tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post8936343318014486679..comments2024-01-08T00:18:57.750+00:00Comments on Gay Banker: Electronic communicationGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-22633647344091236072008-05-20T05:37:00.000+01:002008-05-20T05:37:00.000+01:00I have to lend some weight to what you're saying. ...I have to lend some weight to what you're saying. My best friend in the world is a guy I met in Australia - I'm in the UK. I hesitate to say boyfriend, although the relationship is sexual and we have a real world face to face relationship when we can manage the travel, but communicate mostly by instant messaging, just about daily, and by email.<BR/><BR/>We know each other well by now, in fact we clicked instantly when we first met. What I wanted to add is that because we know each other so well, we can discuss really complex and emotional stuff and fill in the blanks of what the other person is thinking. I can't really explain how that works, and most of my friends think I'm nuts. ...but I can tell from the written words if he's up, down, upset, needs a virtual long-distance hug - all of those things, and they don't really come from the written words.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I too have a full time boyfriend who I live with. I think it is totally possible to have a relationship with someone who lives 10,500 miles away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-20265648226349317352008-05-05T09:28:00.000+01:002008-05-05T09:28:00.000+01:00Actually Ky, my boyfriend P isn't that kind of Asi...Actually <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07363935341994579145" REL="nofollow">Ky</A>, my boyfriend P isn't that kind of Asian guy, but I do know some Asian guys who are like that!<BR/><BR/>I agree <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00480825797997399121" REL="nofollow">Superchilled</A>, especially when messages are written in haste, or if either of the people involved aren't used to electronic communiation. With myself and boyfriend P, I think it works quite well though, because we do both take care when there are important things to say. Sometimes on the phone we'll both be eager to say something and start talking at the same time, so for us electronic communication is probably better than phone calls!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you've got a lot of experience using webcam's from the comfort of your own home <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/10329220412552005890" REL="nofollow">Sir Wobin</A> :-)! But why haven't we read about that in your blog?<BR/><BR/>GB xxxGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-27602066865810589952008-05-04T22:54:00.000+01:002008-05-04T22:54:00.000+01:00What about the great progress with video calling. ...What about the great progress with video calling. It's within reach of everyone with Internet access given the reach of Skype and ichat. The visual clues which Superchilled talks about are all there, it's immediate, verbal, visual and digital. It also let's those with a rentboy fetish, parade themselves for cash from the comfort of their homes. ;-)Sir Wobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329220412552005890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-59540297559324326112008-05-04T19:21:00.000+01:002008-05-04T19:21:00.000+01:00interesting, whats wierd is my best friend has had...interesting, whats wierd is my best friend has had a relationship through email, skype, and aim. The relationship was serious too, and when they both decided that it just would'nt work out, she was heartbroken. I hope it all works out for you.Anonymous Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973492018655035709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-24225065105964448642008-05-04T09:41:00.000+01:002008-05-04T09:41:00.000+01:00I have to say, while I love electronic communicati...I have to say, while I love electronic communication for all it's rapidity and convenience, I think written communication is <I>much</I> more readily misinterpreted than the spoken word. There are all kinds of non verbal cues that you just don't see in writing that can completely change the meaning of a conversation. Often the misunderstanding in written communication takes a lot longer to correct as well. So if there's something deep and meaningful - I say do it live face to face, or at the least on the phone.Superchilledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480825797997399121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-65953928759262568712008-05-03T09:03:00.000+01:002008-05-03T09:03:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363935341994579145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-88048559928552784152008-05-03T08:32:00.000+01:002008-05-03T08:32:00.000+01:00Actually Ky, I didn't realise that there was going...Actually <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07363935341994579145" REL="nofollow">Ky</A>, I didn't realise that there was going to be a new Star Trek movie until your comment! The current trailer doesn't give much away, and the only name I recognised was Leonard Nimoy! For what it's worth, I always thought that the series <A HREF="http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/VOY/" REL="nofollow">Star Trek Voyager</A> was the best one, the story lines were amazingly ingenious and complex.<BR/><BR/>GB xxxGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-72785749621951342712008-05-03T03:33:00.000+01:002008-05-03T03:33:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363935341994579145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-82617331080767550962008-05-02T19:38:00.000+01:002008-05-02T19:38:00.000+01:00What you say about Victorian post Hedgie is fascin...What you say about Victorian post <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00637550146809680298" REL="nofollow">Hedgie</A> is fascinating :-). And like me, I guess you're a bit of a trekkie if you're keen on Borg assimilation!<BR/><BR/>Do you really think that story about regrowing a finger tip is true <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07363935341994579145" REL="nofollow">Ky</A>? If so, it's pretty amazing. But you know my mind, I'm wondering things like whether a <EM>cut</EM> guy grow back his foreskin, and other similarly dark thoughts!<BR/><BR/>GB xxxGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-18517714122904378422008-05-02T18:08:00.000+01:002008-05-02T18:08:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363935341994579145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-88300481807859149902008-05-02T13:01:00.000+01:002008-05-02T13:01:00.000+01:00Boyfriend P is a boyfriend, Anonymous (whoever you...Boyfriend P is a boyfriend, Anonymous (whoever you are), because we see each other whenever we can and communicate by phone and email etc at other times! For example last January when <A HREF="http://gaybankersouthamerica2008.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">we went to South America together</A> :-).<BR/><BR/>GB xxxGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-67574892672633110782008-05-02T12:17:00.000+01:002008-05-02T12:17:00.000+01:00Assimilate - Assimilate - !The internet is complet...Assimilate - Assimilate - !<BR/><BR/>The internet is completely amazing and the revolution has probably some distance yet to go. But back in Victorian days, they had several postal deliveries a day - a letter could cross London and be delivered in a few hours. So although still low-tech and 'snail' it was a lot more like today's email than our postal service is.Hedgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637550146809680298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-51893521566289735572008-05-02T11:01:00.000+01:002008-05-02T11:01:00.000+01:00How can you have a internet relationship, its just...How can you have a internet relationship, its just not the same. That is just odd. In that case, i don't know how you can call him your boyfriend, because it does not seem like a serious relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com