Comment on So Much Hate by Pat-The-Kitsune
Completely understandable. And there's nothing wrong with defending your friends. I guess I'm fortunate that I haven't seen too much negativity but I am sure that I will eventually. But I tend to keep to myself for the most part. lol
Well, if you're one of the lucky few who can keep out of the fandom drama, then I highly recommend keeping things that way. It's alright to make friends, but hopefully you have better judgment than I did when I first made friends in the fandom. I went four years without having any trouble with anybody. Then it only took one "friend" to pull me into the drama. I defended her as much as I could. Unfortunately, she turned out to be less of a friend and more of a user. I regret the day I ever began defending her. Though, that's not to say, I regret defending my current friends.
Ah. Yes, I have experienced "friends" like that (but in person, not online). I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Some people just suck and we don't realize it until it's too late. :-/
Honestly, I've had to deal with "friends" like that all my life, both online AND offline. And it makes me question my judgment sometimes. But there's not much I can do to fix that little judgment problem of mine. I can only wait and see how friendships play out in the long run. Some of them play out how I like and others, not so much. It's frustrating but necessary in order to weed out the bad ones and find the true gems.
Exactly. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to tell how a person is until you really get to know them. Shoot, I have people who I've known for years and I'm still not 100% sure.
Same. I've had friends who I knew for years turn around and stab me in the back before. So it really can be difficult at times to tell who is truly your friend and who isn't. You just have to have faith though when it comes to friends.
Pretty much.