believe the relationships, of a sort, are real online, even when you know you may never actually meet face to face.
I agree that I'd most likely not agree to coffee and a chat with a random stranger on the street, but it has to do with comfort zones and cautions in the nature of a lot of today's world and the perceived physical safety zone of the net that is not afforded in my real world.
I've met a good number of folks online over time that I would be comfortable meeting for coffee in the real if we were close enough in distance to do so.
I agree, I think viable connection can be made. I guess the difficult part is knowing if the truth is being told, parts of it or any at all. It's easy to say something with a keyboard, but that doesn't make it so.
Did you know I'm actually Elvis? That's right, he never left, just went to Australia.
Ok, that's not true, but is it?
Ok, I'm not Elvis at all, but you get my point. The truth is often unclear and that makes online relationships a little more difficult, fraught with some element of danger. I hate being lied to by people I care about, I mean I hate it with a passion. It still happens face to face of course, but it's easier to spot.
These days, walking up to someone and saying, hey do you want to get a coffee with me, isn't much of a thing. Were I to do that to a woman she's more likely to start screaming and calling me out for harassing her...I find that sad as I grew up in a world where it was possible to do that, and that's how relationships formed. (Ok, maybe not always with a total stranger, but you know what I mean I think.)
I've been to Hive meet-ups here and they seemed ok, and I'd do it again with a few. I'd like to meet @meesterboom and his family actually, I think he's top-notch and we communicate a lot off-Hive. I think @dswigle would be good to meet up with too, she owes me Devonshire Tea actually, and there's a few others, @coinjoe, @bertrayo, yourself...people I feel are like-minded, funny and interesting. There's a few others but don't want to tag them all.
F-ing Elvis! Who would have known. This whole time I was conversing online with The King himself. If your Elvis, then who is marrying all those drunk dumbasses in Vegas?🤣
Lol, I know right? I guess, I ain't nothing but a
houndg-dog. 😂I cloned myself. Even Elvis needs a little income now and then.
Wait! I think I liked it better when I thought you might be Elvis! Take that back!
I have gone to coffee with perfect strangers. I met them on a sidewalk in NYC waiting for tickets. It was spur of the moment and just went across the street to a cafe. Interesting and fun. We still text each other now and then, usually, something to do with travel. I remember what caught my attention that day. We was carrying a violin case. Not a common sight. She played for the symphony and it was then that I found out that life on the run like that is fascinating, but, truly can be a nightmare... anyway, I don't feel as weird about it, I must have a sign on my back saying, will talk for coffee.
Ok... not to everyone, but, it has happened.
Devonshire Tea, with clotted cream!
Haha, well I know that would have brought peace of mind to so many, but I'm just not Elvis unfortunately, I'll say hello to him when I see him though, on behalf of the living. Unless he went to heaven that is, I'll be going to the other place I think.
I have too Swigs, mostly when travelling. I've met people on train platforms, airports and hotel lobby's and sometimes it ends up being coffee, a scotch, dinner...or breakfast sometimes. I think it's the common ground found through being travellers. It's pretty cool really. I can be a little distrustful of people right up front, I'm friendly and personable, but don't trust easily, but sometimes it feels ok, I'm pretty good at the intuition thing, and so stranger-coffees have happened.
I met an American couple at the Salzburg train station once. They were totally confused and unsure whilst waiting for an overnight train to Paris and asked me some questions. I didn't know much more than them but we started chatting and whilst waiting we had a coffee. Nice people. We stayed in contact since, twelve years now.
There's been many others, but none lured me in with Devonshire tea!
See?? If only the knew the secret handshake!!
Travel and odd meet ups just go together. I keep in contactvwith a few and some fade into the background, but many dont and I have met one couple again. On purpose this time. I was passing through, but it was kind of cool.
People are fascinating.
Well, it's not quite as secret as the Freemason's handshakes, but it's a reasonably closely guarded secret nonetheless and something that has to be demonstrated rather then described. Maybe one day Swigs.
Wow, I haven't heard the term "Freemason" in over 30 years. My dad belonged to a local lodge. Try my best, I could not get him to take me to a meeting. I'd be full of questions when he returned.
He did, however, break the rule and teach me one of the handshakes, but swore me to secrecy for life.
Thanks for some wonderful memories just now. Appreciate it. Take care.
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It's a fairly secretive group, despite them saying otherwise.
The way I understand it, the handshakes are different depending on where one is and I'm ok with them having that. I am familiar with people/group specific acknowledgments and comfortable with it; a way to say, hey, you're my people.
I also know a could of the handshakes but would never dare use them, ever. It's not that I'm afraid to do so, more that I don't want to compromise my integrity and the promise I gave; the same as you.
Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it.
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