Blogging is bad for friendship

Sister Mel and I were at a wedding recently (not our own) and we were chatting non-stop to each other. The guy sitting next to me (not my husband as I had put him next to Mel’s husband so they could bond while we yakked) asked if we saw each other often and we said ‘no, but we read each other’s blogs to find out what is going on in her life' 

The good thing about having a blog is that my friends and family (and several thousand strangers) know exactly what is going on in my life. They know when I am sad; they know when exciting things happen. They sometimes even see pictures of my new fake boobs.

The bad thing about having a blog is that unless those same friends and family have a blog, I have absolutely no idea what is going on in their life. 

Which is really, really bad! If blogs weren’t around, we would be calling each other, or emailing with updates and news, but because they know what is going on in my life, I hear nothing from them. Which means I have no idea what is going on in their lives. Every now and then I will send an email begging for some news, but otherwise I hear nothing. Bad friends, bad!

So, the bottom line is if you want to be my friend, you better get a blog. Or at least send me a weekly email with latest news and updates. Or else I will have to break up with you.  No blog / email / updates = NO MORE BFF!!!

Comments

[Marius]

or get the friends to twitter ...

[Jen M]

EXACTLY!! I was just thinking about this yesterday - I almost want to block those friends from seeing my blog until I get a little something back!

[Sheena Gates]

Urgh! And then you get told (by my friends) that online people seem more important to real people, so what was the point of letting me know how they were, anyway....

[Hanlie]

Absolutely! I never write e-mails to my friends anymore, since I figure they can catch up with me on my blog!

[June]

My blogger friend and I were talking about this at church today, how we miss each other, because we've been communicating through our blogs, also, I had another friend nag me about never calling her and I asked her, "why don't you just read my blog" (bad, so bad of me).

[Becki]

The sad thing is, when I do call my blogless friends, and start to tell them something that's new since the last time we spoke, they always cut in and say, "I know, you posted about it, remember?"

Your boobs are lovely, by the way. Looking at them made mine feel even droopier than usual.

[Sarah]

I have exactly the same complaint! All my friends and family love being so up-to-date about what we are doing but I never hear the same kind of chatty news back from them!

[Lauraszoo]

I have a blog, can I be your friend???

[Wyliekat]

The more public I get with mine, the more often I start out a story with "Did you read my blog today? No? Okay, then I'll wait."

No point in repeating myself when it's up there on the intarweb to be seen. ;-}

[Cakes]

I refuse to let my IRL friends read my blog. It's all very Top Secret. But, this definitely holds true for my virtual friends.

[Loralee]

GAH! One of my biggest complaints of ALL time. Well, that and the jealousy it can cause to run amok in relationships.

P.S.

"Reclaiming my bosoms" was the best thing I ever did, although my mother would prefer me not to profess my love for them so blatantly on my blog.
Another negative to add to the above list. :S

[jacki janse van rensburg]

i find that people ask me 'how was that occasion' or 'have you sorted out this or that' or 'how did you deal with xyz?' then i'm surprised, because i do not remember telling them. turns out they read it on my blog, and i didn't even know they read my blog. (lurkers!)they know all about me, and i know nothing about them...

[Beth]

Yeah, if it weren't for blogs, my family and friends would never hear anything from me. I used to spend a buttload of money in long distance keeping up, but no more. Ironically, nobody else has one, so I get an obsecure email from time to time.

Good post! And don't take this the wrong way, but your boobs look good;)