internet personal space

[tapestrybabe]

me, i am so much into the internet...
and i am always intrigued with couples who share the same internet space...
me, i dont think i could do such a thing... not sure... i dunno... maybe...

like i feel the internet is my personal space... and if i had my s.o sharing it with me... i feel like he would be kinda invading it... like i dont know how open i would be with myself on the internet than...

whats your take??

[Rogmok]

werd.. i think its kinda cheesy..

[golden_buns]

Anything you say can be used against you

[ism]

Worlds colliding... always a bad idea.

It really freaks me out when couples share a single e-mail address or screen name. I end up never contacting them since I don't know who I'm getting (and I usually only know one of them anyway) and that's just... wtf, sharing too much. That's like listening in to all your SO's phone calls.

[applehead]

don't really have anything to hide.
i don't really have a problem with that.
but sharing an email address?
or knowing his passwords...
what would i do with that information?
i'm never THAT interested in guys i go out with.

[sandra]

well, it depends on what you mean by internet space. if it's email and stuff, i'd agree that it's odd to share the same address or same screenname. and i guess i'd be somewhat annoyed if my s.o. subscribed to daniel wu's list-serv to monitor my chats with the other ladies about daniel. <_< (just kidding, i'm not on that list-serv!)

i think the only time i started sharing internet space with an s.o. was when i first started dating ab and he asked me to join this "really cool club" that he started on click2asia. i did, and it was alright...but i didn't post much. (i wasn't really into forums and such back then). i also remember thinking that the club was somewhat sexist. (it was called 'zoo_station' and featured asian girls). so...that evolved into yw on livejournal - which focused more on asian issues, and i was asked to join that as well. and yw on livejournal evolved into this. i don't know if this counts, though, because yw - through kung fool, anna, and coble, has been more than an on-line thing for me. don't share any other internet space.

i do remember on asian avenue, though, there was this one couple that chatted in the chat rooms - with us and one another. they were in the same apartment, sitting side-by-side, each on their respective computers. that was pretty strange.

[AliBabaIncorporated]

sharing an email address would just be a pain, technologically speaking. since many mail servers still don't support IMAP, only POP. and it's plain stupid since there's so many free email services anyway. as for having a significant other know one's password for email and stuff ... the only reason I could think of for that was in the event I died and she needed to figure out who to get in touch with to tell them. my email inbox provides a pretty good snapshot of who i keep in touch with outside of the immediate area I'm living in, way better than my paper address book.

as for interacting in the same forums with a girlfriend ... way too much potential for an argument to start and for tempers to fly. especially when the topic comes to political discussions.

[sandra]

Originally posted by AliBabaIncorporated@Mar 5 2003, 09:40 PM
way too much potential for an argument to start and for tempers to fly. especially when the topic comes to political discussions.
has happened. but that's bound to happen on or off the internet. first fight was over school vouchers - and that didn't start on the internet.

[Hanuman]

I think my internet space is pretty personal to me. I like having a respite from the real world. I don't like keeping anything from my s.o. and I'm happy to share pretty much everything, but my online stuff I'd rather have just for me. There's a crapload of stuff here that I'm sure could get me into some hot water. You guys are bad influences on me :dance:

[tapestrybabe]

Originally posted by kasia@Mar 6 2003, 12:28 AM
i think the only time i started sharing internet space with an s.o. was when i first started dating ab and he asked me to join this "really cool club" that he started on click2asia. &nbsp;i did, and it was alright...but i didn't post much. &nbsp;(i wasn't really into forums and such back then). &nbsp;i also remember thinking that the club was somewhat sexist. &nbsp;(it was called 'zoo_station' and featured asian girls). &nbsp;so...that evolved into yw on livejournal - which focused more on asian issues, and i was asked to join that as well. &nbsp;and yw on livejournal evolved into this. &nbsp;i don't know if this counts, though, because yw - through kung fool, anna, and coble, has been more than an on-line thing for me. &nbsp;don't share any other internet space.


yeah, participating on the same forum boards like yw counts as sharing the same internet space... and i just wanna say... i'm really happy with the evolution of the various clubs... and its end result... i enjoy having you more visible... and being able to see more of your participation...

