That’s funny, I always felt MPSIMS could use a little more cynicism and a more generous application of bitch slaps. But we need to bifurcate our forums here. Otherwise we’d get people laughing at someone posting about their terminally ill schnauzer in MPSIMS. And we’d be stuck watching relic and inor slowly consumate their unique brand of internet love here in the Pit.
Don’t get me wrong, Scot. You can have all the sweetness and light you want. Just get it in another forum. If you want me to move this to MPSIMS, guys, let me know. But please don’t turn every rant of yours or your boyfriend’s into another smooching, back rubbing, blushing ode to Cupid, k?
Besides, if the ugly fate of previous SDMB love-fests teach us anything, it’s that relic and inor will be back in the Pit eventually… 
Hey! I tried to stop them! I said no sympathy or hugs! But did they listen? NO! They just kept on being sympathatic and huggy. I even damned mrblue!
Besides, you’re just jealous inor gets more smooches than you 
Oh, and sorry 'bout me n inor. We have no self restraint. We like it that way, right inie?
Well, if you WANT to move it, go ahead. But I initialy thought that the pit would have been better 'cause of the liberal use of “fuck” in the OP. Kinda thought that was a ‘bad’ thing in MPSIMS.
Now, DeskMonkey. I don’t like your tone of voice (tone of voice? Tone of words? Tone of letters?) It sounds like you are saying “shaddap already!” I really hope you’re more supportive to your ‘real life’ friends. I really don’t think I am expecting ANYONES life to revolve around my troubles. We broke up a month ago, I was dealing with things badly, why shouldn’t I start a couple threads for help and support, for various reasons when I needed it? If you saw my other threads, you must have seen some of the debachuary inor and I have commited. I don’t think I am constantly moping! There is more debachuary than moping! In other words… 
Well, not fer nuthin’. but I bet you IRL friends and family wouldn’t appreciate the tone of your OP. I mean, you’re lambasting them for not telling you what you want to hear. That’s really unfair. Maybe their “cookie cutter” responses were how they really felt. Now, I have no idea of the specifics of your breakup, and I certainly don’t mean to bash you. By all means, seek all the support you want, but don’t get all mad because people aren’t giving you exactly what you want. I’m not sure exactly what it is you do want. You say it’s not sympathy. So what exactly do you want from people? I’m not really sure I know what “support” is. Do you want them to tell you how to put your relationship back together? Tell you that you and your boyfriend were really meant to be together and somehow it will all work out? That you’re a great person and will find someone a hundred times better? Do you want people to just listen and appreciate what you’re saying without passing judgment? Sometimes you’ve got to help people to help you.
I honestly don’t want to bust your balls about this, but if you’re really trying to figure this out and you really want feedback from other people, that’s what I had to offer. I honestly didn’t think it had a “Shappap” tone at all. I was just relating my experience from the other side of the fence, and hoped to maybe give you some insight on why you’re getting the responses from friends and family that you are. But if you’re just looking for smilie faces and “there, there’s”, then I misunderstood. Sorry 'bout that! There, there, it’ll be ok.
And FWIW, sometimes a well placed “Shaddap already!” works wonders. 
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I know, Alphagene.
And you are right, but it just seems to me that a little “nice” in the pit is a good thing. We DO get our share of cynicism and bitch slaps in MPSIMS, BTW.
What can I say? I am SUCH a sap!
Oh and just in case you didn’t know, I am a girl. ::Smooch::
[sub]but at least I DID spell temperament right after all![/sub]
Scotti
Lets get crazzzzzzaaayyyyyyyy!!!
We need more Comments on Cecil’s Columns put into Comments on Staff Reports. WHOOO-HOOOO!
::Takes a big swig of cheap beer, and runs around in bad 1980s B teenage movie party style::
Seriously, though. We need more witnessing in GQ.