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Friends Reading Your Blog?
I think its interesting that hardly any of the people who know me or hang out with me read my blog. Especially considering they are on facebook for hours getting the latest updates. It's like a culture of wanting to keep tabs, but not actually find out genuine information.
Is this the same for you? Are bloggers just a certain breed?
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Permalink Reply by Ayesha Mahwish on -
To be honest blogging is one forum where I can be completely honest about my opinions and what I feel. In reality I am too much of a coward to tell people how I feel. And I would want to let it be that way!
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Permalink Reply by Barbara on -
A lot of my friends and family read my posts. I don't write about anything that I wouldn't share with them.
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Permalink Reply by Cruziiie on -
My friends seem to read it when I ask.
But, you make a great point about ‘keeping tabs’-- the reason why I feel facebook/twitter is different is because it is almost like ‘instant gratification’- people don’t need to go anywhere/read lengthy articles to stay updated. They just want to know what is absolutely necessary and end it there. Perhps some feel it is an invasion of privacy, not knowing that you actually want them to be looking at it?
Where bloggers differ is that we want to know the latest/greatest information & constantly stay updated on our interests.
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Permalink Reply by shannon on -
my friends and my family both don't know about my blog, because i don't tell them! too personal....
it's weird, but i'd rather share my personal feelings/concerns/etc with other bloggers than with people i see everyday. bloggers are less judgemental, maybe? my personal stuff is ABOUT my friends/family? i dunno. but i'm keeping it this way for now.
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Permalink Reply by TheStepster on -
Bloggers can be less or more judgmental. The reason why a lot of us choose to open up to strangers instead of our families/people who know us is because strangers are able to suggest unbiased opinions (this, of course is in general). It is almost like going to a therapy session. Sometimes we need third-party advice, as advice from family/friends are often influenced by how much they know about ourselves.
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Permalink Reply by Heather on -
Unbiased opinions.... I like that. I had never thought about it that way before. Very true. Family and friends would go into reading it thinking they know you and what's best for you, etc, etc.
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Permalink Reply by Heather on
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I have such mixed feelings about this. I think it depends on the content of the blog. I have two, one for my traveling and daily experiences, and another for my relationship and sex life. The latter of the two I try to keep quiet but if someone knows about it and expresses interest in reading it, I just give them a disclaimer and say, "Hey don't judge me." And then I let them read it. I get feedback every now and then but so far, I haven't regretted passing it on. I imagine that some people in my life (especially family members) get worried about my behaviors... haha.... but I am who I am. What can you do?
I think that as long as you feel like you don't have anything to hide and aren't embarrassed by your blog and it's content then just give it up. Otherwise, I don't think they'll go looking for it if they don't know it exists.
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Permalink Reply by Whitney on -
The majority of my "in real life" friends don't have blogs. There's a lot of people I know "in real life," that have blogs, but we really are acquaintances. For my friends who don't have a blog, they have my link. That way, they can read it, in case we don't get to talk on the phone. I have a friend that has blog, but never updates it. I have gotten one of my friends into blogging, and I am currently designing her layout. Also, my family doesn't know about, and I wouldn't want them too.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on -
I few of my IRL friends read my blog. I try to keep it kind of quiet so I don't end up censoring myself.
I recently had a friend tell me he no longer feels the need to check-in and ask me what I've been up to because he reads it all on my blog. Any time we talk and I tell him what I'm working on or how I spent my Saturday he say 'I already know.' Is anyone else having this issue - your blog is doing all the communicating for you?
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on -
I only let a couple of my friends read my blog because I feel more comfortable writing to an anonymous audience. It's almost like I can say what I want to the blogging community and that they understand it better. Plus I wouldn't want any exs to read it! ;)
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Permalink Reply by Lauren on -
I agree with some of the other responders that I don't really like for people I know to read my blog. I feel like it is my diary of sorts, and I talk more openly on it than I would with some of my real life friends!
Lauren
http://justaddlauren.blogspot.com
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