Hello, hello! If you're not a ghost, then I'll very happily talk to you. And if you're that one person that deliberately closes out of my chats, I'd still like to talk to you. But I'd get it if not. What with competing and all that jazz. No reason to wrestle with your opponent when you don't have to, right? I'm okay with it.
Hi!
I'm sad that I don't get to talk with you, but I don't hold it against you or anything. Oh, hi! You're not that person!
Sorry, my computer was having problems I think!
Eeee! I'm so excited!
I'm not that person!
It's okay, it's okay!
But it's all good now! Sorry some jerk keeps being mean to you!
I mean, I'd probably like that other person, too, if I could talk to him. Hehe, it's okay! It's not that big of a deal. I'll get to say hello one day.
Unless that was me and my computer was just acting up? If so I'm really sorry!
Possibly? But it's been going on for about a week now under very specific circumstances. If it WAS you, then no harm done. I'm perfectly fine. See?
Oh no then not me, today is my first day doing this
I mean . . . you can't ACTUALLY see, but still. Oh, yeah? Welcome, welcome! It's SO fun to see new people!
Thanks! I participated over the summer but just got the notification about the new round When did you start?
I started this round, um, right when it started. Also, I did not know they did this in the summer.
Oh when did they start? I don't even know! Yeah it was a little different this summer, but I won a box of BYU mints!
I have no idea when the first round began, but as this is the second round . . . somewhere around the 6th, I think? Wait, whaaat? I can't believe I missed it! Such a shame. I would've enjoyed it. The first time I played, I won a pair of Bose headphones. Really good ones, too. I'm using them as we speak. Er . . . type. But, yeah, I've been here since the beginning, trying my hand at winning the iPad.
Oh okay, well I'm pretty far behind but oh well It's a competition but it's interesting to get to talk to lots of different people also! Especially since I guess we wouldn't run into each other in real life probably since I'm pretty anti-social Nice, way to go!
Ugh, no kidding. I know exactly how you feel. And, hey! Don't worry. Next round starts up this week. All the scores get reset, so you'll get a fair shot and winning the top prize. Except for the macbook. That's raffled. So . . . I mean, I guess it's still a fair shot. But you get what I mean.
I guess I'll try again next round! I always get notifications late I think
I've actually been fighting really hard to keep my position. Someone else wants to win, too, and it's crazy how hard he fights.
Yeah I guess
Oh, yeah? I heard about it from a friend.
Oh are you pretty far up then?
Rank 0, my friend.
I just got an email yesterday
What? That's so late! I'm so sorry. I don't like how far back that puts you.
Good job!
Oh, thanks. Took forever and a day. But I hope you don't feel gypped.
Although I'm not super competitive so I'm not that torn up about it
But an iPad . . . It could've been yours . . .
I have an android phone and a PC and my husband has two iPads...
I guess there's always next time, though? Two more rounds after this, each with their own iPad. Ah.
What would I do with an iPad anyway?
I was planning on selling mine to pay for Switch and Breath of the Wild. But, you know. Maybe you wanted the satisfaction of winning?
I'm pretty minimalist I guess, we really only have what we need Again, not that competitive! But I'm glad for the people who really do want to win
I like that. It's a nice way to live.
What is Switch and Breath of the Wild?
The Switch is some sort of Nintendo console. It's like a DS, sort of, but it connects to the TV, too.
It's half a lifestyle choice and half a lifestyle necessity because we don't make a lot of money!
Ah, I see. The life of a college student.
Oh okay, I see Yeah the struggle, I'm sure you can relate
That's kinda why I wanted the iPad. My brother's been wanting the game for a long time now, so I thought it'd be nice to get it for him. Heh, well . . . I kinda came here on merit-based scholarships.
Oh that is nice! You are such a good sibling! Are you two pretty close?
So long as I keep grades up, I don't have to pay for tuition. I'd like to think we are, yeah. I'm leaving on a mission soon, so it's just . . . you know, I want to spend time with him. And the rest of my siblings, too.
We both have tuition covered as well but between rent, car insurance, the car payment, health insurance, medication, and food our paychecks usually go pretty quickly Are you the oldest? Oh fun! When are you planning on leaving?
I am the oldest, yes! And I leave in February, unfortunately. I thought I'd get my call sooner, but, well, timing. I didn't know waiting five months was a thing. But it is!
Congratulations! Where are you going?
Hehe, so it's fun. Argentina.
And spending time with family is super important
Bahia Blanca.
No way, Argentina is great!
