If you have online friends you care about...please read

ArchyJill
ArchyJill Posts: 548 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
Good morning all. I know we all value our privacy but I would like to encourage you to give your log-in information to your significant other so that your on-line friends can be notified in cases of emergency or death. I know that sounds horrid and gory but I just lost a dear on line friend and we are having such a hard time getting any information that it is that much more painful.

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  • peachNpunkin
    peachNpunkin Posts: 1,010 Member
    I am so sorry for your loss. I will do that.
  • jerseybrunette
    jerseybrunette Posts: 39
    sorry for your loss! :(
  • pbolton16
    pbolton16 Posts: 87
    Sorry about your loss and will do
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    Good morning all. I know we all value our privacy but I would like to encourage you to give your log-in information to your significant other so that your on-line friends can be notified in cases of emergency or death. I know that sounds horrid and gory but I just lost a dear on line friend and we are having such a hard time getting any information that it is that much more painful.

    Awww, I'm so sorry for your loss. And so glad you posted this. Sometimes we might think that if something were to happen to us, that no one would care and so not true.
  • Kirsty_UK
    Kirsty_UK Posts: 964 Member
    Sorry to hear that :( I used to play a lot of online gaming, and was very very worried when a friend of mine didn't come back online for a month after an operation. The next time he went into hospital I made him give me a mobile number!

    Another online friend of mine (that I've since met in real life) was in a long term relationship with someone online. They spoke for 8hrs a day, everytime while playing games. She died, and he found out via a generic message on a message board. To say it was a bit hard on him was an understatement!

    I wouldn't suggest sharing login information, but we all have profile pages on here, and on facebook and other places we interact. You can encourage your spouse or a close friend or relative etc to post messages on your profile wall in the case of something happening, and provide contact information if they are happy to do so. My husband certainly knew how important my online friends were to me, and how to contact them should anything happen.
  • HeelsAndBoxingGloves
    HeelsAndBoxingGloves Posts: 916 Member
    I'm so sorry for your loss! And that is a really good idea
  • kirstyfromscotland
    kirstyfromscotland Posts: 555 Member
    im sorry 2 hear of ur loss, its a very good thing 2 do as its not something u think about until its 2 l8. i will keep my log in details somewhere safe, i live alone but if something happened my parents would b in my house, thanx and sorry again.x
  • helenium
    helenium Posts: 546 Member
    I'm sorry to hear. I myself was in a 3 year relationship online and they died. It is a horrendous thing. I second this statement whole-heartedly.

    Unfortunately I will not be doing this as I don't have a significant other to inform. If I ever end up with a significant other, it'll be on my list.
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