What is Your Emotional Quotient at MyLot?

@thesids (22180)
Bhubaneswar, India
May 29, 2012 2:42am CST
Hi friends and lotters during my stay here, I have had a good and healthy set of friends at MyLot. And I do expect this to continue for long During this stay, I have had some great discussions and as days went by, I have realized that I have really waited for a few lotters to appear on my discussion. I wish I could name a few of them... but definitely there have been some who have been anxiously awaited to appear on my discussions. I know, we are in a virtual world here but then one of my dearest lotters said - "behind the scene, we are humans and people with emotions" so I can easily say that yes, I am emotionally attached to many lotters here, though I know we would never meet in this life. What is your emotional attachment (relation) with mylot? Do you have any specific set of friends whom you want to appear on your discussions? Or even - Do you ever Tailor make a discussion to have specific lotters appear? have a great day dear Lotters Cheers, theSids.
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18 responses
@viji_v2 (727)
• India
30 May 12
Hi Sid, I have changed a lot these days and my emotional attachment to mylot has also changed, to say in honest. Six months before I had been attached to mylot as like my own world. Later it is changed after marriage. Now I am trying to get attach with the friends here but there is no big brisk as like before to involve in mylot.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
Hi viji I completely agree with you - I too feel that you are now not that close to mylot and rightly so - you are just started out with your married life and that too at a new place - I still remember you mentioning - the language issues and difficulties in understanding Hindi. These are definitely bigger challenges and you are good enough to find a way out... and until then... mylot has to wait
@akp100 (13640)
• India
31 May 12
Viji.. I guess you are still using mylot from mobile.. Right? Surely you are not active like you were used to before.. Lots of discussions , lots of good conversation, and many more.. all are missing.
@viji_v2 (727)
• India
31 May 12
Hi Sid, I am trying to be here in free time which is less now. I would try to available when there is time. :-)
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@akp100 (13640)
• India
29 May 12
Hi Bro Yes surely I am attached emotionally with all my friends here. And of course I care/wait/want for them to appear on my discussions.. Otherwise they will be punished.. He he.. Joking.. I know they can't be there every time.. But of course I feel good and happy when I saw them on my discussions.. About attending there discussions, I always like to. Even I don't know about topic more, I try my best to leave one response on them. But not always as I used to be offline for many days in many cases.. Bro , I always like to be in your discussions.. So just ignore few stuffs if it is unrelated.. Ha ha I mean I will try my best to response on every discussion I see but it may go irrelevant.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
@viji: That would be beneficial for both and many other lotters - if these doubts appeared as discussions
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
hi Bro What is that punishment going to be? Is it some supply of chocos for me? or a New handset for my dear bro daily for a few days/ I always love you and your avatar here on my discussions - and hey - the responses of my bro to me never get ignored... I love reading them
@viji_v2 (727)
• India
30 May 12
Anand would throw you dozens of questions as doubts if you don't respond his post. This is his punishment. *wink
@mtrguanlao (5522)
• Philippines
29 May 12
Well,I honestly expect my dear close friends here to be in my discussion but I completely understand it if they don't appear or reply to one of it as I too sometimes or I could say most of the time is absent to their discussions,waaa!!! As much as I could,if I have time,I try to respond to all their discussions but I do have limited time,I can't even reply at once to y friends who made their replies to my discussions. Nowp,I never tailor a discussion to have specific lotters reply to it as I seldom make a discussion and if ever I have one,mostly it's because I've experienced it or I need some answers to my queries. so whoever wants to reply to my discussion is very much appreciated. Take care buddy!
