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Before I joined Weddingbee, I was under the impression that message boards often bring out our inner b*tch - people would post comments they would never make in real life. On this site, though, I feel like it's the opposite - I tend to be more sarcastic in real life and I find myself toning it down sometimes on the boards :) So that got me thinking if anyone else feels like they act a little differently here on the boards.
I'm pretty much the same on both. I'm more sarcastic in real life, but I don't do that on weddingbee mainly because it's hard to read sarcasm over the internet!
I think I'm the same on both. I agree with amanda.lynn that I have less sarcasm online because it just comes across as mean in print.
I really think that I am much nicer here than in real life. lol. I get fed up with people easily and on here I can ignore someone if I don't want to deal with it.
I'm pretty much the same, although I think I'm a little more shy on WB than I am in real life.
i voted depends...but i take it back. i'm never mean on the internet, and i'm not neccesarily mean in person either, but sometimes i can be a bit more huffy if i'm frustrated or annoyed. on the internet, i have time to actually think before i type and can always edit. IRL, my mouth sometimes moves faster than my thoughts. :/
I agree with @amanda & @missAsB...I'm less sarcastic on weddingbee then in real life. Besides that I can honestly say I'm the same both in real life and online/WB. I've got a very sweet, friendly personality that when I was a bit younger people took advantage of it but it is very true to me. In person I am very outgoing, maybe a bit more so then on WB.
I'm the same @"home" or on WB, however I'm more vocal here, in person, I tend to mind my own business...lol
I am a little more sarcastic in real life but sarcasm doesnt seem to translate that well via text. I am not any less friendly in person tho. I always try to maintain a very positive upbeat attitude as much as possible.
I'm much less sarcastic on weddingbee, b/c it's so easy to misunderstand electronic forms of communication. In real life, I can get across that I'm kidding when I say something mean with non-verbal cues. On weddingbee, that ain't happening.
Honestly, the nice manners on weddingbee are the reason that I participate in the these boards. On most boards, flame wars reign, and that gets old fast.
I am way nicer here than in real life - I am very dry and sarcastic and brutally honest!
However, that wouldn't go over to well on the boards in text and so if I don't have anything nice to say I don't say anything at all! ;-)
im the same here and outside. i think im honest. but is true here the girls are very nice
Actually I pretty much do the same thing in real life and on WB when it comes to people I am friends with but not BFFs with. If I have something nice to say I say it...if I dont...I just dont comment.
I'm the same here as in real life. I'm like Ms. Teddy. I keep my comments to myself if they aren't nice and appropriate.
I voted it depends....mainly b/c I tend to be brutally honest and sometimes that doesn't go over particularly well on this site. So I definitely read over comments before clicking submit and if I have to change something more than twice....I tend not to comment on the topic and keep it moving =)
I think I'm pretty much the same, but different on different subjects- there are a lot of things on WB that I can just let go of and not comment because the act of typing is like forced self control lol
I know that I can be a bitch, but I think I'm just more overly honest? and opinionated? So maybe it comes out more bitchy on a board because it's a flat medium and I try to keep that in mind so I don't hurt too many feelings.
After a fairly heated debate about some political things on here I decided I would just stay away from those topics- I'm here for the weddingawesomeness, not the other stuff anyway.
Soo.... I think I'm nicer? but only because I try to avoid the things that bring the claws out...?
Hehe.. Great post!
I've thought about this a lot too.. In real life I'm a lot 'quieter' than I am on the boards. On here, I post all the time and comment frequently, but if all of us bees were in a giant room together, you probably wouldn't get a peep out of me. It's not that I'm unfriendly, but I'm not super-smiley and outgoing like I am on here. I'm pretty self-conscious, and if I feel like I'm being scrutinized I'm either not going to talk at all, or I'm going to act like I couldn't care less what anyone thinks of me. It's just my defense mechanism kicking in until I get to know the personalities of the people I'm surrounded by. I guess until I feel 'safe' or something.
I'm about equally nice... but more sarcastic in person. I try to tone that down online because it can be hard to spot sarcasm when it's just text.
ALOT nicer in real life. i figure people posts on these boards to be able to get real feedback from people sometimes truth hurts.
I'm way nicer here. For some reason, if I feel like being snarky or saying something rude here, some voice comes up in my head and says..."if you can't say anything nice...don't say it at all!" but for some reason that doesn't happen in my real life, i blurt out what i think a lot more. or maybe its because i can edit what i'm writing.
