General Chat

Hi Daisy only about 20 mins from me Croston you are most welcome! Davex

Hi Deanna and Julie - lovely ladies both! And Dave, next time I'm in Croston I may just have to drop in for a cuppa! Daisy

ok you lot please look at my 'honest opinions thread' Bev

I agree Deanna, Daisy is lovely she is a very nice lady and I love her interesting comments! and she has relatives in Croston which isnt to far away and is a lovely village! Dx

That may well be Christopher, but it does not take away from the facts, which are, I have made a good friend, I trust her, I hope she trusts me. I dont lie, there is no cause to. If we ever met ,I want her to know what she is in for. So, Daisy, you lovely creature........meet Deanna the old fat has been. Howdy doody darling. XXX

Pendle Witch I used to know somebody like you from Walkden? lol! Davex

Since joining this site.....ive become an aunty to two of our members, one of the members is my 'mumsy', one is 'aunty' and without this site i would never have met Susie or Gaynor....and many others...they all know who they are. And i love em all!! xx

thanks dave howard

You are welcome Howard! Dave

hi dave i don't often write on here but read a lot of the threads and like to think that if i ever needed a friendly ear to talk to i would find one thanks for putting this on all the best howard

Thank you Ali you know you are my Genes little girlx, and Magi even though we are so far apart you regurlary visit in my cafe! Gwynne and CB I hope that we will meet in Manchester in August you are both wonderful and I respect you both immensely. As for the rest of you I love you all, you are all dear dear friends! Davex

Yes, real life friends sometimes give you the advice they 'think' you want to hear. Friends on here tell it like it is. Love etc

Dave, you're a star in my book. I, like many others have made a new group of friends, when all I was really looking for was a bit of family history. I keep in touch with some more than others via e-mail, msn, and sometimes snail mail too. A lot of feel the same way by the looks of things, 'a problem shared is a problem halved' in this mad world we live in we all need someone to talk to. As you know I have a soft spot for the 'cafe', and through it have made some good friends... Magi

i think you can...ive met loads of people on here and stayed in contact with more than half..i chat with them often and would love to meet them in real life..agree its easier to talk to someone you dnt know as well as those around you .x i value all my friendships made on genes.x

I've made a few lovely friends on here. They know who they are and I feel as though I've known them my whole life. One of them even tolerates my extremely long 'novels' masquerading as emails! Daisy

Hi Dave, I have to agree. It sort of surprised me, really. I've been into genealogy for years and that's why I joined. I didn't look at the general board for ages when I first joined just helped out on Tips and Records. I couldn't understand why people were posting stuff that had nothing to do with genealogy. Then I sort of got sucked in slowly. I think you look out for names of people whose posts you know will interest you and you get to 'know' people slowly. You get to know who you are likely to agree or disagree with and you start to look out for what they are posting. I also have built up friendships by email and msn which is good. As in 'real llife' you won't get on with everybody but that's OK too. Gwynne update - Might have known CB would get here before me. Get on with the gardening, woman.

Dave, You really are a lovely bloke, you know! I regard you as a friend, even though I doubt we'll ever meet. Apart from finding out more about my family history, I've made some wonderful friends on here - some of whom I regard as very special. Others I have less contact with, but we still share interests or have a laugh together, which is important to me. It would be great to just nip round the corner for a chat with some of them, but that can't happen, so I'm happy just to have the opportunity to communicate with them via GR and, in some cases, private emails. I am grateful to GR for giving me that opportunity. CB >|< XX

I have gained so many special friends on here. There's those who join in on my (often) stupid threads and sympathise with me on my disastrous love life! But there's also those who I can ring/text at any time in the morning and be comforted. There's those who private email me with secret messages of support, love and laughter. There's those who I can talk to about ANYTHING and believe me we do!! I have gained surrogate Aunts, Uncles, a Grampa, a Grandma, several big sisters and brothers, a little sister (Steedie!) and several others who I cannot categorise!! The internet is an extremely powerful medium! becx

u know what i think D! Luv ya xxx i have met some fab peeps on here who have given me compasion and support when iv needed it - u all know who u are. xxxx

Right from the start I've always called everybody on here my second set of friends which is lovely to be able to do. Also we have 'meets' and meet people properly. Jo.X.