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
And how did I forget and skip without replying to you dear? Growing Old? Hi mtr I know you dont make too many discussions and I am quite eagerly waiting for long to find one where I can respond. I remember I skipped the one on Crystal's ill health and not being able to take the Syrups... (See I still read it ). I think my lot should put up a viewd button somewhere on a discussion to show how many and who read your discussions... And I do want you to keep appearing on all my discussions - specially the merrier ones
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
I was telling - I am growing old... Yes, dear, I had read that discussion, in fact I do read all discussions from my friends - and I could not respond to that one only because I dont have much experience with kids yet and as that discussion was about illness of dear Crystal, I wouldnt have posted my stupid responses (okay, I call them funny responses) on that one
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• Philippines
30 May 12
Waaa,I am becoming old buddy,so much of some memory gap,hehe! Aha! So you've read that discussion of mine! I wonder why you weren't able to place your reply there,hmmm... Haha,the idea of putting up some viewed button is great buddy,hope in the future there will be something like that here. I will try my very best to be always at your discussion buddy.
• Indonesia
30 May 12
Thesids Im emotionally attached to you I would love to participate in all of your discussions but i dont want to make it obvious that Im stalking you . Dont say that we would never meet in this life, who knows what might happen in the future by God willing who knows if i could be a sucessful business woman and able to travel around the world, there are some of mylotters that I would love to meet in person, i consider them as extended family. (in case that someone might read this response as I put my mylot profile link on my email to someone lol...thesids is like a brother for me, he has helped me alot so dont be jealous)
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
Hi FF (Does that FF sound like FireFox Browser) you would never stalk me I am and you are sure of that as we have been good friends off-MyLot and that makes things different between us you have been so nice and I am really blessed to have found some great relationships (I read that I now have a sister in you and that is what I always felt with you - waited to hear it from you)
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
29 May 12
I do have an emotional attachment to some of mylotters here. I do wish that every time I post a discussion, these certain people would comment on it. And there is one person that I become close to him as we have a similar story in our lives. But the thing that makes me enjoy being here on Mylot is that I can encourage myself to give a nice respond to any discussions that i consider to be interesting.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi MissPiggy Amazing! Finding someone who has a similar story as yours really is great. I havent found anyone that close yet but I do hope that someday we might just bump into each other It is great to read that you too feel comfortable with mylot and dont have inhibitions with posting responses
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
29 May 12
Thank you. I think I can call myself as lucky though my star keeps changing from blue to red every time I post something a little harsh.
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
31 May 12
I didn't post something "rude". It was just a little harsh. I mean there were some people who made a false comment about my religion and I felt offended. I didn't mean to start any war religion as I always try my best to avoid such kind of discussion. But there is this person of the same religion as mine and made a false comment to someone. I tried to correct the mistake but it went too far. Well, I didn't continue to respond. But I never know whether some of them hit the (!) button. Ah, well, anything can happen. People have opinions, so why bother. I can be blue again in quite some time if I stay "nice", right? Hehehehh...
• Philippines
30 May 12
Hi thesids, I don't know anyone here in mylot personally. Except for my cousin Eunique who has stopped logging in a month after I've referred her; she is a very busy person. When I make discussions, it's always the same people who answer though there are new faces like one or two.. I feel like I don't have a set of friends yet unlike when I read other discussions (mostly of members who have been here for so long) where they can make their inside jokes and understand one another. I could say that I am not attached emotionally to anyone here as of yet. Perhaps maybe because I could consider myself still new (am I still new? ).. Cheers!
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
Hi girl_thinking you know when I joined here, I had no one even known to me. My upline (the lady who got me here) was the only one I knew but she too left mylot posting and participating soon. Then I was all alone and on my own. I stayed and luckily during the past so many months, I have met so many great and wonderful people from all parts of the world. Some have really made me feel at home on their discussions and that is what keeps me going on. From the past few discussions from you that I recall, I feel that your discussions are more serious and do not have a scope of adding some fun or humor - unlike the many from the lotters you mention. Again, the seniors have been here since the start and I am sure many are known to each other personally and off-mylot too... maybe this is why the difference.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
1 Jun 12
Ah great! reallysunny... I call him praaji (he is a punjabi guy and in punjabi that praaji means elder brother - though I have neither met him nor is he my brother but this is the way I look at him). He closed his account and now is with a new user id...suny51).
