I noticed several Gather connections left Gather then rejoined a month or two later. None of them tried to reconnect so I am hesitant to reach out in friendship. I am not sure why they left or decided to return. I wonder if I am one of the people they wanted to leave behind, so I leave it alone unless they make a friend request.
In one instance, I personally knew why the individual left Gather and awaited their return. As soon as I saw them come back, I requested a connection because I knew we shared a special friendship.
Other Gatherers decide to cut loose from all friends and groups then start all over again. I guess it's sort of like re-evaluating the people in your life or cleaning your house. Junk piles up and it gets impossible to sift through what's good and what isn't so you just get rid of it all for new beginnings.
Then there are Gatherers who appear to have multiple identities. Dang, I have a hard enough time keeping up with what I say never mind a renegade alter ego...
I've been the same ole me on Gather since 2006. I've drifted away for months then returned to be me all over again. On a couple of occasions, I considered using Gather for professional networking rather than personal connections but there's plenty of other places for that. I really treasure the friends, groups and connections I made here so I guess I'll stay predictable, boring me :)
Did you ever want to recreate your Gather persona? I wonder how it feels...
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Fantasy is enticing and provides escape but one does have to return to reality--and too much time in fantasy makes that transition more jarring as time goes on.
Aware of the dangers, I'll stick with reality....even when it's still rather dark. A phrase I read a while back "my vision was endarkened" gave me a clue that when my life seems very dark and hopeless, perhaps correcting my vision is the most important thing I can do to improve my circumstances. Or, to quote an oft-used adage..."it's all in how you look at it."
i agree we are being hit hard too
like it or leave it lol
Persona - recreating - duplicate personalities - forget it, girl! If gather ticked me off that bad, I'd leave, period - life is way too short for such aggravations!
I can barely keep up with this one..LOL
You know what bothers me? So called friends that disconnected with me just because I wasn't commenting as much as I used to on their pics and posts. This one person is single, doesn't have a family and therefore has a lot of time to post and comment. I try to comment on articles and pics as much as I can. However sometimes days go by and I am not online very much. I have a disabled husband, grandchildren that I watch everyday after school and I work full time at nights. My life is a bit full. I love Gather and hope that those who I am friends with can understand that I am not always on Gather and that I may not post to everything they do, but that doesn't mean that I do not care.