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Post by Triassic on Mar 7, 2007 3:00:35 GMT -5
This board is now 2 years old, right? I'm trying to think who's been on board since then; me, devogirl, AB, Chan...anyone else?
I sometimes wondr what happened to people who used to post a lot; like V and Wheelie. Did they just become bored? Fed up?
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Post by Ouch on Mar 7, 2007 9:21:31 GMT -5
Group therapy...awesome way to put it.
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Post by dolly on Mar 7, 2007 10:45:34 GMT -5
what lured me here was the discovery that i wasn't alone in my interest. not only was i relieved to find others like me, i was thrilled to discover they were smart, attractive, interesting women. it is such a relief to have a place to discuss something that is such a big part of who i am, yet not something i talk about in my daily life. i really dig the fact that the wheeler guys are here too. it's awesome to get their perspective and hear their experiences. keeps it interesting! this place has come to feel a bit like family. i've met some really great people here "online" and one "in real life". hopefully my path will cross with others eventually too, although distance seems to be prohibitive. so ya, i'm here for the group therapy, the conversation, and the people. mostly for the purposes of self-exploration...but, as always, i remain open to all possibilities.
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Post by cunning69guy on Mar 7, 2007 11:57:58 GMT -5
Damn dolly, don't use the "family" word, it'll just make me feel freaky and incestuous when I attempt to hit on you online!
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Post by laurasweetou on Mar 7, 2007 14:04:38 GMT -5
what lured me here was the discovery that i wasn't alone in my interest. not only was i relieved to find others like me, i was thrilled to discover they were smart, attractive, interesting women. it is such a relief to have a place to discuss something that is such a big part of who i am, yet not something i talk about in my daily life. i really dig the fact that the wheeler guys are here too. it's awesome to get their perspective and hear their experiences. keeps it interesting! this place has come to feel a bit like family. i've met some really great people here "online" and one "in real life". hopefully my path will cross with others eventually too, although distance seems to be prohibitive. so ya, i'm here for the group therapy, the conversation, and the people. mostly for the purposes of self-exploration...but, as always, i remain open to all possibilities. what dolly said
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Post by Pony on Mar 7, 2007 16:29:33 GMT -5
...what Laura said!!!
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Post by E on Mar 7, 2007 17:05:10 GMT -5
I sincerely hope that us Chairdudes haven't run off devs by out numbering them and messing up the chemistry with out big mouths. We probably have, by the way. At least some.
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Post by V on Mar 9, 2007 17:54:00 GMT -5
This board is now 2 years old, right? I'm trying to think who's been on board since then; me, devogirl, AB, Chan...anyone else? I sometimes wondr what happened to people who used to post a lot; like V and Wheelie. Did they just become bored? Fed up? Personally, I lost interest. What I saw was that it was increasingly becoming a meat market. Or at least a personals section. The menfolk rolled in. I'm sure there are a lot of people who think that was the right direction for the board. And that's awesome. Personally? My interest waned. I wasn't out to look for a mate. I saw devs being judged, suddenly, by outsiders, and it ceased to be a safe place for me. Also, people brought drama with them, as they are inevitably wont to do, and that just isn't my scene. The trolling, the anonymous posting? Not so much. So yeah, apathy settled in, when I ceased to get anything but mild annoyance out of it. Alas! I'm so glad this place is still alive and well, though, for all of the people who are still enjoying it in its new incarnation.
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Post by Triassic on Mar 10, 2007 8:30:32 GMT -5
I'd say the site does have a male vibe to it now...
A year , year and a half ago it was more girly; there was more emphasis on fantasy and the story section-altho obviously the stories are still popular.
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Post by V on Mar 10, 2007 13:14:10 GMT -5
I'd say the site does have a male vibe to it now... A year , year and a half ago it was more girly; there was more emphasis on fantasy and the story section-altho obviously the stories are still popular. Are they? No updates for almost three months...
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Post by vivi on Mar 10, 2007 16:04:59 GMT -5
For me it was pretty much what V said, plus also the fact that I started working, then got involved with someone. Now between work, home obligations and seeing my guy, my time for the internet has diminished a lot, and I mostly log in to check email or to chat with some friends.
I also came here initially for the stories, I would hate to see that part of the site go without updates.
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Post by Oved on Mar 20, 2007 5:29:12 GMT -5
I, too, discovered this place when I first started reading the fiction years ago. I didn't recognize my devoteeism until I saw all the other posts. I continue to frequent this site, however, still post as a guest because I am intimidated by the intelligence and outstanding writing abilities of most members. I just hope you all don't mind that I use this site as an educational experience as well as a favorite pastime. Many things said here, I feel I cannot begin to put in my own words. I enjoy reading about my feelings as expressed by other devs and am very relieved to find that I am not the only female who takes interest in male paras. I am even more relieved to find that fellow devs are intelligent, attractive, down-to-earth, fun beings and it comforts me to learn I am not some "sick-o" who has what I once thought was a weird fetish. I do, however, get turned off by any negative energy which sometimes get out of control by over-bashing each other's comments which initially begin as intelligent, meaningful posts, but somehow evolve to hostility and name calling. Those posts, I just skim over and move on. Contrary to my attraction to wheelers, I have never had a sexual experience with one, so again, this place provides useful and meaningful insight for something I can only wonder about, especially since I am already married with kids. My husband is not a wheeler but is hearing impaired -- I guess I thought my attraction was exclusive to wheeler males but it must go beyond that, eh? Sorry, I'm rambling. I don't know how to write a smooth ending so I'll just stop abruptly........I think you all get the picture.
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Post by Pony on Mar 20, 2007 15:59:10 GMT -5
Well Oved, you write as good as any of us...glad you found this place coz it's obviously helped you come to grips with WHO you are. There's nothing wrong with digging guys in chairs. In fact, i think it shows a deeper emotion that many girls don't have. It's a strange thing to me, but after i got hurt, there were many nurses attracted to me, and i was in terrible shape at that time. I was baffled, but also really needed their understanding. Honestly, their attraction helped me be the best c5c6 SCI i could be because it gave me motivation. No incentive is more powerful than a female...anyway, fem devs ROCK!! Keep Rocking!!!
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Post by Claire on Mar 26, 2007 9:11:56 GMT -5
I came because I was relieved to find out that there is a place where devs aren't deviant predators. Until I found this place, all I had ever heard or known about other devotees was that they were all male, and the vast majority of them were sickos, snapping photos of unsuspecting PWDs and posting them on the Internet, hiding behind bushes at amputee conventions, you know, all that stuff. I was ashamed to be a devotee, and confused because while I was clearly NOT one of the above, I seemed to be the only decent devotee in existence. So this place was somewhere to go to find out that it's OK to have these feelings, and actually more than OK, because there are actually people who appreciate it. It helped me get over the guilt and shame, which I still have, but not so much, and now at least I know that I don't *need* to feel that way. Unfortunately though, like V said (but for different reasons), it's not a safe place to be for me either. Because I'm *more* than a devotee. So I visit rarely now. But I'm still glad it's here. It makes me smile to see the banter between the wheelers and the "pure" devs.
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Post by Pisti on Mar 26, 2007 14:46:05 GMT -5
This board is now 2 years old, right? I'm trying to think who's been on board since then; me, devogirl, AB, Chan...anyone else? Me
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