I am a very, very unusual man (in a

I am a very, very unusual man (in a nice and positive way, of course! ... :P) For instance, I am a very, very talkative man and also a very good listener ... 2 qualities you don’t normally associate with men ... ;)

What does this mean? ...

Well, it means that if I find your profile (all of it, or something in it) interesting, then I will write to you ...

And if I write to you and you write to me and we 'click' (if there's 'writing chemistry' between us, ie: if I like the way you write, your style, your wit, your sense of humour, etc.), don't be in the least surprised if I ask you for your Skype! ...

I mean, Interpals is a great site, a great forum to see who's out there; but let's face it, Interpals is *not* the be-all and end-all of human communication! ...

It's like when you meet people in 'real life' and you talk and you 'click', then you don't say to that person, 'OK, I'll meet you right here tomorrow', or 'I hope you will be right here next time I am here too', do you? ... No, you don't!

What you do is you exchange contact details, right? ... 'This is my FB / Twitter' / 'This is my email address' / 'This is my Skype' / 'This is my phone number', etc.

And once you have done that, then you take it into a whole different level, one in which you are more in control and less dependent. Because the thing is, heaven forbids; but what if Interpals ceased to exist tomorrow. What would you do? How would you continue communicating with people some have even come to call their 'friends'? You wouldn't be able, would you? Hence the importance of exchanging contact details once you have both already established the 2 most important things:

1) That you like being in contact with each other and;

2) That because that is so, you would like to continue being in contact with each other.

And here I have a message for all you Skype-paranoid ladies on Interpals (do you all congregate here? ... :D) What is it with you girls and this Skype-paranoia you all seem to suffer from? ...

It has got that bad that I have felt 'compelled' to write this little 'disclaimer' about Skype, which I have entitled, 'If I ask you for your Skype' ... :)

So ... If I ask you for your Skype:

1) No! - That doesn't automatically make me a pervert / a freak / a stalker / a hassler ... Or my 'favourite' one from the Russian-speaking world, a 'maniac' ...

2) No! - I am not going to call you in the middle of the night, because I can’t sleep, or because Skype tells me that you are 'online', etc. I am *that* polite that I never call anyone on Skype before asking first if it's OK / convenient to do so ...

3) No! - I will not unilaterally send you any indecent pictures of me (not that I have any to send, anyway! ... :D), other people or animals.

4) And the most important thing to remember ... No! - I am not asking you to have webcam sessions with me! ... I simply want to have *proper written chats*, or better still *proper voice conversations*. I mean, if you ever want to show yourself on the webcam, you are welcome to do that; but I don't normally ask for that ... If you want us to have a webcam conversation, you are going to have to negotiate that with me! ... :P ... So I am not totally and utterly against webcam conversations; but I can perfectly live without them ... :)

5) Remember that if by interacting with me on Skype, you find anything of the above not to be true, then you can always exercise your right to 'block me'. I mean, it's not as if you are signing your life away to me, just because you are giving me your Skype, is it? ...

There! ... I feel much better now! ... :D

Now some polite requests, based on the time I have spent on Interpals already:

1) I am after effective, fluent and *instant* communication, one in which momentum is often reached and maintained. I am therefore *not* interested in answering one-liners every 24 hours or so, nor am I interested in reading and answering 'essays', written once a week or so. Extremes are usually not good, so keep it simple, keep it flowing! - If you've already established that you like corresponding with me, be prepared to exchange contact details with me to move communication beyond the confines of Interpals.

2) Those of you who prefer to use Skype. I am all for it! ... But please, don't ask me to just 'add' you on Skype, because that is simply *not* possible! ... Just like - incidentally - it is not possible to 'add' someone as a 'friend' here on Interpals either! ... I can send you a Skype request; but you need to accept that request before I can write to you and/or call you there.

3) Take responsibility for your own actions! - If you don't want to be asked about something *you yourself* put on your Interpals profile, don't get crossed with me for asking you! ... Rather, don't put in on your profile in the 1st place! ... Simples!

