Being boring - or insecure? (was Re: *removes curtain*)

[naamagatus]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Amanda" <editor at t...> wrote:
> David said:
> 
> > I always struggle with the feeling, IRL as well as on and off-
list, 
> > that people are only being polite and really they only tolerate 
(in 
> > the bad sense) me.
> 
> Me too. Don't feel alone.
> > 
> > I don't know what the answer is - extracting assurances from 
people 
> > that they like you works for a short time, but I rationalise it 
as 
> > politeness after a while.  Possibly we do need more impoliteness, 
> > after all, to earth it all in reality.
> 
> Woo-hoo! I have a function! I serve a purpose! 
> > 
> > David, who used to be envious of all these people who seem to be 
so 
> > at home in Chat, like Sinead
> 

Dave, Amanda - are you kidding me?! It's me who's boring and barely 
tolerated (not to mention practically illiterate <wink at Mahoney>). 

Naama, who never does know whether she's boring or insecure (probably 
a bit of both)