Brianne_24
Cherished Member
Let's start with this pile. I double asterisk-ed the more notable part. The rest was too much to edit on my device. I'm lazy right now.
You're condescending and if you don't realize it in informing you: You are talking down to us, correcting us and basically calling us liars. With lots of words.
It's rude. I don't like it. I'd appreciate it if you cut it the fuck out.
Did I reach any conclusions that anyone here was definitively a liar, or did I insinuate I don't know for sure either way, while pointing out that if you were telling the truth, you're more of an exception than a rule? I'm not sure what was condescending about my statement or anything else in that post.
I hate to say it, but I feel like things might have escalated now to a point where you're taking all of this more personally than you need to be. Unless you're doing this purely out of the spirit of adversarial fun or you just need to vent, which also seems possible. ^_^
Again, I'm not editing this pile of text but this is the post where ya admitted to attempt to manipulatively phrase your posts to me to "gauge my reaction"
Maybe next time just ask me straight up? Would appreciate that greatly.
Apologies, T_n_J, but in my experience you always get more truthful answers when asking more loaded/emotionally provocative questions instead of asking straight up while granting good faith every time, hope you understand where I'm coming from. ^_^
What I'm picking up on, if it's ok to mention it in a public setting, is a possible sensitivity you might have to harmful manipulation, not just screening. I'm not sure what your past is like, but you exhibit a reaction similar to myself ten years ago, and friends and family who've endured gaslighting. While what I did ITT wasn't gaslighting, it's possible the "manipulativeness" of it might have triggered something in your mind that reminded you of the trauma of enduring more harmful manipulation like that. If this is true I apologize, though please keep in mind that asking a loaded screening question or two is very different from intentionally causing any psychological harm.
TnJ has quoted you above. You know what you're doing, so don't play ignorant.
Faux humility is tedious.
You're saying you think I have an ulterior motive now? Oh interesting. Why, and what do you think it is? I invite you to call it out so we can talk about it if you'd like.