Be honest with me, would you discuss as much YOU if we knew who you are?

It will take a long time to know each others on internet.When we are familiar,we will discuss us as much.I think it just like in the real world.We meet someone and say hello,then we are familiar,there are lots thing to talk.

I think we somehow hold something back whenever we talk to a person who is unknown to us. It's because there is no "confidence" factor that we feel whenever we talk to our close friends or relatives who know us better. Some people would even lie in the net because they feel there's no harm done anyway, and it sometimes gives them excitement or gratification. This will be different of course for some people who are too trusting (or those who need to be comforted). Thus, it depends on the person but basically, it's really hard to open up immediately, so if ever we knew the full identity of the person we are dealing with, it would be easier to express our thoughts. Great topic for conversation!

There are perhaps a few things that I would keep from certain people but my close friends know all the things that I say online. It's just people like my parents who I would want to keep things from.

Yeah, I've got nothing to hide,lol. The person who asked me to this site knows me , and probably a lot more about me now, rofl.Good question, the internet is the big anonymous bin of lunacy.

I might well not do that, I think so. There are reasons for that, consider if the person, goes and tells someone else, who is not supposed to know about what I wrote their? It's quite possible? Murphy said so, I have great respect for him and so I would not take a chance.

Internet anonymity helps, yeah, but I'm this much of an extrovert offline, too. I follow all my rules when talking to strangers both offline and online, though; I don't reveal my address, phone number, etc. I'm polite, but if the other person is too intense, bordering on creepy, run far, far away. It's just that I like conversing on the 'net because if you do come across the occasional crazy person, it's pretty much easy to back off.

Of course. I can only be me. Also, I have a couple friends, my cuz, and my mom who have joined myLot so they already know me! I never understood what the point was in trying to be something you're not or lying about something for effect??? There's an old saying I love, "I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not".

I would still feel the same because I too am honest and have nothing to hide. But some people out there sure are hiding behind the computer. What a shame for these people. I say if your honest with yourself then you will be honest with the people you meet either on the computer or off it.

I think that when it comes to myself I probably would, but I probably wouldn´t post stuff about people that I know, and about them. I am honest about my life and I feel no reason to be ashamed of what I am and what I have done in my life.

This thought has loomed in mind long ago. But I believe in my intuition and I have found a bunch of really good friends online and some of whom I met in person too, and my intuition has never failed me, to that respect, it was right for those cases atleast.

That is a good question. I really believe I would, although I do think I go a little further on the internet. I share my experiences and give advise to people all the time and just like yourself I am pretty open and honest with people. I guess it is easy to hide, but that may even be the good thing about it. In a personal forum with everyone sitting in a circle, you may not get as many answers and comments as you would here online so maybe that is a good thing!

Thats a good post. I understand what you are saying exactly. We don't know anyone on the internet unless we know them in real life. And sometimes that can even be a shady thing. Personally, I think I am the same on or off line. Its just a box with some keys where we can talkto people in other areas. I don't think it's that serious to change everything about yourself to impress others or for some, hude yourself. Thats just crazy!

First of all lets congratulate u for this great topic!!!! yup ur apprehensions r quite right. since when we talk with some one, we dont know much about the person other side, so we tend to be more forthcoming and frank, as against the real world frind. As for me m also a quite honest sort of a person, actually some of mine online friends turn into the real world friend. i always share my positive and negatives with them. so for me its not a big deal.

U have a point there.I also dont think that any of us will be talking sharing the problems and giving opinions if we knew about eachother.But the positive aspect is people in real need can get unbiased opinions and sometimes solutions to their problems, and i thin many people were benifited from the encouraging opinions from their mysterious online friends.