Not talking? Post a social media status or something

@owstalaga (4707)
Philippines
October 31, 2015 9:10am CST
Yes, the problem when someone does not talk much or say a lot, you find alternative ways to communicate with them. Usually it is through songs and music and not through letters. Who writes long letters these days anyway? Plus, social media has made the untalkative talkative in their own way. However when you post something and someone misinterprets it well then it's another problem altogether. Some people like posting all their dirty laundry on Facebook/Twitter, I tend to unfollow people like that. Negativity and public fights between friends/family/significant other are not nice to read online. Perhaps it is their way of avoiding face to face confrontations but it gets too many people involved. Several years ago, I used to post songs as a message to someone but I don't do that anymore. Also used to post public statuses meant to be read by one person instead of saying it to their face. But then again, what's the use of social media if you don't communicate the things you love or hate right? I've already learned to use social media responsibly. Now I post more about positivity and public service. How about you? Do you still use public posts on your social media accts to send a message to people you can't talk to face to face?
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@vandana7 (98745)
• India
1 Nov 15
I send messages about my hurt feelings directly to those who hurt me.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
Me too. But these days I prefer to do it face to face.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
@vandana7 Oh I'm sorry to hear that. Sometimes not being friends anymore with someone is the best thing to happen under certain circumstances. I've also broken up with one or two friends over the years because of our differences that began to grow bigger. I don't regret not being friends with them anymore. Some people are better off gone in our lives after a certain time.
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@vandana7 (98745)
• India
2 Nov 15
@owstalaga ..Actually it is to a person whom I treated like a little sister. Her parents mentally tormented me, and she'd already stopped talking to me ages ago, for something for which I was not responsible. Now, it was my chance to show her how wrong she'd been all along. It is a perverted pleasure sort of. But somewhere underneath lay a hurt that she chose to disconnect and never be in touch with me anymore for something I had never done. Vindication sort of. You know what I am surprised she has not blocked me.
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
2 Nov 15
I do have the guts to talk face to face. But how will i do that with friends on another country? Most of my friends are just foreigners than in here.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
haha, well then that sucks. Maybe call them via video or something.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
@rahulvsmokiee Well you can use a webcam for your computer maybe?
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
2 Nov 15
@owstalaga Lol! my phone is just a 2005 java nokia phone. It dopnt even have a front cam. Now what to do? lol!
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
31 Oct 15
I am more likely to comment if they post than to post directly to them. I like to post on Facebook, but I don't usually say anything personal.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
31 Oct 15
Hehe, I also just comment or send a private message instead.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Nov 15
no I do not if I do not l ike someone I will tell them so and leave off any connection with them. I do not like how some people air dirty laundy on Facebook for the whole world to read not me.some things are nobody's business but m y own.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
That's right, it is better to talk to the person instead of involving the world in their issues.
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
1 Nov 15
I use facebook to share our blogs' posts. :)
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
Really? You do? Not that I think about it, I rarely post blog posts in my FB. I also don't combine FB with myLot. But myLot members are free to visit my FB page in my profile here.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
31 Oct 15
Oh I'm quite self-centred, I rarely social media about anyone else other than myself. Hence I rarely say anything on Facebook at all. I also tend to avoid people that pisses me off, both in life 'n' online. Makes life much simpler.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
31 Oct 15
Oh... Cool. I do those self-centered posts too but not all the time.
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@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
31 Oct 15
like you said it's best to talk about your problems in private and not to expose them so that your friends would see
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
31 Oct 15
Right. But I wish I could just say some things face to face instead.