Have you ever noticed that around here MORE is said when people are silent than when they are talking sometimes.
If you are refering to me not congratulating you and sexy, umm, I mean 6of9...well, I was going to bump it back to the top later after I got over my jealously.
lisa.
not yet, still not over it.
Ah hon, No I should have expanded and not kept everyone in suspense. I was referring to people not talking. Lets take for instance when we have a poster who is posting hot and heavy...Then all the sudden stops. Why? Are they having a hard time of it? Are they moving on? Have they found a life outside the board.
Sometimes feelings are hurt. Sometimes I notice people start threads asking, "who do we miss?" And you might note some people always take care to mention someone that has been lost to us for a long time. Some people really don't say much but when they do it seems to be a whole bunch. You know, just the right touch of love.
And some by the silence are telling us a whole mess. Maybe by the last post they put up being not in the usual chipper way and now all the sudden they don't post.
Or if they usually flirt with the whole damn world and all of the sudden they turn into St. Mary and never post. Maybe they got embarrassed or have something going on? You know. Silence says a lot. I guess I have taken time to observe and I have noticed a lot of old favorites have drifted into spuratic and few post like they have a life outside the board. Then there is that early on lurker silence. Then that silence you get when you had a good drink or ten and PM'ed the whole damn world and told everyone how sexy they were and should not have. Then the silence when you revealed all. Then the silence when you don't know what to say.
Possibly the silence because you think you are over the board. And somewhere in there the silence because you realize you can come back anytime you want and contribute...and there is life outside the board...and in the board also! That it is not all about you or how good or sexy you are or what you did or did not do, how much you hate or love...and possibly how to help others.
Then the silence that comes from knowing you learned the most by experiencing it all yourself. The love, joy, hope, and hurt, everything deception and the dynamics of the board yourself. So each should take their turn. So you are silent as you take your turn learning at silence and observing and learning..
That is what I meant.
Ah and Lisa, I am sure there are a few people that will recover and get on board in a bit. (No pun intended) They will just have to pick up with bachelor number two. There are still a lot of good men left on JWD. I just happened to take the one I love the absolute best. Let the flirting resume (starting with bachelor number two) and may you catch the bouquet!
Edited to add: Six says your married so duck if the bouquet comes at you. Oh and he blushed!