Why my posts are longer

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As most people who read my posts know my posts are longer than most peoples. I do have the occasional one that is less than three paragraphs but as a whole, I am more than aware they're long. Here's the thing that many people may not believe is that in real life I am actually pretty quiet. I HATE talking. I feel like if you're going to talk you should be saying something. Not just empty words. Use your words to make a point, to bring a smile to someone else. I mean I do have days where I will talk about things that really don't matter like what I had for dinner or what the weather is like outside but as a whole, I feel like if I'm going to talk it should mean something. I'm pretty well known for my sense of humor among those that know me well but people who don't know me well just see me as quiet. I write because it's my outlet to finally get out everything I'm thinking that I don't really talk about with most people. It's a lot easier to talk to strangers about your thoughts and feelings than people you know and have to deal with on a regular basis. When I write here it's not about how many people I can get to read it or how much money I can make from it. If I wanted to make money I'd write about the weather today and ask you what the weather was like there but in all honesty, I don't care probably any more than you care about the weather here. It's not that I don't care about the details of the weather like the fires out west or people dying in accidents from snowstorms. If you'e going to talk about weather I want stories. I love reading about other people's stories not just about mundane stuff. I try to on occasion read people's posts and respond but sometimes I have a hard time. I like actual conversations. Not something like "great post" or "that sounds wonderful" those are great comments and if you're leaving them that's fine I'm not judging you but I'm saying that's not my way which is why I often don't comment on posts. If I'm going to leave a comment it's going to be because I can react to it. I don't expect everyone to read or respond to my posts either. We all have different things we enjoy reading about and writing about. I do my best to stay honest. It's not that I think people's posts are bad by any means it's just if I can't leave a true comment I'd rather not. There have been a few in the past whose stories I got really swept up in. I can't remember them anymore but I remember them being interesting. If I can relate to it then I comment. I have also dealt with people's sort of rude or condescending tone in their responses to my comments despite the fact that it was usually over something so stupid so it definitely makes me leery. I don't get the need to be so critical to strangers. If you don't agree you don't need to be a jerk about it just move on. I am sure I have come off that way from time to time too even though I may not mean to. I just felt I should explain why my posts are long and why I don't comment super frequently. I try to make my rounds from time to time but oftentimes I come here to get my thoughts off my mind. I don't like breaking my thoughts into different posts because I lose my train of thought. I know I've had countless people comment on the length and if I cared about getting money for my posts I'd make them shorter but I don't.