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Do you ever wonder if all our posters are truthful?

(10 Posts)
Sago Fri 30-Oct-26 06:35:03

I accidentally found out who a poster was, I tried to alert them but they do not accept PM’s on any social media platform.
Because I googled this person on SM, her insta and FB profiles keep popping up so I learn rather too much about them!

Anyway the point of this is this lady seems to live in a bit of a fantasy land but from reading her posts I would not have doubted for a second that she was telling the truth.

It just got me wondering have you ever wondered if any of us have an imaginary husband, holidays, experiences?

nanna8 Fri 30-Oct-26 06:43:13

Yes - on a few occasions but I guess unless you are an actual friend in real life just accept it as interesting fiction. What people forget is that some have good memories! At the moment I am on a non imaginary holiday in a very weird room above a pub, a night before we set off on a cruise. It really is weird, you wouldn’t read about it. I doubt we’ll get much sleep.

madeleine45 Fri 30-Oct-26 06:47:37

Well I suppose there are some people who like to make up an alternative life for themselves, but it seems an effort to do it. When you write the truth about your reality and happenings in your life, you have no problem remembering what happened well. It must be hard to remember if none of it is true. I think they would have to keep a pretend diary to look back on later. to keep their story straight.

BlueBelle Fri 30-Oct-26 07:15:33

I just haven’t got the memory needed to make stuff up, so I m afraid folks what you see is what you get with me, like it or loath it, it’s just me

GrannyGravy13 Fri 30-Oct-26 07:18:04

I have wondered at a couple of posters over the years, they have all disappeared from GN.

The posters I have met in RL are s they post. As are those I am in contact with in other ways.

LucyAnna5 Fri 30-Oct-26 07:23:11

Anyway the point of this is this lady seems to live in a bit of a fantasy land but from reading her posts I would not have doubted for a second that she was telling the truth

It’s an oddly low key fantasy land too…….?

Galaxy Fri 30-Oct-26 07:24:24

Yes of course. This is the Internet 😃

Poppyred Fri 30-Oct-26 08:10:45

Yes! Especially when we have the obligatory questions..’How often do you shower’ and ‘How often do you change your bedding’ 🤣🤣

GillyMo Fri 30-Oct-26 08:20:20

No, I take things as read.

Casdon Fri 30-Oct-26 08:27:19

Probably, and I do feel sorry if people feel that their life needs embellishment in that way, it must be hard work keeping up with a pretence.