• Philippines
31 May 12
Hm..now that you mentioned, I notice too that my discussions are more on the serious stuff or at least they sound serious. I hope I could make a light-hearted discussion too! I guess I am more comfortable with commenting rather than creating discussions. reallysunny is one of my first friends here though I never really know him/her. I don't see him/her around anymore though..
• United States
30 May 12
Hi Bhai! Do I have to say it? You are one of my favorite people on earth, not just here on MyLot. I will always remember writing out A Unmarried Woman. That is where it began and now I know it will not end. you are the brother I never thought I would ever have! And it all began here. when I first came here I didn't know I would find family here but that is what I did. Send all my best to Bahu!
• United States
1 Jun 12
Oh Bhai! I am so touched by your words. I am so happy to have you as my little brother. But alas I would be the worse babysitter of children under 16! I'm no good with kids. But... I could write a bedtime story and you and Bahu could read it them. I am just as close a email always. ( crying tears of joy)
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
Hi behen yup, those great days of story telling. You know, if we stayed nearby, I would have taken my kids your place and left them there at nigh to listen to the stories from you. You are a wonderful story teller - I said that then and even today I to believe that. And on other days, when you would be free and available, you would come my place stay with us and I would listen too You have been family now and that is the best gift I could get from myLot or anywhere - an elder caring and loving behen
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
29 May 12
pretty much i have been transparent here, so i have been open even emotionally at times looking quite silly. yes i have been quite emotionally attached with the people here as well, like i have set i have found set of friends here ( like you) that i look forward on interacting here everyday. Mylot is like my family as well. do i tailor make a discussion? what do you mean by that dear sids? i pretty much tell what is on my mind and what is in my heart, and i really cannot tell who will appear or who will not... but i know my friends do really take time to read it which i really appreciate it but i do not posts discussion so that they will really appear, i know they are sincere in responding not just because we are friend, but because they really want to.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
30 May 12
ohh so thats what you mean, well i might thesids? i have done those for some mylot friends as well.. i would just mentioned chocolates... or ants i know you will appear and don't you worry you will not loose my friendship.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi jazel Aw! Please dont go transparent... I dont want to lose your friendship dear one By tailor discussions I meant - say I wasnt online for a few days would you create a discussion for me to appear - something relating to chocos or even coffee
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
29 May 12
Hi Sid, It is a kind of attachment when we communicate with 1 or 2 topics and few hearty discussions, they will automatically get into our hearts and if the feel is same with the other party, they will stick into some part of our mind always reminding something that we covered. In my case also, some were so close, just like you a hand full of mentally paralled were here (though some of them were lost for ever) and till the last moment such people had the fragrence of closeness, which never move out. Such connections are alwys precious as we are out of the scene and I have my assurance that atleast 10% of such people will remain here around as this is the law of nature. I mean whatever we do, there may be some people to support and I am sure that you also includes the 10% and preferably a large share within the 10%. Also, I cannot keep a tailor made approach to anyone because mango & orange are totall differnet and its taste and quality also differs.... thank-s
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi thanks Dear, it has been a while that MyLot got a discussion from you! I know a few whom you refer when you say - though some of them were lost for ever - and it hurts when someone goes away and never returns. But then, this is rightly mentioned as the law of nature... [i] cannot keep a tailor made approach to anyone because mango & orange are totall differnet and its taste and quality also differs....[/i] Though I wanted to use this one there -
• India
29 May 12
Ok, this the kind of life - some time together and some time away. It is natural, but if we are aware that planning to say a long good bye, whink for a while and wawe the hands, atleast those who are close to us make a difference and I think this is the way I draw life with colours. Simply say nothing and vanishing is also a kind of life.... what else can say??
