booklover21
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Post by booklover21 on May 4, 2024 15:20:25 GMT -5
Welcome welcome and you should be proud of yourself for taking the first step toward a more authentic you!! Congratulations!!!!! thank you! I really am, inside I have never denied what I am...but saying it for the first time in front of other people is a strange feeling! |
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winters
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Post by winters on May 5, 2024 6:56:47 GMT -5
Welcome! It's so terrifying to chat about openly (we can all relate!) but I'm happy you're here. I hope you'll share some of those devvy book suggestions with us!
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booklover21
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Post by booklover21 on May 5, 2024 7:02:02 GMT -5
Welcome! It's so terrifying to chat about openly (we can all relate!) but I'm happy you're here. I hope you'll share some of those devvy book suggestions with us! Thank you so much for the kind and warm welcome! I’ve read so many of them that I think I’m a walking library now 😂, if you need advice I’m here! |
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sarahhhh
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Post by sarahhhh on May 5, 2024 9:55:37 GMT -5
Hey lovely! Fellow book lover  This is actually how I found out about all this. Would love to compare book lists with you, I’m so happy to learn there are other book lovers like me. |
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booklover21
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Post by booklover21 on May 5, 2024 11:23:57 GMT -5
Hey lovely! Fellow book lover This is actually how I found out about all this. Would love to compare book lists with you, I’m so happy to learn there are other book lovers like me. Hey! I really would love it! |
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Post by Sir Paul on May 5, 2024 15:42:26 GMT -5
Throwing another WELCOME out there. I'm looking forward to learning more about you!
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Post by Dani on May 6, 2024 19:06:38 GMT -5
I’ll add my welcome to the welcome party. Still feels odd since I literally just joined. I too have been a bit of a lurker and finally decided to join. Looking forward to being part of the community. You may want to also write an intro so we can get to know you better |
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junimo
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Post by junimo on May 6, 2024 21:03:03 GMT -5
Welcome! And please go easy on yourself. I know the feeling of struggling with the morality, but this attraction is beyond any of our control. I don’t interpret our preferences as inherently wrong or bad, but there was definitely a time that I struggled with this. But thoughts alone can’t even really be “good” or “bad.” It’s all in what we do with the thoughts and feelings we have. For many in this situation, that might be trying to engage with and possibly form a relationship with someone they like who has a disability. For others, it might be reading lots of books and looking for movies/shows that feature people with disabilities. For others, they may just be learning that this is a thing, that they’re not alone in these feelings. And hopefully the shame can fall away - sometimes over time. I try to focus on the many positive (and fun!) aspects of this |
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zekemartin
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Post by zekemartin on May 7, 2024 5:33:16 GMT -5
I’ll add my welcome to the welcome party. Still feels odd since I literally just joined. I too have been a bit of a lurker and finally decided to join. Looking forward to being part of the community. You may want to also write an intro so we can get to know you better Maybe in time. Feels a bit awkward. |
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Post by Dani on May 9, 2024 18:54:19 GMT -5
You may want to also write an intro so we can get to know you better Maybe in time. Feels a bit awkward. Not sure how it's awkward. I mean you're welcoming everyone and stuff. |
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zekemartin
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Post by zekemartin on May 9, 2024 19:32:33 GMT -5
Maybe in time. Feels a bit awkward. Not sure how it's awkward. I mean you're welcoming everyone and stuff. The awkwardness for me, is that seems like the members introduce themselves, but there isn’t an archive of all the introductions. Not sure how to say it well. Seems unbalanced, and that feels awkward to me. |
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Post by ayla on May 9, 2024 23:13:02 GMT -5
Not sure how it's awkward. I mean you're welcoming everyone and stuff. The awkwardness for me, is that seems like the members introduce themselves, but there isn’t an archive of all the introductions. Not sure how to say it well. Seems unbalanced, and that feels awkward to me. Pro tip, click on the user’s name and it will take you to their profile. Click on the number of posts, choose “posts started by” and scroll down. Usually the earliest one will be some kind of introduction. |
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Post by Dani on May 10, 2024 0:55:31 GMT -5
I honestly don't see how it's awkward to write a few words about who you are. I find it more awkward and slightly creepy when a new person welcomes others who have intros but they themselves have nothing.
It's kinda like walking into a party and just asking people stuff or just jumping into conversations without anyone knowing who they are.
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Post by Dani on May 10, 2024 0:57:12 GMT -5
Not sure how it's awkward. I mean you're welcoming everyone and stuff. The awkwardness for me, is that seems like the members introduce themselves, but there isn’t an archive of all the introductions. Not sure how to say it well. Seems unbalanced, and that feels awkward to me. I'm sorry, why do you need archives...you could just go into personals and read through regular intros... |
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zekemartin
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Post by zekemartin on May 10, 2024 7:38:24 GMT -5
The awkwardness for me, is that seems like the members introduce themselves, but there isn’t an archive of all the introductions. Not sure how to say it well. Seems unbalanced, and that feels awkward to me. Pro tip, click on the user’s name and it will take you to their profile. Click on the number of posts, choose “posts started by” and scroll down. Usually the earliest one will be some kind of introduction. Ayla, thank you. Very helpfiul. |
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This is actually how I found out about all this. Would love to compare book lists with you, I’m so happy to learn there are other book lovers like me.
