Comments, stories and poems
      from your fellow Chatters.

        NET FRIENDS
        I sit in front of the monitor
        watching the words go by,
        wondering who the people are
        and where they live in the world.

        I think to myself, we are more than just words on a screen
        we all have feelings and emotions,
        so how can some be so mean and cruel
        not thinking who is on the other end.

        When we first come into the chat room
        we are all strangers with a past,
        as the days, weeks and months go by
        we become friends and sometimes lovers.

        Thinking back to when we first met
        how can we be just words anymore,
        We feel the pain and sorrow of lost loves
        and when one passes on we grieve.

        With the distance between us
        how can some be so cruel,
        don't they know we have feelings
        and words can cut like a knife.

        So I sit in front of my monitor
        Sad and alone, looking for fun, maybe a laugh or two
        a little love and affection thrown in as well
        wondering who will be online today.

        Will it be a stranger just coming into chat?
        or a friend you've seen before.
        All that enter have feelings and care
        So be careful what you may say.

        Hi fellow chatters I have a little story I would like to share with you. I hope it will open the eyes of the innocent, and put a few players in their place.

        Last year I started chatting in a well know chat room, and met who I thought was a truely wonderful man, we would chat for hours, he had a great sense of humor, and always made me feel very special. The friendship progressed to phone calls, I had his home number, as well as his work number, and he had mine. I should tell you that he did tell me he was married, and had kids, which should have sent off a red alert, but we just got so close I ignored it, besides he told me how miserable he was, and that he was leaving his wife. Well as things went on, we decided we had to meet in person, and we did, it was magic. He treated me like a queen, and we had the best 2 days together. We continued to chat, and met a few more times. Then one day quite by accident I heard of someone describing meeting someone, and the story was just like mine, the room , the meal, even the same sweet talk. I didn't know this lady, but knew someone that did, and started asking question. Guess what, it was the same man. I was devastated, I didn't believe it at first, but reality set in. I walked away from the situation, and never looked back. I ignored his calls and his e's. I have since met a very special man, and we're getting married in Dec. So even though the story is sad, and happens quite often, there are happy endings, and believe it or not there is life after the net. Please understand I'm not bad mouthing the net, I still go in and chat with some of the friends I've made, but I think people should be aware that not everyone is a friend, and not everyone is honest. So pick your friends carefully. Well that's my story, I hope I didn't bore you, and I hope someone will learn from it *S*. Take care all, and have a good life, both on and off the net.

        Mad
        I sit here in front of my computer
        remembering the fun times I have had
        I couldn't wait to get to the chat room
        to see my net friends and laugh.

        Now I sit here, wondering what has happened
        I use to have fun, to laugh, and enjoy
        but now..all I see is bitter people
        those that hurt and scorn others.

        I have seen good people fall by the wayside
        have only know them for a few short month
        I have been able to call them my friends
        and now they are gone..but why?

        People in chat rooms need a Reality check
        to remember that the people here are more than words
        to realize they touch their souls as well
        to make the best of what we have and who we meet.

        How would you feel if someone spoke badly
        and knowing it was not the truth
        but those who do not know you
        believe what they hear.

        You see, gossip is a killer in chat rooms
        people that spread the rumors are a virus
        once it is started, it can't be stopped
        like a gun, those it kills will never be back.

        Please watch what you say
        protect our chat rooms
        lets keep our friends with us
        for they may be gone in a flash.

        I have met some wonderful people
        those I know I will never meet
        but I look forward to seeing them
        and know that I can call them my friends.

        Words are like knives..they cut very deep
        if the truth is not known..lets not say
        to protect our friendships that we have received
        If not...they might not be there for another day.

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