how different are you from your online persona?

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  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I'm shy, quiet and reserved, probably because I'm insecure and maybe due to low self esteem, but, due to the false sense of anonymity the internet provides, I'm much less inhibited. I'm still me though.
  • Desterknee
    Desterknee Posts: 1,056 Member
    I'm a lot less shy, and much more vulgar. Working on coming out of my shell here though, so watch out.
  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    I don't think I am that much different in real life. My family and really good friends see the same personality you see here but with others I might be a bit more PC. It is mainly because of where I work and the some of the social events I have to attend to.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    No difference at all.

    I'm as pedantic, irritating, annoying, verbose, sarcastic, etc. online as I am in person.

    Same for me, except I have legs.
  • MelodyinGa
    MelodyinGa Posts: 202 Member
    I'm shy, quiet and reserved, probably because I'm insecure and maybe due to low self esteem, but, due to the false sense of anonymity the internet provides, I'm much less inhibited. I'm still me though.

    You look good though!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Same.


    I have no reason to fake who I am for anyone on here, or anyone in my personal life. Love me or hate me, it makes no matter to me. You get what you see.
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    Iin real life if you met me, you'd probably think..who is this loser! lol...im typically a geek/nerd, very quiet...with my graphic design and art obsessed life. I am goofy, but only if i know the person well and am comfortable with them.
    its easier to talk to people online..hahah i sound so antisocial!! but i have a handful of friends in real life who are as crazy as i am so we get along furiously well :glasses:

    I'm more candid and honest about myself online though. I find it easier to open up to someone and not worry about being judged.
  • _skittybang
    _skittybang Posts: 970 Member
    Eerily identical.

    At least I hope my FL can agree - they've seen me in my element via intern tormenting youtube video.
  • jgm379
    jgm379 Posts: 97 Member
    I wouldn't be able to speak to anyone in person w/o going into a panic attack. I'm free to be me online.
  • lvlygrrl
    lvlygrrl Posts: 56 Member
    I'm snarky in real life. I am much more positive online...spewing "great jobs!" and motivational phrases all over y'all.
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    Extremely different. I am actually an 85 year old White Woman living vicariously through this 31 yo Dominican Male. God its so much fun. The awesome part is I even picked up Spanish to give my character that extra edge.

    Next week im thinking about being a beautiful young Vietnamese Woman who is struggling with weight gain because of all the fried foods here in the U.S.
  • Tat2dDom0105
    Tat2dDom0105 Posts: 661
    I'm no different at all. And to quote Popeye, " I am what i am!"
  • ThePhoenixRose
    ThePhoenixRose Posts: 1,978 Member
    I'm more shy in real life, but I'm definitely the same person. It's just easier to be a bit more open and forward when you hAve a computer to hid behind!
  • capnwo85
    capnwo85 Posts: 1,103 Member
    Im actually a 78 year old divorced woman that moonlights as a private detective.
  • Charlie003
    Charlie003 Posts: 1,333 Member
    It is hard to answer. I have a quiet smile. I do not ask inappropriate questions. I do talk about walking dead and stuff. I dedicate my life to my kids.
  • _Wits_
    _Wits_ Posts: 1,286 Member
    I'm this way all the time.
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    I'm an arrogant jerk irl
  • Erienneb
    Erienneb Posts: 592 Member
    I'm more reserved on the message boards because I don;t want to fight, argue, get in flame wars, etc. and most of the time it's better to stay quiet. On my profile and with my friends list I'm completely myself.
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal.
  • SeaChele77
    SeaChele77 Posts: 1,103 Member
    I'm just me!

    There are times I may have a little more gumption online than I do in real life - but overall....what you see/read is what you get!
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I think about the same. Online I try to control myself A LOT though purely because I know that via text and my inability to transfer my true meanings to English language might cause problems.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    Wysiwyg =What you see is what you get.

    Can also be pronounced "Wizzywig."
  • Faintgreeneyes
    Faintgreeneyes Posts: 729 Member
    I think I am pretty much the same... though I think my humor would be taken correctly when in person than it is online. I sometimes think people take what I say a little too seriously sometimes.

    I also tend to converse better when I can write things down, then in person, but I still say whats on my mind and have a really awesome and dirty sense of humor!
  • _granola
    _granola Posts: 326
    I'm pretty much the same. Quiet, shy, awkward, introspective, and kind. At least, I think I come off that way online.
  • lizdavis07
    lizdavis07 Posts: 766 Member
    My pictures lie. I'm an overweight, extravagantly hairy man who just wants to be loved and cuddled.

    Oh, and my personality is the same.
  • fcp1234
    fcp1234 Posts: 1,098 Member
    I'm just me!

    There are times I may have a little more gumption online than I do in real life - but overall....what you see/read is what you get!

    You mean to tell me you got great abs in real life too? Get out of here
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    shy, awkward and usually afraid to speak my mind.
  • LuisZav
    LuisZav Posts: 197
    I'm definitely a no bull**** person. I am the same in person as I am online.
  • downsizinghoss
    downsizinghoss Posts: 1,035 Member
    I am infinitely more likely to share personal stuff regarding weight on here.

    I promised myself "no secrets" when I started this. Open about all of it.
    I figure people here are more likely to get it, and it might help someone else.

    Every time I have ever posted something that I wouldn't dare share in real life I have had others comment how much they related to it.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    not different at all. I'm opinionated, sensitive, and type a. LOL. I am also warm and fuzzy when I like you but blunt when I don't.

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