D'aw, thanks! I'm already semi-fluent in Spanish, so I'm hoping it won't be crazy hard to pick up.
Well I've never been but my cousins are Argentine so I'm partial to Argentina They're from the Rosaria area though
Heh, I don't even know where that is.
Apparently Argentine spanish is pretty different though, double l's are pronounced with a "shuh" sound rather than a "y" sound
Yes, heh, I've heard. My mom looked at me and said, "We'll fix your accent when you get back." Jokingly, of course. She's from Colombia--the superior place for Spanish. Or so she tells me. I'm going to get some brutal summer and even more brutal winters.
Ha I don't actually know, I'm super white and don't speak any other language besides American Yeah good luck! My friend went there and had to come home early because she got Lyme disease courtesy of a tick
Holy cow. I hear they have bad lice, too.
Oh man
Which is really bad for me. You'd understand if you saw me in real life.
Good luck
Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Thanks.
You get to serve the Lord, how awesome is that??
I have no idea what to expect, to be honest. I know!
Just think about that while you're suffering
I'm excited for sure.
I mean, sharing the gospel
"It's for the Lord, it's for the Lord, it's for the Lord."
I'm sure it'll be great! Are you going to the Provo MTC or Argentina? Exactly! I didn't serve a mission so I have no idea what it's really like
I'm actually going to the Mexico MTC, oddly enough. I'm not sure why. Oh, yeah? You're a girl, right?
But I'm sure it'll be great for you!
I'm assuming, what with you having a husband and all. Wait. You're married. How old are you?
Oh interesting, my sister went to the CCM too but she served in California
Wait, whaaat?
Yeah I'm a girl! I'm 20, we've been married since June
So fun!
She was spanish speaking though, which is why!
What's it like being married? Ah. That makes sense, then.
I started dating him seriously while I was still 19 so a mission was never in the picture But when you know you know, there was no reason for us to wait!
Exactly. If you've really found the person, then there's nothing else to be said. Dating seems like a scary world to me, though. I'm nineteen. Which, I suppose is the same age that you were.
It's nice being able to hang out with your best friend but the main thing is how convenient it is! Now we share a bank account so we don't have to switch off who pays for groceries. We were engaged when we got a car so it was inconvenient sharing a car but not living together
Huh. I'm not even sure how you'd pull that off.
And now we don't have to stay up until midnight since we can only see each other until midnight so it's basically just way more convenient being married Yeah I didn't really do the dating scene either, I've been interested in marrying him since I was 16 so I never really dated around
Oh, yeah? See, I've just never been interested in anyone. I can't say why? I don't know.
Well do you come from an area with a large population of members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?
I do, I do. All of my friends were members growing up.
Well maybe that's your problem! There are too many available options
Who would've thought!
We are both from Arkansas, where there are almost no members so you automatically become interested in a member your age just because he's a member
That makes a lot of sense, actually. Did you both go to BYU, then?
I can't imagine marrying someone I just met at the age of 19 though! I've known him and his family for years so it was just really natural when we started dating and got marri *Married
I'm glad, I'm glad. I know a lot of people "rush" into marriage, and it ends up being really difficult down the road.
Yep we both do, he's studying marketing and I'm studying music composition so we balance each other out
Wait, what? You got into the music program? Do you know how crazy difficult that is?
Yep it's been good so far and I think it's because we were friends and knew each other for so long before taking the romantic step I recommend! Yeah it was pretty hard, I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get in
Like what?
It's probably the single thing I've worked the hardest on up to date I'm in the composition program, so I had to submit a portfolio, do an instrumental audition, have an interview with composition faculty, and pass an aural test Are you musical?
Oof. Me? A musician?
I did it all my senior year of high school which was way stressful!
I mean, I dabble with the piano, but not something professional. Oh, wow! That's doubly commendable. Nah, I'm in a very easy major. Just computer science. It's sorta hard--it's not for everyone, that's for sure--but they're all but begging people to join.
No way, we are way to possessive with music! Just because you didn't win the van Cliburn doesn't mean you're not a musician If you like music and like "dabbling" then you're a musician You don't have to be professional to be real Computer science is way hard! I could never do anything like that! What made you decide to do that route?
Well, I wouldn't even say I like dabbling. I know how to read sheet music well enough, and I guess I can play a few chords? Oh, and I love computer science! I suppose my biggest influence was my dad. He's been a programmer for as long as I can remember. And way before I was born.