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ผมเป็นคนผิดปกติมาก มาก (ที่เป็นบวก และดี ของหลักสูตร!...: P) เช่น ฉันเป็นคนช่างพูดมาก มาก และการฟังดีมาก... 2 คุณภาพคุณไม่เชื่อมโยงกับผู้ชาย...โดย;)มีอะไรบ้าง ...ดี มันหมายความ ว่า ถ้าโปรไฟล์ของคุณ (ทั้งหมดของมัน หรือบางสิ่งบางอย่างในนั้น) น่าสนใจ แล้วจะเขียนเพื่อคุณ...และ ถ้าเขียนเพื่อคุณ และคุณเขียนฉันเรา 'คลิก' (ถ้าไม่มี 'เขียนเคมี' ระหว่างเรา ie: ถ้าผมชอบวิธีคุณเขียน สไตล์ ปัญญาของคุณ ความรู้สึกของวเมอร์ ฯลฯ), ไม่อยู่ในประหลาดใจอย่างน้อยถ้าเราถามคุณสำหรับ Skype ของคุณ ...ผมหมายถึง Interpals เป็นเว็บไซต์ที่ดี ฟอรั่มดีว่าใครคือที่มี แต่หน้าให้มัน Interpals จะ * ไม่ * ได้หมดและ end-all การสื่อสารมนุษย์ ...เช่นเมื่อคุณพบผู้คนใน 'ชีวิตจริง' และพูดคุย และคุณ 'คลิก' จากนั้นไม่ว่า การที่บุคคล 'ตกลง ฉันจะพบกับคุณที่นี่พรุ่งนี้' 'ฉันหวังว่า คุณจะอยู่ที่นี่ครั้งต่อไปผมนี่เกินไป' เป็น คุณ ... ไม่มี คุณไม่ได้สิ่งที่คุณทำคือ คุณเปลี่ยนรายละเอียดการติดต่อ ขวา ... ' นี้เป็น FB ของฉัน / ทวิตเตอร์ ' 'นี้เป็นอีเมลของฉัน' / 'เป็น Skype ของฉัน' / 'เป็นหมายเลขโทรศัพท์' เป็นต้นAnd once you have done that, then you take it into a whole different level, one in which you are more in control and less dependent. Because the thing is, heaven forbids; but what if Interpals ceased to exist tomorrow. What would you do? How would you continue communicating with people some have even come to call their 'friends'? You wouldn't be able, would you? Hence the importance of exchanging contact details once you have both already established the 2 most important things:1) That you like being in contact with each other and; 2) That because that is so, you would like to continue being in contact with each other.And here I have a message for all you Skype-paranoid ladies on Interpals (do you all congregate here? ... :D) What is it with you girls and this Skype-paranoia you all seem to suffer from? ...It has got that bad that I have felt 'compelled' to write this little 'disclaimer' about Skype, which I have entitled, 'If I ask you for your Skype' ... :)So ... If I ask you for your Skype:1) No! - That doesn't automatically make me a pervert / a freak / a stalker / a hassler ... Or my 'favourite' one from the Russian-speaking world, a 'maniac' ...2) No! - I am not going to call you in the middle of the night, because I can’t sleep, or because Skype tells me that you are 'online', etc. I am *that* polite that I never call anyone on Skype before asking first if it's OK / convenient to do so ...3) No! - I will not unilaterally send you any indecent pictures of me (not that I have any to send, anyway! ... :D), other people or animals.4) And the most important thing to remember ... No! - I am not asking you to have webcam sessions with me! ... I simply want to have *proper written chats*, or better still *proper voice conversations*. I mean, if you ever want to show yourself on the webcam, you are welcome to do that; but I don't normally ask for that ... If you want us to have a webcam conversation, you are going to have to negotiate that with me! ... :P ... So I am not totally and utterly against webcam conversations; but I can perfectly live without them ... :)5) Remember that if by interacting with me on Skype, you find anything of the above not to be true, then you can always exercise your right to 'block me'. I mean, it's not as if you are signing your life away to me, just because you are giving me your Skype, is it? ...There! ... I feel much better now! ... :DNow some polite requests, based on the time I have spent on Interpals already:1) I am after effective, fluent and *instant* communication, one in which momentum is often reached and maintained. I am therefore *not* interested in answering one-liners every 24 hours or so, nor am I interested in reading and answering 'essays', written once a week or so. Extremes are usually not good, so keep it simple, keep it flowing! - If you've already established that you like corresponding with me, be prepared to exchange contact details with me to move communication beyond the confines of Interpals.2) Those of you who prefer to use Skype. I am all for it! ... But please, don't ask me to just 'add' you on Skype, because that is simply *not* possible! ... Just like - incidentally - it is not possible to 'add' someone as a 'friend' here on Interpals either! ... I can send you a Skype request; but you need to accept that request before I can write to you and/or call you there.3) Take responsibility for your own actions! - If you don't want to be asked about something *you yourself* put on your Interpals profile, don't get crossed with me for asking you! ... Rather, don't put in on your profile in the 1st place! ... Simples!