tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post113995362310498222..comments2023-08-29T07:48:03.178-04:00Comments on things Bethany wrote: blogging and relationshipsbethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1140167729009182982006-02-17T04:15:00.000-05:002006-02-17T04:15:00.000-05:00I didn't listen to the story yet, but I figure if ...I didn't listen to the story yet, but I figure if I don't comment now I probably never will. I, of course, have a different perspective because by coming to Budapest I cut myself off from all face to face contact with people who have known me longer than six months. I have my new friends here, but those relationships lack the depth that comes with shared experiences over time. It's not that I can't share things with people here, but I think they don't know me well enough yet to understand the unspoken things I communicate. So, I'm with Ron. These things are not about creating new relationships, but sustaining those I have and keeping myself sane in the process. Of course, I'm still going through my blog-o-dentity crisis as I try to figure out what my blog is all about. Sometimes I think I think about things too much.MattyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878143152374595112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1140106601086716022006-02-16T11:16:00.000-05:002006-02-16T11:16:00.000-05:00Interesting thoughts. I tend to think of my blog ...Interesting thoughts. I tend to think of my blog as supplemental to my relationships, simply because anyone can access it. That's not true of my offline relationships - I can determine the audience, so to speak.<BR/><BR/>I tend to post about things that will be interesting to any reader, but even more interesting to those who know me personally. In that sense, I hope my posts complement offline relationships.<BR/><BR/>Last year, when I thought of a cool thing, I'd burst through the door of the WA office, begin my sentence with "Dude!" or "Oh man!" and then wax eloquent. But, while there are still doors through which I might burst, I no longer burst into the WA office but rather onto my blog.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm just rambling. Hope Barthes turned out okay.o1mnikenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990596023199445007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1140040380645850572006-02-15T16:53:00.000-05:002006-02-15T16:53:00.000-05:00Bethany,While I'm very grateful for the relationsh...Bethany,<BR/><BR/>While I'm very grateful for the relationships that are initiated or sustained through digital medium, I am convinced that blog-ring relationships are at best a supplement to gen-u-wine face-to-face interaction. I comment on your blog 'cause I know you. Don't comment much on the blogs of those I don't know.Ron Rienstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542594735170237672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099259.post-1140017593709168822006-02-15T10:33:00.000-05:002006-02-15T10:33:00.000-05:00I am going to check out the NPR story. I have bee...I am going to check out the NPR story. I have been thinking about blogging impacting interpersonal relationships as well (probably because we talk about it in our office!). I read a few blogs who are brutally honest about their past relationships. They really treat their blog like a journal. They record thoughts they have about ex's, lessons learned, etc. I really enjoy reading those types of posts and appreciate the honesty but I wonder about the people's current partners. I don't know if I would have the stomach to read those thoughts coming from Drew. Blogging brings up an entire new relm of honesty in relationships.kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140874566557521388noreply@blogger.com