Hi, I think most of us have noticed that we get regular threads about girlfriends, trouble with them, or trouble between friends over a girl. I don't believe there is a need for a list.. everybody knows abou them. This isn't a 'problem' for me. but I can understand that some of our members are irritated about the frequent threads. So Maybe a seperate forum for those threads would not be such a bad idea. But I also know that we must not have too many different forums. So I understand if its not possible. But I do feel that we could make a difference between general discussion, and feelings/relationship related discussion, advice. Just my thoughts, L
The only problem is that most of the people that start these threads are under 20 at the very most, usually under 16! My god you will probably have another 20 or 30 relationships until the one 'that matters' and then it should be when you are 30 odd (unless you're name is Gary and you have met Tracy on your council estate, in which case you are probably about 14 - already with 3 kids). Maybe we should have an auto responder to 99% of these 'relationship' cases which says "Ignore her/him, NEXT!"
now now what about the people that meet each other in high school and end up marrying each other later on. we can't forget them! in all seriousness, i really do think there should be a relationship subforum or something but to be honest i really haven't seen that many new threads on relationships in a while.
yeah there should be a relationship subforum with the option to make the whole thing invisible/ignored if we dont want to see it.
Disagree, I don't want to sit and waste my life reading about dumb problems with girlfriends, rather not turn dispressed. It should stay how it is now. - sc0rian
Well, I think alot of posts have showed that it is usefull. As I sed alot of people don't want to read about others relationship trouble, so when it gets its own subforum, it will easily be ignored. but when its in gd... And I agree on the statement that alot of the people posting these threads, are pretty young and will have alot of relationships comming there way. But that dosn't make the 'trouble' they have any less serious. So if they feel they can talk about, then by all means, they should beable to talk about it, and ask advice. I just feel alot of people don't feel like helping them, or are irritated about their threads. And then they get some blund respons like "get a life", "move on", "hit it" , "dump her" , ... those response hold some truth most of the time, but still. Offcours its not JUST girlfriend trouble, just relationship stuff in general. Anyway, just a thought. L
I would like it in a subforums just so I can ignore them. IMO relationship troubles shouldnt be aired out on public forums - its for you to deal with.
You dont have to read every thread in GD you know, you can ignore them. Its not a compulsary requirement of membership.
I don't read every thread. I especially make it a point to avoid relationship threads. But this is a feedback thread and I am making my opinion on the matter known.
Yup, offcours you don't have to read every thread in gd. but that wasn't the main reason. but ok then. Bad idea for a subforum L
Yea, ok, i understand they might piss you off but there's at most, one a week. If you ignore them they eventually go away Point noted that you dont like them, but its a free world and as long as its within the rules people can do how they please.
The reason wasn't that I don't like them. I don't mind them at all.. I like to give advice to them aswell. I just felt that it might be better in its own 'relationship' subforum. The members that don't like the relationship discussion, can just ignore the subforum. People that like to help the other members out with their relationship problems, can go to the forum. So the members that want help, can ask in there, and don't get the posts that don't help at all. so it helps in 3 ways. the members that post the problems, get better help and not the useless posts. if you don't like it, you go the subforum, if you don't, then you don't... but I realise that there aren't enough threads about these things, to fill up a subforum. L
