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31 Jul 2011, 11:19 am

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Because the more social you become, the less you need the Internet, especially forums.


This.


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31 Jul 2011, 11:23 am

I continued to post on WP the entire time that I was dating my boyfriend, who is now my fiance.


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31 Jul 2011, 11:31 am

I left wp for a very long time, to pursue a relationship with reality.

it didn't work out :( :lol:


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31 Jul 2011, 11:59 am

It's not hard to figure out why some stop posting so much when they form a relationship with another WPer. They're now busier than they were. Relationships take time and effort.

This doesn't just happen with romantic relationships, though.


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31 Jul 2011, 12:04 pm

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I'm sure other people have noticed that frequent posters often become far less frequent when they establish a romantic relationship. I can think of at least 3 recent examples.

Of course this isn't a crime, but I wonder if it implies that many people are here looking for relationships even though they explicitly deny it or fail to realize it.

Just a thought...

I assume your referring to me as one of those examples. I was NOT here to find a relationship but I was extremely lucky I did :shaking2: Part of the rezone I'm posting less is because I've been spending a lot of time chatting with Megz & I'd rather focus on that than posting on WP; it's hard for me to focus on much else :heart: I also tend to post more here when I have a problem or I'm frustrated about something.


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31 Jul 2011, 12:05 pm

Those who left WP in order to be have a life , friends and partners shall be punished!! The traitors!



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31 Jul 2011, 12:25 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:
This doesn't just happen with romantic relationships, though.


True. I didn't post as much when I was really busy with schoolwork at college and stuff. Some get jobs or just find a new hobby. Either way, I'd be happy for them for finding something to make them happy, even if that means them not talking to us as much. :)



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31 Jul 2011, 12:26 pm

Because people are sharing their lives with their boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives rather than sharing their lives with tens of thousands of anonymous strangers.

NEXT! :roll:



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31 Jul 2011, 12:38 pm

It is common for all humans to become so infatuated with one another during a relationship that everything else is ignored to an extent. It's annoying, really. :roll:



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31 Jul 2011, 12:38 pm

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People lose all capacity to be interesting once they get coupled :P


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It's not that I'm disinterested in what's happening on WP; it's just I've become even less interesting. :lol:



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31 Jul 2011, 12:43 pm

ImageImage :shrug:






I'm being held hostage....

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Seriously though, I wouldn't consider myself a frequent enough poster to justify a quantitative answer. I think most of the previous answers are sufficient in explaining this phenomenon.


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31 Jul 2011, 12:44 pm

If those of us in relationships were posting more; we'd might make you guys jealous or want to barf


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31 Jul 2011, 12:55 pm

nick007 wrote:
If those of us in relationships were posting more; we'd might make you guys jealous or want to barf


Like what happened to the "happy thread" that used to exist in this forum. >.<



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31 Jul 2011, 12:57 pm

Grisha wrote:
I'm sure other people have noticed that frequent posters often become far less frequent when they establish a romantic relationship. I can think of at least 3 recent examples.

Of course this isn't a crime, but I wonder if it implies that many people are here looking for relationships even though they explicitly deny it or fail to realize it.

Just a thought...


Are Rabbitears and MONKEY two of those people you have in mind? I can't think of anyone else.

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Because they're too busy doing romantic and/or sexy thiiiiiings.


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Because the more social you become, the less you need the Internet, especially forums.


Indeed.

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I continued to post on WP the entire time that I was dating my boyfriend, who is now my fiance.


Did you post as often, though?

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I left wp for a very long time, to pursue a relationship with reality. it didn't work out.


:lol:

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Those who left WP in order to be have a life , friends and partners shall be punished!! The traitors!


Damn them! They shall be rounded up and shot! :twisted:



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31 Jul 2011, 1:22 pm

anna-banana wrote:
I left wp for a very long time, to pursue a relationship with reality.

it didn't work out :( :lol:


Ah, reality never does. ;D



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31 Jul 2011, 1:28 pm

OneStepBeyond wrote:
who 8O

i guess the lonely void gets filled? /they buzy.


no pun intended? :lol: