ofcourse... i will take different aspects.
This applies... to everyone outside of the 6 mentioned before...
It seems as though, lately, a lot of my new friends demonstrate the same "I'm gonna ignore you" attitude as some of the friends who i am on the verge of losing...
My one, intelligent, devil's advocate, puts it into 2 words
"people suck!"
very true... but you know... not all of my new friends behave this way.
Ya know... for as much as I am trying to pull away from playing online games... everyone i meet there, is always happy to see me, always makes a point to say hi, misses me and sends emails when i don't log on for a while, laugh at my corny jokes... and truely exhibit qualities i wish most of my acquaintances (friends) would show. Ofcourse... the issue is... they are all over the place... not a single one lives near me to get together, though we mention getting together all the time. (I think i convinced one to come to dragoncon!)
They reach out to me... i don't have to call them, write them to say hi, text them, etc... and the ONLY thing they expect is my time. Which revolves around playing a game and having fun.
Almost EVERYONE else in my Acquaintance list (and even like 1 in my inner circle) exhibits none of these traits... Whenever i meet someone else through online means... OR in real life, being introduced to a friend or just saying hi... that friendship usually lasts no more than 2 weeks before they give me the silent treatment... some of my videogame friends have lasted years...
why? I don't know.....
AND... i am trying to make a conscious effort to spend less time playing video games and more time on real life... foresaking those, whos actions, tell me that they should be closer to my inner circle than my acquaintances. (now granted... not everyone i meet online behaves this way... but most of the ones who i have made friends with do)
And no-one can say i don't try and cultivate my real life friendships. I am always calling people or sending them messages to see how they are doing... i am ALWAYS inviting people over for parties or dinner... and... whenever i am invited somewhere for an event, or even an open invitation, i always attempt to make an appearance... (when i am invited)...
*sigh* Do i commit to spending less time online...? Or keep throwing myself into a world, that doesn't really care one way or another...?
In the words of one of the most intelligent people i know......
"People Suck!"
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