Then that definitely makes you a musician! The most important thing is just enjoying music
He sorta got me excited, and when I finally took my first real programming class at BYU, I was hooked. Well, all right.
I get so irritated with the classical musical world, they're very elitist
Wait, really? Why's that?
Oh that's so fun! Did you do much before BYU then? Do you guys talk about it a lot then?
Not a whole lot, no. This is very new to me. Sort of? I mean, it's his work, and he sometimes brings it home with him, but I don't know very much. But, really, I wanna hear about this music program. Why are they elitist?
Yeah there's this weird superiority attitude about what "real" music is and what "real musicians" are, it's a phenomenon particular to the western music world Like people aren't real musicians unless they practice 10 hours a day starting from the age of 3 and have this manic obsessive devotion to it Western music is considered superior, some instruments are superior to others, and you're not real if don't produce results like winning competitions, chairs, etc. Does that all make sense?
Yeah, I . . . heh, I feel a lot of that. I'm not even in the music program, but I kinda feel like I'd never be able to get in, even if I wanted to.
We have kind of turned music into this "thing" that's inaccessible to the public because we think it's beyond their grasp instead of celebrating and appreciating the point of
I, for one, haven't been practicing 10 hours a day since the age of 3. Yup. That, uh, that definitely sounds accurate.
music, which is to bring people together and to glorify God and have a good time, stuff like that
Why is it so competitive, then? You aren't the first person to bring this up.
Interesting, what have you been hearing? Because people have such great passion for music You don't major in music unless you love it And a lot of people love music because it can really affect you
Oh, mostly about the insanity of getting into the music program. Some people say that it's the hardest major to get into; others, second only to animation. And I agree with that.
But for people who don't have the technical ability (who haven't been practicing 10 hours/day since age 3) aren't given chances to develop musically on a professional level
But I don't think I'd be happy with doing music all my life
Which makes some sense because BYU has limited spaces and they should go towards the most serious students but it's still a shame
It really is. I'd never be able to study because I'm not far enough now. What if I wanted to learn? What if I wanted to study?
Yeah it's insane! I still can't believe I did it all. There are just so many requirements!
I know. Kudos to you. I've already met someone on this chat alone that got rejected. Said he wanted to get in but couldn't make it. He decided to study . . . something else? I don't quite remember.
Most people wouldn't, it's a great hobby for a lot of people but I just ended up with the passion for it sadly, I wish I could go into a more stable career but I'd be miserabl It's a really low acceptance rate, like 15% maybe?
Ooof. That's rough.
I might be making that number up but tons of people apply who don't get in
Yeah, I'm not surprised. I kinda thought it was lower.
*checking the website now*
Seems wise. All I know is, I'd have to work insane amounts if I ever wanted to get into the program.
I started piano at 6 and composition at 10 so I had been working forever I feel like
Oof. Yes, that's not me.
It takes an insane devotion! Anyway, my dad got me into music too
The best I have is some consecutive years of piano lessons from one of my neighbors.
He's a music teacher so that's been fun for us to talk about
Oh, that is!
Piano is so great for people!
Why is that?
Music is great for young children because it helps them with hand-eye coordination and right-left brain coordination And music provides an emotional element that is hard to achieve any other way
You make me wish that I'd spent a little more time in music. There are classes I'd be beyond ecstatic to take, but I'm not sure I'd ever be able to. Like . . . oh, goodness, I can't tell you how fun it'd be to be a ragtime pianist. Or a jazz pianist. Wouldn't that be fun! I don't even know the work that would go into that, but I'd enjoy it. Not . . . as a career, but certainly as a hobby.
Yeah that would be so much fun! It's music that is really catchy to listen to and fun to play and it's so formal as Bach or Haydn or Mozart If you were a jazz pianist you'd probably make most of your money from gigs and lessons But it doesn't make it any less valid if you do it as a hobby than a career!
Do you plan to make this your career, then? I can't imagine the stress it would cause.
I kind of have it nice, I can just write on the side while my husband works and I raise kiddos since I love small children and wish I had some It's majorly stressful for people who aren't trophy wives like me! (Kidding) But that is the plan once we graduate, my husband will work full time and I'll just write commissions on the side I have no idea why other people who don't have a spouse go into it There's not too much you can do with a music degree besides teach
That's what I thought, too. Why are people so violently passionate about music, then? Why is the field die-hard competitive? Like, computer science, in theory, is a lot more reliable and can make a lot more money, but you don't see people clamoring over the remains of failing students - vying for that next spot in line. Seems like music needs a LOT more time and energy.
