although still "active", i now no longer believe in shunning because i've come to see df'ds as mostly good people that simply had different opinions then are set out by the WTS, or their own way of seeing things which to me is perfectly normal.
this being said, i have little or no contact with df'ds (other then on this board) now because most of the ones i know have been out so long that i just don't have any contact with them anymore anyways. i also found that if you do happen to come across one, they're pretty much just as awkward about it because they've been on the other side and know what it's (supposed to be) like. in the case however that one is willing to talk and all, i have no problem with that, i'll be equally open and receptive.
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