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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 738846" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>You have no idea how badly I am struggling with this topic.</p><p></p><p>I have two friends that are, for lack of a better word "secretive." (I have a third one is a kind of this way. Her "deal" is one regarding image. Ugh. )</p><p></p><p>One, that is secretive, is basically a person we travel with. BUT, we have known them for thirty years. You are right, it is tough to have a friendship with a person who barely reveals anything about themselves. Over the many years, things happen and therefore we end up almost accidentally privy to certain things. They have been really good about listening to our drama re: our d c. They have been kind and helpful. Sometimes, we are in such a bad state, when we first see them, they can't get a word in edgewise. But, other times, we are more relaxed. It's just weird. One day you "wake up" and you say...wait a second. In thirty years, they have never had a concern, a difficulty, a fear, a question...nada?</p><p></p><p>I too hate FB. I use it now mostly to store recipes. No kidding. Lol! On occassion, I'll put a photo of our grandkids that I particularly like. Usually, a single photo. I rarely put photos of vacations, etc. We moved, and the folks from our former city have expressed that they greatly appreciate the photos of our grands...they are cute and are growing and are happy for us that we live in the same city with our grankids and can now see them often. This is positive and healthy and I'm good with that. I'm with you...I've seen way too much over sharing, creepy mean political posts and enough narcissism on FB to kinda freak me out.</p><p></p><p>I too wonder if FB is safe and no longer use my last name, do not indicate my city or birth date. I also do not use my photo in my profile picture. If on a rare occasion I use my grandson in the profile picture, he is facing in a weird direction and you can't see his full face. I use a lot of discretion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 738846, member: 4152"] You have no idea how badly I am struggling with this topic. I have two friends that are, for lack of a better word "secretive." (I have a third one is a kind of this way. Her "deal" is one regarding image. Ugh. ) One, that is secretive, is basically a person we travel with. BUT, we have known them for thirty years. You are right, it is tough to have a friendship with a person who barely reveals anything about themselves. Over the many years, things happen and therefore we end up almost accidentally privy to certain things. They have been really good about listening to our drama re: our d c. They have been kind and helpful. Sometimes, we are in such a bad state, when we first see them, they can't get a word in edgewise. But, other times, we are more relaxed. It's just weird. One day you "wake up" and you say...wait a second. In thirty years, they have never had a concern, a difficulty, a fear, a question...nada? I too hate FB. I use it now mostly to store recipes. No kidding. Lol! On occassion, I'll put a photo of our grandkids that I particularly like. Usually, a single photo. I rarely put photos of vacations, etc. We moved, and the folks from our former city have expressed that they greatly appreciate the photos of our grands...they are cute and are growing and are happy for us that we live in the same city with our grankids and can now see them often. This is positive and healthy and I'm good with that. I'm with you...I've seen way too much over sharing, creepy mean political posts and enough narcissism on FB to kinda freak me out. I too wonder if FB is safe and no longer use my last name, do not indicate my city or birth date. I also do not use my photo in my profile picture. If on a rare occasion I use my grandson in the profile picture, he is facing in a weird direction and you can't see his full face. I use a lot of discretion. [/QUOTE]
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