The one that got away

[Vanilla Skunk]

I highly doubt this thread is about relationships.  It says something or someone.

I also have not had, nor tried for, any relationships, but there's plenty of things that have 'gotten away' in my life... but that is my own fault, and I choose not to dwell on it.

Life is better spent moving forwards rather than backwards. Work on your future, learn from your past... otherwise you're just spinning your wheels for nothing.

[StickyTheDragon]

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by that. I didn't mean bizarre as in freakish or strange - I should have made a better choice in words.  :-X I'm sorry.

It isn't really all that odd. I have a friend who's rather withdrawn from most people outside of her family, and even though we've known each other for years I doubt she would be willing to give me a hug.
You're not a freak, there are plenty of people who don't express their emotions like that outside of the family. I don't even give out hugs as freely as I imply. I'm pretty shy myself.  :P
Sorry.

I was actually talking to Kell there, not to you Ren. I would gladly take you up on your offer of a hug. It's Kell who has hurt me, not you. I hardly noticed your use of the word "bizarre".

[Kell]

Umm...

If anybody on this forum is young enough to have not gone threw that, and still managed to find the furry fandom... I'm worried about todays children.

Uh, Kell... that would be me. I've never had a relationship. In fact, I've never hugged anyone outside of my family. :'(

Sticky...

to re-state what I was replying to...

"Have any of you guys ever wanted someone or something and for some stupid reasons it just slipped away from you and you wish you could turn back time to get a second chance?"

Someone or something slipped away... That does not mean a relationship, that can be just about any sort of disappointment imaginable... Sounds to me like you certainly have felt that.

[StickyTheDragon]

Umm...

If anybody on this forum is young enough to have not gone threw that, and still managed to find the furry fandom... I'm worried about todays children.

THIS is what hurt me. I was born a furry. Why is that bad? Why am I the reason you "Worry about today's children"? Am I a freak in your eyes? :'(

[Renwaldo]

Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by that. I didn't mean bizarre as in freakish or strange - I should have made a better choice in words.  :-X I'm sorry.

It isn't really all that odd. I have a friend who's rather withdrawn from most people outside of her family, and even though we've known each other for years I doubt she would be willing to give me a hug.
You're not a freak, there are plenty of people who don't express their emotions like that outside of the family. I don't even give out hugs as freely as I imply. I'm pretty shy myself.  :P
Sorry.

I was actually talking to Kell there, not to you Ren. I would gladly take you up on your offer of a hug. It's Kell who has hurt me, not you. I hardly noticed your use of the word "bizarre".

:-X I thought I read 'Ren' on the first read through, I didn't realize it until after the fact. Then I felt silly. XP

[StickyTheDragon]

No problem. :)

Does anyone understand why I am upset? Forget about me for a minute. What Kell said was "If anybody on this forum is young enough to have not gone threw that, and still managed to find the furry fandom... I'm worried about todays children". :-[

This upsets me because it is illogical. I have ALWAYS been a furry. Yes, it is true that I have experienced losses, but it is not those losses that lead me to the fandom.

Basically, Kell has said that if someone manages to find the fandom without experiencing a great loss of any kind, he would be concerned about today's children. Why? Why is that a reason to be worried about today's youth? Why must a person go through a major loss to find the fandom? That makes no sense to me. :'(

[Kell]

Its rather simple really...

Here is the furry fandom... It doesn't matter if you are born a furry, become a furry, or hate furries, you have to find the group.

If you have somehow managed to spend enough time on the backwater parts of the internet that even bother to mention the furry fandom, and your still young enough to have never been let down, hurt, or disappointed in some other way, your painfully sheltered or far, far too young to have anything to do with the internet... The tubes are no place for small children!

If you want to take offense at what I said, go ahead... but I think your being silly about it. Did I say loss causes somebody to join the fandom? No... I was pointing out the lack of direction or point to the question being asked, because everybody has felt those things by the time they are old enough to type.

[StickyTheDragon]

*sigh*, I guess your right. I am being quite silly. What your saying is right, I suppose, but I would have found the fandom much earlier than I did (I found it at 14) if I didn't have dial-up until I was 13 1/2. What I am not sure of is if I would have found it through porn, or through pure interest in alternate anthropomorphic forms. Before I had the slightest idea of what sex was, I would imagine human-like versions of animals, and I really liked those thoughts. Perhaps I would have found others through deviant art or some place, as I would have been searching for the creatures who ran free in my imagination.

ANYway, sorry about the huge derailing I have caused to this thread. Back on track. *ehem* Though I have not lost a person whom I felt attracted to, I have lost much. My great grandmother died about five years ago, and I have never really accepted it. The last time I saw her, I was looking at a few garage sales going on at houses near hers. There was this beautiful marble chess set that I really admired. When I returned to my grandma, I told her about it. She asked "Do you really like it?" to which I replied without much thought "Yes". She bought it for me, without a second thought, even though it was $40. I'm still amazed that she did that for me. I don't play with that chess set much, because I am worried about chipping it. It's kind of a symbol of my grandmothers love for me, despite the fact that I did very little for her.

I've lost many material items, too, but those aren't all that important. Just recently, I found an old paycheque that I never cashed worth a bit over $100. The ownership has changed where I work since I received it, so it's no good now. I was like "Meh. Whatever. It's only money". :)

[Sairys]

for most I'm the one that got away

[OhThatBrad]

for most I'm the one that got away

bahahaha!
Likewise.

[Roxxy_Starrz]

for most I'm the one that got away

bahahaha!
Likewise.

rotfl
ditto!

[Vanilla Skunk]

for most I'm the one that got away

Unless they know where you sleep. :P

[WerewolfRedX666]

for most I'm the one that got away

Unless they know where you sleep. :P

i know where he sleeps there's no getting away -sets up direction stand- $5 for directions to the one that got away. find out where the wolf sleeps  :evil:

[twotailz]

maybe but then id probly end up regretting it more

[Roxxy_Starrz]

*points at his last post* granted I may have been that someone that got away for some people, but I have had my fair share of regrets in my life I mean there are so many things or missed opportunities that have slipped through my fingers, it wouldn't dare count them out. Oh the Joys of being in my early 30's, I can look back and think to myself "wtf were you thinking you fool?!" Oh well I can't change the past nor my present and I only have limited control on what happens in my near future, so why bother worrying about "water under the bridge" eh?