[tapestrybabe]

Originally posted by ism@Mar 5 2003, 11:48 PM
Worlds colliding... always a bad idea.


i dont think this is always the case... but yeah, i feel it would draw some limitations of what you can and can not post...

i mean, the way i see things... the internet is my forum space... to rant about whatever i want... without having to bear the consequences of it all.... i mean, if my s.o really pissed me off... i'd use the internet... to vent and expel everything out... and i feel if we shared that same internet space... i would no longer be able to do that...

dunno... its possible, it can work... but i feel it draws some limitations...

[himura-dono]

Cindy and i know eachothers passwords, but we only use the info if the other asks if they have mail, or if she or i can log into sisweb (ucd registering service) for the other.

i think we'd go nuts if we had the same email tho.

[tapestrybabe]

Originally posted by himura-dono@Mar 6 2003, 05:07 PM
Cindy and i know eachothers passwords, but we only use the info if the other asks if they have mail, or if she or i can log into sisweb (ucd registering service) for the other.

i think we'd go nuts if we had the same email tho.
yeah, but would you be willing to share the same internet space on yw??
cuz i think if you did... like if she participated on the same forum board as you... i dont think you would be so open about some sex stuff you've shared about between the two of you...

i know if my s.o. shared the same internet space with me here...
i wouldnt be so open about certain things...

[himura-dono]

Originally posted by tapestrybabe@Mar 6 2003, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by himura-dono@Mar 6 2003, 05:07 PM
Cindy and i know eachothers passwords, but we only use the info if the other asks if they have mail, or if she or i can log into sisweb (ucd registering service) for the other.

i think we'd go nuts if we had the same email tho.
yeah, but would you be willing to share the same internet space on yw??
cuz i think if you did... like if she participated on the same forum board as you... i dont think you would be so open about some sex stuff you've shared about between the two of you...

i know if my s.o. shared the same internet space with me here...
i wouldnt be so open about certain things...
actually she reads yw.

doesn't bother me, doesn't bother her. she's just not into forums for posting.

[tapestrybabe]

Originally posted by himura-dono@Mar 6 2003, 09:11 PM
Originally posted by tapestrybabe@Mar 6 2003, 05:48 PM
Originally posted by himura-dono@Mar 6 2003, 05:07 PM
Cindy and i know eachothers passwords, but we only use the info if the other asks if they have mail, or if she or i can log into sisweb (ucd registering service) for the other.

i think we'd go nuts if we had the same email tho.
yeah, but would you be willing to share the same internet space on yw??
cuz i think if you did... like if she participated on the same forum board as you... i dont think you would be so open about some sex stuff you've shared about between the two of you...

i know if my s.o. shared the same internet space with me here...
i wouldnt be so open about certain things...
actually she reads yw.

doesn't bother me, doesn't bother her. she's just not into forums for posting.
REALLY?! i'm not sure if i believe you just yet... but whateverz... you cant really prove it either way...
i just know for myself... i still wouldnt be able to do that...
for me... i would want to keep that private... if he was a part of the same forum as i am..
altho.. if he didnt participate/read the same board... i think i'd be more inclined to share stuff like that...

[himura-dono]

Originally posted by tapestrybabe@Mar 6 2003, 06:12 PM

REALLY?! i'm not sure if i believe you just yet... but whateverz... you cant really prove it either way...
i just know for myself... i still wouldnt be able to do that...
for me... i would want to keep that private... if he was a part of the same forum as i am..
altho.. if he didnt participate/read the same board... i think i'd be more inclined to share stuff like that...
ygpm :)

[tapestrybabe]

Originally posted by himura-dono@Mar 6 2003, 09:46 PM
Originally posted by tapestrybabe@Mar 6 2003, 06:12 PM

REALLY?! i'm not sure if i believe you just yet... but whateverz... you cant really prove it either way...
i just know for myself... i still wouldnt be able to do that...
for me... i would want to keep that private... if he was a part of the same forum as i am..
altho.. if he didnt participate/read the same board... i think i'd be more inclined to share stuff like that...
ygpm :)
:confused:
whateverz... i guess its kinda moot for me to even be thinking about this in the first place...
i mean, i guess i would actually need a signifigant other to really know what i would do...

[himura-dono]

ygpm = you've got pm

i thought it was easier to explain via that, rather than in the forum.