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Bogus Infidelity Stories
#1121089 03/25/04 05:49 PM
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I know that everyone has their own tragic story but some of the ones I have read on these threads seem fake. Does anyone else feel the same way?
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#1121090 03/25/04 05:51 PM
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I have come across a couple. For me, you can usually tell by the responses they give to the responses they receive or they just don't respond at all. When a person has a "real" story to tell, you can recognize the pain. No one can fake this pain and agony.
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From being here for over 5 years, I would say the overwhelming majority of posters are real.

There are the occasional juveniles, trolls, jerks, and "researchers" (against MB terms of service besides being unethical), but their stories and their presence don't hold up.

What kinds of stories are you seeing that seem fake?
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#1121092 03/25/04 06:08 PM
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That is really strange, but I remember thinking the same thing when I was new here. Now I NEVER think that. Maybe it is just the shock seeing such strange stories? And many posters are extremely articulate, maybe giving the impression that they are professional writers?

After I was here for awhile, though, I realized the posts were real and not fake. I haven't thought about that in years.
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#1121093 03/25/04 06:23 PM
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After what I've been through regarding infidelity, I wouldn't be surprised or even think to question someone's story.

But before I went through the crap I went through, I may have. But definitely not now. It would have to be really over-the-top.

People in the throes of an in-love fantasy addiction do some pretty horrific and unbelievable, not to mention unconscionable, things. All emotionally charged and some beyond fiction.

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#1121094 03/25/04 06:41 PM
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What????

Some folks doubt alien abductions?????????

Give me a break!!!!!!!

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Yep, some are truly hard to believe. Tell me, Midwest, if you believe my sig line below.

That said, I am always sensitive for the fakes, and I may have been suckered before.

Oh well. Learn as ya go.
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I agree that the stories told are absolutely unique and filled with pain and suffering. I believe the truths always comes out in the detail. Some do seem fake to me but I agree there is tremendous pain and suffering going on in our lives.

I still struggle living through my own WW's or maybe FWW's ongoing and unbelievable never ending saga. I can't believe how things continues to unfold.

I have learned that the weirdness in our lives becomes matter of fact and not so devistating after awhile. Nothing my WW seems to do shakes me up like it used too. I am getting hardened to it, but still don't accept it. Oh Well....

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