Well, I kind of agree with everything above and I do try to look at every point and at each side and try to justify things...
For me it's a bit different than annoyance. Annoyance is a very simple feeling and is easily done with by pressing log out button - no big deal.
But when I personally see a happy couple (and thank god, we do have a few of them here) addressing each other on open threads (who knows - maybe they have computer problems, money problems, phone problems and it's their only way of communication)...I try to stay away. I am letting those couples talk to each other. Never will I intrude on a stream of conversation between two people who are considered a couple in real life or otherwise, unless I am in on the inside joke of some kind or am really close to them.
So...I stay away from one thread for a while until I see somebody else joining in...and then I stay away from another thread if I see similar conversation there...and then I find myself staying away from most of the off topic (topic which I enjoy) threads...and then, I guess I feel left out...and sometimes when all threads are jumping I do try to chime in...but it does feel like being a 5th wheel and I just bud out...
It is probably me and my sick tactfullness...but it is what it is for me...
Don't know if I've explained myself well...but that's what it is like for me personally...
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