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 May 12
Hmm, the way you perceive me sids, how do i rate in my emotional quotient here ? I think, here at mylot, i am so transparent, right? Well, that's what i am, what you read/see is what you get. But overall i am a happy mylotter here. I am always excited of what other mylotters specially my now close virtual friends here, like you, have for me to respond.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi SimplyD Over the years I have known you I have always found you the way you describe yourself... transparent and honest. In real life, I do have to say that I havent met much people who are this way and this is one of the reasons I have admired you. You being a happy mylotter stems from this fact of "Honest" and "transparent" as I do know these two qualities are appreciated by many (if not all)
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 May 12
So you did find me that way too, sids? Thank you for liking my being so.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
@viju0410 (2286)
• India
29 May 12
Hi Sids, It made me think a while how good it is to have a healthy set of friends and a virtual family that too filled with emotions. Yet, you have not met them. I think those interesting discussions and interactions with the lotters have made you emotionally closer to mylot / lotters in a big way. I wish you continue with all such good friends and make new ones too. Ok, my EQ –It’s 10 out of 10. You know why – because I feel sad when someone I know here is upset and I feel happy when others share their achievements and happiness. So I’m totally emotional. I do enjoy each and every response to my discussion and of late I do see that I am also developing such habit of ‘wanted to post / see their response’ to discussions started by few of my friends including theSids. I haven’t started any such Tailor made discussion towards this as whatever I start I am sure to see them there so haven’t felt the need of starting something special for them. More so it depends on the topic of interest of the maximum lot..right? Take care..
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi Viju Lucky you! I still havent had 5/10 rating here I am glad to know about the emotional side of you... which I will now use to blackmail my dear friend for my Coffee when we meet... not on mylot Just dont go missing anytime before prior notice to me! I am so glad to have met you here and have the friendship between us. Some lotters who leave do make me sad and I dont want you to be one of them
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
I understand that "No Interest" or even the 'no knowledge' ones... I avoid all political and religion based discussions - and you would find me only on the ones which some of my close friends start And if you had some time when you wanted to leave Mylot, I wished I was the GAA for that day and I would not Accept that resignation or ask you to reveal your off-MyLot contact Information
@viju0410 (2286)
• India
30 May 12
Sids, Don't worry about blackmailing for coffee dear - I'll gift you a Coffee machine Also it becomes tough to respond to some of the discussion started by friends on the topics which i have no intrest / no knowledge sometimes. If at all i had to go, i'll send my resignation for My lot to accept and relieve me.
• Maldives
30 May 12
Ummm..emotions..eh..? Actually I am new so my emotions are new too.And to tell you the truth, I saw nice emotions here but I had difficulties in understanding them so I gave up getting involved. So far I haven't start a discussion as I have nothing to discuss...
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
30 May 12
Dear Misterwit Wait. I have too much to discuss with you without asking if you are misterwit. 1. When did india happen? 2. Why did you leave me (I am not interested in US) 3. When you went missing, did you know that i had done a portrait of my friends and you featured on that? Can we discuss these now? Please! And my dear friend who says he is aged and now says he is too new - let me also say - I missed him.
@Suebee (2013)
• Canada
29 May 12
To answer some of your questions, yes I do have some specific friends that I want to respond to my discussions. Do I tailor a discussion to target specific lotters...no I don't. If I do start a discussion it is about something that is of interest to me and I welcome various responses. Sometimes it's even refreshing to see someone new or not known to me respond. When looking for discussions of interest to me that I would like to respond to, yes I seek out certain people to see if they've started anything new and I usually respond if they have.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
Hi Suebee I love your discussions for sure. They kind of are fresh and thought provoking. I admire you for having this great quality of creating enticing discussions... and I do feel that they are made for me Hope that someday I would be on all your great discussions as I really enjoy them so much
@Suebee (2013)
• Canada
1 Jun 12
Ahhhh, what a nice thing to say! I don't start that many but every once in a while I do. I also enjoy your discussions and respond to quite a few of them.
