It’s not uncommon for me to come across threads where various Dopers obviously know each other. Perhaps they’ve never actually met, but they’ve been communicating for long enough they probably consider themselves friends.
I’ve been here for just over a year and wouldn’t say that I’ve formed any kind of relationship with any of you. I recognize plenty of monikers, but wouldn’t say that I know anyone in any manner of personal way whatsoever. Oh well, maybe one day.
But that is really just an aside. The reason for this thread is just to state that you folks are really a fountain of wisdom and rational thought and I thank you for that. I’m going through a minor personal crisis, and there I was writing down my thoughts on this particular subject in point form so I could try to get my head around the solution (of course it’s about a woman…why else would I be blathering on like this).
So anyway, I think about the points I’ve written and then I think, “gee, I’d really like to get someone else’s opinion on this”. But I keep my list of friends very short. It’s not on purpose really. I just don’t meet that many people that I actually connect with. Anyway, I go over the list of friends I might talk to this about and I realize that the only one that I would actually look to for advice is the person I’m seeking advice about.
And then I says to myself, I says, “well the Dopers probably have something to say that is generally on topic.” And there was. And though it really didn’t apply to my specific situation, it’s close enough that I could extrapolate and help myself. I’m not completely over my crisis as yet, but I have some tools to work it through. So, thanks to everyone here who daily takes time to offer their insights, notions, curiosities, opinions, wisdom (wisdope?), and who generally just put themselves out there.