Well that's all true but I think I've slightly misrepresented it Like, it's hard and tough to get in and a career takes so much more work than other fields but no one "chooses" to do music per se...they do music because they can't do anything else. It's a little hard to explain but this is true of everyone who does music, there's just this push or this need or something that you don't have any control over to be totally immersed in music, like the amount of passion people have is incredible. And to be able to play The Barber of Seville every night for a month and get paid for it or write a film score that emotionally affects people and will continue to affect people for years is something so amazing you can't describe it
See, I'm not sure I'll ever experience that. Computer programming is just so, so different.
So basically people go into music because they love it and are passionate about it more than they can say and there's literally nothing else they can do with their life
Goodness. That's just . . . I've never had a passion like that. I've never had something that feels like it'll either drive me into the ground or into the stars.
So yeah, it's harder and there's nothing guaranteed but what we lack we make up for in passion And that's totally okay! Not everyone needs or wants something like that
But it'd be nice. There are people with that sort of passion in my field, too, though they're fewer and far between. Man, do they go far. People who develop the Oculus Rift at age 19, or facebook by that same age. People who intend to make Nerve Gear a reality and do incredible things. Virtual Reality, all these crazy things.
That's super incredible! We need people like that! But you don't necessarily need passion to have a fulfilling life But I also think you can kind of cultivate passion also, like it's something you can develop if you work on Anyway, sorry I totally rambled and got carried away! What do you think?
Nah, I love everything that you had to say. I think you're right: passion is something that can be cultivated. It's kinda hard for me because it doesn't always come naturally. But . . . I know there are times when I've felt really driven to do something, to excel, to just reach up there and grab a piece of the sky. A feel a little bit now in this contest, which is a little strange, but it's true. I'm going to win. Probably not the macbook. That's mostly out of my control. But I certainly intend to win the iPad.
I think it's a divine characteristic we have, a push to make differences and excel in what we do
I think it is, too.
I fully believe in your capabilities, you're killing it so far!
Haha, thanks. Second place is fighting hard.
Beat him! (Or her)
I think it's a him.
This conversation might have helped?
He still refuses to talk to me.
Have you talked to him at all?
Oh, definitely!
Oh is he the one who has been messing with you?
I think at the beginning. People tell me his name is chitchatter, and I talked with him at the beginning. I think? I can't confirm that. Because, you know, he won't talk to me. But I'm almost certain it's him.
Well I'll steer clear of him then, thanks for the heads-up! Haha like I have control over it
Nah, I'm sure he's a great guy. He's just in it to win, you know?
Have to talked to many people then?
It's okay, I promise. I have, I have!
I think this is only my third conversation
Wait, really?
Yeah it's just my first day!
Well, um, welcome to the chat place! We're wrapping up later this week, but if you get enough points, something like 500k, then you'll be entered for the raffle.
I talked to a guy who was struggling with adjusting to college life then a girl who has a twin sister then this makes conversation #3 He's probably just competitive then I guess I think I'm still just around 200,000!
I don't know if I've met the first, and the second I MAY have run into but it's unlikely, and for three . . . hehe, that's me! I think so, too. Nothing wrong with a bit of competitiveness.
What has been your most interesting conversation so far?
You've had to deal with your fair share. Ooooh, that's a good question. Honestly, probably one that centered around me being an immortal race of sorts and talking with a long-dead sailor who sailed on a boat made of long-lost souls of others. It was, um, very fun, you could say. You meet some interesting people here.
Interesting...how do you even get there?
You know? I think it started something like this. I was kinda sad that I met so many "ghosts," or people who I connected to but weren't actually there. And he said, "Well, how do you know I'm not a ghost? For all you know, I could be a vampire or zombie or something."
Oh because you don't actually know who people are and if you ran into them later you'd never know?
And then we joked around, and I said I was glad to finally speak with another non-mortal. Yup!
Okay I see, that makes sense
I mean, I see your username, but that's all. I'll never be able to recognize you outside of this chat server.
I kind of like the anonymity, you get to a level of trust you'd never get other wise because you know they'll never know it was you
Exactly. I really do like that. You can just . . . talk. Without feelings of judgement or whatever, because who cares? They're here to talk, too. So you can both talk to each other.
So I had a good conversation about my dad's traumatic childhood and the emotional effects it's had on his children while he's raising them with some guy who will never meet me
Whoa.
