❓ PLP Inquires II ❓

ok Im gonna be the weirdo that answers questions while you guys are moisting.

How do you think Lit affects your mental health?

It's pretty good for a laugh most days. But also, like anything else I do to procrastinate, I regret some of it when the deadlines come.

In the beginning, I think Lit was really good to remind me that people have all kinds of bodies and no one needs to be perfect or even be a certain way to be sexually desirable. To see it in action, all over the board, was great.

And to be on Lit as a middle aged and kind of frumpy mom, but still be still recognized as a sexual being and actually feel really sexually and mentally wanted by people was a really heady feeling. I'm an old jaded lady though now and see it all pretty differently so I don't get the same mental health boost that I got before from Lit anymore.
If you have any mental health struggles (and who among us doesn't have something), do you talk about them openly on Lit or privately?
I try not to be too much of a downer. 2 or 3 people hear some things privately, but generally Im not that open with things that really hurt me.
When others share things about their mental health, does that make them seem more real and approachable or give you pause?
It really depends on the words used and the context. I know some people struggle because they have openly shared it and it does make them seem like a more real person. And there are people who I think Ive gotten closer to because they trusted me enough to share something sad or vulnerable with me. But being sad isn't their whole personality, nor is it sadness without any form of introspection or self awareness.

I tend to stay away from people who bleed all over the boards with sad and self esteem issues. It is really hard to have a conversation or be friends with someone who interjects their own lack of self worth into every conversation.
How has Lit affected how you think about interacting with the mental health of others or yourself?
The thing that makes Lit easy for me is that I only interact with people who I want to interact with. I try not to be mean on the boards and I do very little to no private messaging so I'm not so close enough to anyone that I think I could really affect their mental health.

For friendships that came from Lit but existed(s) outside of Lit, it is a little more complicated. Navigating them has not been the easiest for me. I feel like I see more of peoples inner struggles than I do in my offline friends and that can be hard sometimes to know what the right thing to do or say is. I can be more emotional too and I'm still learning to figure that out, which lets be honest, is tough to do when theres so many damn typos.
 
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• Do you believe in the 'friend zone’? Have you ever friend zoned anyone or been friendzoned?

Does "friend zone" have some particular meaning other than being friends with people without an romantic interest in them? I have some friends that I just dont think of as sexual beings. Like I have a straight male friend that my husband probably wouldn't even bat an eye at me sharing a hotel bed with cause we both think of each other as nothing but friends. I also have friends that I could like but just wouldn't pursue or even think about too much because of circumstances.

Is it only "friend zone" if one person has an interest in the other? I've been friends with people I knew probably liked me. There's been plenty of people who were only interested in being friends with me, but I'm not sure if anyone I liked romantically actually knew I liked them that way.


Can you be good friends with someone where the desire balance is off?
Of course you can if its a little crush. If the desire balance is way off then I think it is hard to be good friends. One of my best friends in high school always did a ton of stuff for me and I just thought he was a super nice guy. I didnt realize he liked me until he tried to kiss me at prom and then our friendship fizzled and died really quickly after that.

• How comfortable would you be in a FWB (friends with benefits) situation? Have you ever had a purely platonic FWB?
Ive never had a FWB. I really want to be say it would be great and I would love to have great sex without all the complications. But knowing me, I would get super attached after a while and it would end in heartbreak and emotional tormoil.

• Using a little romance novel parlance - have you ever experienced your own Friends to Lovers arc? (While we’re here - what about Enemies to Lovers???)
Doesnt every lover start off as friends? haha. No, to both unless you count internet friends pretending to be enemies for shits and giggles

• Have you ever been able to manage a good friendship with someone after a breakup? What was your key to success?
No. I think people break up for reasons that generally don't make them good friends.
• Do you have any friendships that you’d like to add a little spice to but are unsure of how that would affect your friendship? Do they know?
Nope.
 
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