I voted nicer here. I'm not NOT nice in real life, but I am more dry/sarcastic/blunt. But-- in real life I really know the people i talk to so I know they won't take it the wrong way.
I'm way way way nicer here. Sometimes I just want to scream 'ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND' at bees here....but then I type out a nice carefully worded and optimistic post instead. I'm also a really sarcastic person. but that doesn't work well online.
I am as nice on WB as I am in real life. I am more sarcastic in real life, but I limit it online because I do not want it to be misinterpreted. If there is something on WB that I disagree with (in a non-constructive way) or that makes me think "WTF?" I just don't comment on it. If you don't have anything nice to say...
I'm not sure. I have more guts on WB, but I try to be diplomatic. I write much better than I speak, so it's easier to say hard things for me online than in person. However, I have very minority opinions, and I kind of think that sometimes people look at me on WB and go "what a fundie nutjob" when in real life that probably wouldn't be as obvious about me.
I'm also very sarcastic/teasing in real life, and I try to cut that out or drown it in smileys online. :)
Abso-FREAKING-lutely nicer on WB. In real life, people always assume I'm snooty or bitchy because I'm so assertive and like to get to the point. With my girlfriends (all 3 of them) I'm blunt and honest and they love me for it, other women not so much. Most of my other friendships are with men because they're just WAY easier to understand. I sometimes wish I would get along with women better, life would be so much easier. I think I'm nicer on WB because I can just avoid topics that I disagree with or just ignore people I don't like.
I put away the sarcasm and dry humor on WB, and while I agree that it is difficult for that to come across in print, I work with a number of people who don't get it (my sarcasm or anyone else being sarcastic) either, so I've learned where to tone it down.
I try to keep it real - i'm always the one pleading with people on the boards to cut the BS and give an honest opinion, haha.
I am SO much nicer here...I think it's making me nicer in real life. Probably a good thing. I generally have very little patience for people I think are being idiots....and sometimes my initial urge on WB is to yell, "This wouldn't be a problem if you weren't being an idiot!" but then I check that, reconsider, and try to be constructive. I'm a work in progress.... :)
I'm nicer here. That's not to say I'm biting my tongue here, or that I'm a total female dog when I'm not here, but I do try to say something nice (or nothing at all) on this site. And, for the readers who read my personal blog, they know i tend to be a little more foul-mouthed on that one. I edit everything up nicey-nicey if it's being posted on WB. I don't want to offend readers, I guess...
I"m much meaner here. I apologize to everyone, I know I get very 'opinionated' at times and it definitely comes across as harsh when it's in writing vs. spoken. In person, believe it or not, I am never sarcastic, mean and rarely judgmental (although I can be a little judgy at times). But both here and in real life I am NEVER passive aggressive.
I'm pretty much the same here as I am IRL. I try to be pleasant and courteous to everyone but I am definitely not the warmest, fuzziest person in general.
One of the things I like best about WB is that everyone seems so genuine! If you have to err on one side though, I'm glad some people voted "nicer on WB." There are SO many boards on the internet with snarkiness and I'm glad we don't have much of that here :)
@moderndaisy - haha!
I can see that on some posts for myself, too. In real life I wouldn't even engage in some of the same conversations - they'd get a solid eye roll and walk away.
XOXO
I'm going to say "nicer" because in real life, I'm really frank and blunt. I'm not super warm fuzzy and I'm sort of sarcastic in real life. I'll say things that would rub most people the wrong way on the internet. I can be more judgemental in real life, also, than I am with internet friends. Which is weird. I try to communicate the sentiment more effectively online I guess.
I think I might be nicer in real life. I would probably never voice my opinion as often in real life as I do here. I'm more fearful of offending them. And I always tell people, "I would freakin flip out if fill in the blank happened" But when it does happen, I just avoid confrontation. I'm a sucker in real life!
I'm the same, except that I'm WAY more social on WB. In real life, I'm like, "I don't want to be friends with you." and stay out of most peoples' way. :)
I'm WAY nicer on weddingbee. In real life, I'm going to voice my honest opinion if someone asks. Granted, I don't try to be a jerk about it if I disagree or don't like something, but I'm still not going to sugar coat something. If I did that on here, even though I was just stating a fact or opinion, it might come across as a little harsh. Whereas, in real life, if you could hear my tone of voice or see my mannerisms, yeah, the truth might hurt, but atleast you can see that it was said with a kind voice.
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