I have been slowing down on sharing myself lately. For many reasons. First, I am worried about filling the void with meaningless interactions and thinking that I somehow need the attention to be loved. This is not unlike my teenage years when I thought making someone cum was my way to get love and positive… Continue reading Slowing Down
Tag: parasocial relationships
Not Here
There not here anymore but sometimes my body and mind can’t keep up with that. It’s like there is still this pull toward them and it is hard to let go. It’s funny, too how I was thinking about the ways we can never know people. I tend to share a lot. My brain doesn’t… Continue reading Not Here
It’s Ghosties Season
And there is nothing spookier than talking with someone for a long time and having them disappear. It happens a lot. A friend brought it up the other day because it seems to happen more often on these online social media sites. I think there is an issue with the discrepancies of why people are… Continue reading It’s Ghosties Season
Floating in the Middle
I saw a post asking about how we would feel if social media went away. It made me think about a certain site and my friends there. For the most part, anyone I need or would want to stay connected to, I can through other means, but there are one or two who I would… Continue reading Floating in the Middle
Lisa Gray 