Exactly, you can skip all the small talk which is so boring and no one wants to do but no one wants to spill major life secrets to people they just met
Yes! Oh, you get it! You have no idea how refreshing that is. Or . . . you probably do, actually. To be able to talk like someone's an old friend, but to a stranger? I've never liked the artificial barriers people put up, but they all seem to magically disappear here.
Exactly, it provides a means for a meaningful emotion connection without the strings of judgment and interference That's because I no one knows anything about each other or has any socialized roles they're supposed to fill
I can't tell you how much I enjoy it. I came here expecting to win an iPad, but I'm finding a lot more meaningful conversations than I'd anticipated. And have learned a lot about other majors. Crazy amounts. Way more than I had in a long time.
You don't normally socialize with people you don't run in the same circles with so this allows you to talk to people you wouldn't have the chance to talk to So what has been your most meaningful conversation so far?
I think it may have been last time I competed. It's been over six months, but I still remember the conversation. I was . . . worried about a mission, to put it frankly. I hadn't submitted my papers yet, but I was thinking about it.
And how did the conversation go? It's a big decision!
It went really well. It really is, heh. I was telling this person that I didn't even know if the Church was true--that I'd prayed about it but never recognized an answer. That I didn't know why I kept all the commandments I did, that I was being faithful for some reason, even though I didn't have any reason for being so. And eventually just telling her that I don't really know anything. But . . . despite it all, I believed. I didn't know why I did. But I did.
And she was able to help?
I think so. It was more therapeutic to be able to talk freely than anything. It was nice.
That's great! I'm so glad you had a good experience!
Hehe, thanks! I did end up deciding to go, as you can tell, so perhaps some good came out of it.
This has much more applications than what they're thinking of, I think
Yeah. Yeah, it really does. I know they're just trying to collect data, but it's crazy how open people are here. Not everyone is, of course. But a lot are. Way more than you'd think. And even though we know, technically, that these are being monitored, it doesn't feel like it.
How do you mean? Have you had crazy experiences with same people at odd times or what?
Oh, just, like, I can talk about things I'm worried about or excited about, and they can, too, and there's none of this weird stilted social stuff. Like, I can talk to someone like I've known them for years, and they'll respond as such. I don't have to go through the whole, "How was your day? Oh, really? Mine was fine, too. I'm so glad." Don't get me wrong. I love talking to people. But I don't clump the programmed responses we have as "people." I call that "What we're supposed to say." It's more a way of trying not to let the conversation fall into awkward silence than it is genuine interest in the person.
That's totally true! There are just so many social stigmas and mores that you have to avoid or conform to when interacting with people
It's nice. I wonder if they'll discover anything in additional to building a social bot. Are there things to be discovered? I mean, I think there are. I can't be sure, but I really do find it strange that people are far more willing to open up when things are anonymous. Maybe something in therapy? Or other groups?
I think it's the same idea as like anonymously posting mean or hurtful things you'd never say in real life, like people do it all the time because they're anon So it's the same concept...people do and say things outside of their character when it's anonymous because they don't have preconceived notions to conform to I think this would be good in suicide prevention or a depression hotline, people could be more open to receiving help through talking about it
It makes me wonder why we act different in public at all. If this is who we "really" are when we don't feel pressure to be anybody, why are we different in public? Why does it matter? I'm not worried at all if you don't like me or anything. It's not that I don't care about your opinion, it just doesn't . . . seem like it would be an issue. We're here to talk. I'm talking. You're talking. There's . . . not supposed to be more, you know? I'm not worried if you're secretly judging me or thinking I'm a terrible person or whatever.
I think it's because we fulfill other roles in public, like at my job has certain expectations that require me to act a specific way. As a student, there has to be a level of professional interaction with my professors which means I'm going to filter what I say. When I fill the role of a dutiful daughter some topics are off-limits and others arent' So the role of being able to talk freely and openly without judgment or constraint is restricted because we don't fill those roles except in specific situations If that makes sense?
Maybe it's not strange to you, but to think that we fulfill these roles so often, so easily, so instinctively, that we almost don't get to "meet" ourselves is something - I find fascinating. Yes, definitely makes sense. When I'm talking to you, I don't really feel like I have to be someone. Or maybe I do? Maybe I just don't recognize it. And if that's true, are we only ourselves when we're alone? Why is it so hard to "be ourselves" when we're around others? Where do these roles come from? And would we be better as a society if we didn't have them?