@GajaGamini (1065)
• India
29 May 12
Mylot is great place to share knowledge and experiaces, we have interests like earn online, India, Bollywood, Hrithik, Madhuri Dixit and many more. While discussing various things on Mylot we come to know about each other because we share our thoughts, thinking, values, emotions etc and that is the reason why we feel attached with some Mylotters. Whenever I start any discussion I have a idea who would respond because I know who are passionate about what and who are interested in which interest. Few of my Mylot friends are my Facebook friends too and we chat there sometime.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi GajaGamini It seems that you are a die hard fan of Madhuri Dixit (by your username) It is great that you have some lotters whom you are in communication from outside MyLot That closeness does help and definitely gives you an idea of what your friends are really looking for
• India
1 Jun 12
yes, it is better to have responses and comments from the Mylotters who know our strengths and weakness because of that they can give us advices and opinions keeping our like and dislikes in their mind.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
29 May 12
It always makes me happy when my friends respond to my discussions. It is interesting to hear what they think about my topic and I enjoy talking to them in the comments. I know that I am never going to meet all of them in person because of the distanse between our countries, but our online friendship is important to me. I love to read the discussions about their daily lives and experiences and I try to help if one of my friends is looking for advice about a problem. Some of my friends and I write emails outside Mylot and we are friends on Facebook, and I hope that I will get the chance to meet some of them one day
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi Porcospino Of the many lotters I have been with, you are one of the ones whom I would never like to miss. Your discussions are not only fresh but they have their own niche. I kind of feel at home with you. Though I havent found or tried to get in communication with many lotters on FB, but I sincerely wish the relationships grew beyond mylot and I was closer to more people than I am today
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@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
29 May 12
I really don't care who answers to my discussions. As long as I get some replies! I was emotional attacted to a few Mylotter friends but they all back stab me! One wants to be my friend again but I am still angry at this person and am keeping them in libo for now. I really thought both were my friends and true friends at that! Not! It turns out you can't trust anybody nowadays!
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
Hi bluepacker you mention something that I have feared about earlier. Initially when I started out, I hadnt good experience with friends on other social sites. I was on a few others too but when I found myself here, I felt blessed to be in the company of some really wonderful people who did help me shape up my life, and I do owe many things not only about MyLot but outside MyLot too. though personally I know none of them, but there are many with whom I have been emotionally attached. I have always believed that good and bad do co-exist all the time and it is our own preferences that make us go with or against any one. your response does indicate that you have not been with good friends and the scars are still visible. I do hope that you find some good lotters
• Philippines
30 May 12
Hi I like mylot but due to offline responsibilities I am not that active. I just got back this week. Before, when I wrote discussions, there few members that usually responded my discussions and I really like the way they answer. Each time I will create one I will always anticipate them. I can feel it that they're honest and I learned a lot from them. But today I don't know if they are still here. Maybe I have to add new set friends here and hopefully you will be one of them. There are really nice people to discuss with, they have a clean intentions even though we haven't meet them personally.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
31 May 12
Hi Mackenzie_jad Well, we all have learned something or the other from being at such a wonderful place. I am sure that your friends would still be around as this website is quite addictive to many and I have no worries to disclose that I am addicted too. And about friends, well there are quite a handful of them on whose discussions I have always felt at home though some of these great friends have gone missing now. But then, this is life and we have to move on... I am quite eager to interact with you and many others outside my friend list but I have been a bit busy and occupied for the past few days and for the next few days to come... But I am sure we would meet soon...
29 May 12
good day thesids, well,for me join in mylot is just to learn English better,but i will feel geart if i can make some friends here,you are right,we are in a virtual world here,i do hope that's some one appear on my discussions,now i just to response discussions from others,because my time is limited,i use computer only few hours every day,i also have a lot of work to do,mylot is a good place for learning English.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 May 12
Hi yimsiupang Welcome to the family of MyLot. I am sure you would not only learn a lot of things - why only English, there are also many many other things to learn here as you would find out - but also make a good set of friends. Time is not a major factor to make friends or learn - willingness is. If you are willing (which you say you are) I am sure you are going to gain much from the place