Hello everyone,
I have been a member of this forum since April. I have had a lot of fun making up my own threads and reading other people's replies and threads. But I have noticed over the past few weeks my participation on the forum has declined quite a bit and I have been trying to figure out why.
It is not because of a lack of interest in dressing. If anything, that desire has been burning brighter than ever. Now hardly a day goes by without me getting pretty dressed up, much more than I used to. It is often all I find myself thinking about.
Nor is it because of any change in the forum or hostile or unpleasant behavior here. This remains one of the most positive, supportive sites I have ever found and believe me I have looked.
In fact, I think it is because I have "met" so many wonderful people here, most specially Erica, Katie Lee, Madilyn, Jennifer_PH, Charlotte, Tristen, Rachel (WacotxGurl), and too many others to mention. "Meeting" you all and having this as a support has been truly wonderful. It has greatly reduced the isolation I have felt here in Montana. In this respect the forum has made me very glad.
The other side of the same coin, however, is that I have not really met any of you. And given my physical isolation, the chances of doing that are almost non-existent. Even if we were to meet, our distant residences would make it very difficult to have a true on-going friendship. This aspect of the forum makes me sad.
I fear the sad has been outweighing the glad lately. It would be so much fun, for example, to call Erica up and plan a girl's day or night out get-together, just to chat and unwind with someone who knows what I am going through and shares my interests. Erica lives about 900 miles away from me. Kind of limits spur-of-the-moment get-togethers.
I don't mean to bring anyone down but these are thoughts that have been on my mind. When are they going to perfect that human instant transporter they have been promising us since Star trek days?
Jenny (trying her bi-polar best to make sense of it all)