I think some of the roles are born of necessity - it would be really inefficient if in particular roles (I'm mainly thinking work roles) if we tried to do more than our job No I didn't describe that well I think we have to fulfill specific roles i.e. work related roles, professional roles But in social situations, there is more room for individual expression that has been pressed out of existence by societal expectations I'm afraid to come across as overly deep or thoughtful so I say idiotic things with no meaning when I'm in particular situations, and all of that is societally driven So it's hard to form meaningful connections with people when everyone does that But in a good amount of circumstances it's necessary
I get that. I find it a shame that we've accidentally introduced these artificial barriers between people as a means of efficiency, but I at least understand why they're there My biggest disappointment is when those walls remain up, even when we don't need efficiency. It's like . . . well, traffic lights. They're really great for controlling traffic. When things are busy, you need things to be as organized as possible. Same with stop signs, right? But when you're alone and you're just trying to get somewhere and there really is no danger of crashing, they just get in the way. They introduce all this unnecessary stopping and restarting. They're very useful when needed; that's why we have them. But they still create what's called "dead loss" in the times when they're not needed.
That's fair
Maybe I'm just crazy. I don't really know what any of this means.
I guess a way of navigating that is by developing the emotional intelligence to determine when to use artificial barriers to be most efficient and when they just get in the way of true human connection
It's different when the other person doesn't want to connect, though. Connection is very much two-way, and without one party wanting to connect, it doesn't matter how open the other one is.
It's pretty emotionally exhausting connecting with people on that deep of a level though so maybe really specific situations have to exist in order for both people to be open So maybe that's why we conform to the barriers, because it's just a lot less effort and sometimes you don't have the energy
Huh.
Ha yeah I definitely don't actually know what I'm talking about
I'd never considered that. But that's why it's fun, see? We can blabber on about everything and nothing in particular, and it doesn't really . . . affect things, you know? That's why I enjoy it. Also, in a topic completely unrelated to this, I'm suddenly stoked about drone flying. I didn't think it could be so fun. I just wanted to learn how electronics worked, you know? Build myself a circuit or two.
Have you had experience with drone flying before?
None whatsoever.
I don't know anything!
I didn't even know it was a thing. Me, neither!
So what has started your recent interest in drone flying?
I'm delving into it now, and it looks incredible. I think it was my interest in learning how to build mechanical things instead of just software for it. I write a lot of code, right? But I don't build things. And I want to. So I looked up BYU clubs, and, lo and behold, there was a drone team. They said they built their own drones, so why not.
That doesn't surprise me! There's a BYU club for everything
I know, right? I contacted them today.
So what exactly is all involved in computer science then? Is it just code-writing? Have you heard from them?
It's mostly that, I think, but I wouldn't know. And I have! They said they'd be glad to have to tag along. I'm just a sophomore, though. I'm not very far into the program. Thus far, it's been writing code and writing code and writing code.
That's halfway through, that's far enough!
Debugging. Er, sorta? I'm just beginning. I only have one year of experience.
And congratulations on being accepted into the drone club! Is that field predominately male?
I think it was less "accepted" and more like, "Uh, sure. Feel free." And, yes, very much so. I can walk into a room of 20+ guys and no girls.
They totally accepted you! Interesting, how does that make you feel?
It's really not too much different. You don't notice it. I know some girls make a big deal out of it, but I've never minded. It's only strange when you have to go down to the basement and enter a room with only guys that are way bigger than you, and you just think, "Please don't eat me." But, for some reason, most of my friends have always been guys.
That's fair, there are pros and cons to having classes that are mostly guys Why do you think that is?
Maybe because of my interests? I don't know why, but I grew up loving math and video games. Those are, for some reason, things that guys like, too. It's not that I don't relate to girls. I mean, um, I'm a girl. I've just found myself often in a big group of guys as friends.
That makes a lot of sense There's nothing wrong with hanging out with a large group of guys
Plus, nerds have the BEST conversations. I hope not, hehe.
Girls tend to be a little more high-maintenance
Yeah . . .
People need close friends of both genders And guys sometimes have less of the "social barriers" that prevent people from developing meaningful connections I'm really bad at making friends so I never gravitated towards either gender
Really? You seem like a sweet person to me. I find that strange. Ahhh, sorry to cut this conversation short, but I have to leave soon. I've got a shift of work and then a thing down in Salt Lake City. It was really good to meet you. Thanks for spending the time to, you know, chat! It was lovely.
You too! Good luck with your mission! And I might talk to you again?
I sure hope so.
Thanks for your comments!
Yours, too! It's people like you that make this worthwhile. See you around! (With any luck, that is.)
You too!