{OT} What's up with the depressing OT topics lately?

[Paragon]

this is a community and for some people a form of support network that maybe they don't have in their lives.
sharing grief is one of the best ways to get through it, sharing it with others relieves some of the burden on the individual.
it also helps when you get posts from people who have been through similar situations.
support networks and such

Paragon

 

[madriel]

I starting posting on ENWorld because of the community vibe on this board. There are tons of other RPG messageboards out there, but I keep coming back because of the community feel to this place.

 

[Dinkeldog]

Cycles of life. 3 or 4 months ago we were all about new babies and weddings.

 

[Angcuru]

There's a lot of OT Depressing posts because a lot of people aren't happy. As well said by Dennis Leary: "Happiness comes in small doses, like a chocolate chip cookie, a cigarette, or a five second orgasm. Life sucks, get a helmet." Well, that's HIS perspective anyway.

My intended and I went shopping for wedding rings this weekend and we found exactly what we wanted as if fate intervened on our behalf.

Congrats! When are ya gettin' hitched?

 

[Henry]

There also seems to be this strange vibe where (my opinion totally) that it's easier to share with people if you know they slay trolls and save villages on the weekends just like you do. It's the "something in common" vibe.


Maybe that's just me.

 

[Angcuru]

While my time troll-slaying, village-saving is not too much in the first place, I have been doing so even less since game days have been a bit chaotic lately.

For me, it's not so much that we are all gamers, but that we are (mostly) all intelligent, caring people. Except for Blackshirt5, he'd kill you in your sleep.

 

[Henry]

For me, it's not so much that we are all gamers, but that we are (mostly) all intelligent, caring people. Except for Blackshirt5, he'd kill you in your sleep.

This is the same guy who asked us what he should have for lunch because he couldn't decide about two months back?

 

[Desdichado]

Has this become the feel-good news thread? I don't know if I've ever mentioned this around here, but my wife and I are expecting again in October -- our fourth this time around, and another boy (so far, BGBB.) And we just bought a house -- a nice four bedroom colonial with a finished basement, big yard, on a cul-de-sac, and with a gate out our backyard into a neighborhood park (and two doors down from one of the guys in my gaming group.) I could spoil the post a bit and give you our housing woes, but all things considered, they're not that bad -- we're doing well over here.

 

[William Ronald]

Congratulations, Joshua!!

Not much to report from me. However, I think the fact that this community is supportive of its memberts is a big plus. Sure, we all come here for fun and informative discussions. But we must remember that there is a human being behind the posts. So, sometimes we celebrate, sometimes we grieve. It is part of being human.

 

[madriel]

Congratulations, JD. That's the way to ensure you'll always have a gaming group.