[ SECRET POST #2202 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2202 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Sorry, early today!

Also: I'm not going to officially warn for tongue-in-cheek "triggers" just to provide anyone with a fandom-specific in-joke when there are none in the secret.

Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 140 secrets from Secret Submission Post #315.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I know exactly how you feel. Someone on my flist (hence why I'm posting anonymously) does this all the time -- she's all "I can't wait to read it!" when I mention the plot/pairing/whatever of my current WIP, and sometimes she asks for links to older stuff that I mention. And that's it! She never actually bothers to read it, and never brings it up again. Yet, without fail, she'll return with those comments the next time I mention writing.

It's like... I don't mind if you don't read my stuff! Honestly, I don't. But please, don't get my hopes up by acting like you care and would genuinely be interested in reading it, just to seem like a nice guy or whatever.

[(Anonymous)]

If she's asking for older stuff she's probably reading it - she's just not commenting on it.

And why the fuck should she have to? She tells you she likes your stuff and can't wait to read it at other times, does she need to repeat herself on the actual fic?

[(Anonymous)]

She's not reading it. According to my counter, she doesn't even CLICK the link. She's never said she "likes my stuff" as you put it, because she's never bothered to read it -- just make comments about looking forward to it, and to be sure to tell her when it's up and blah blah.

Like I already said, she doesn't have to read/comment/do anything at all. But I find it to be frustrating as hell that she puts up the act of caring, when she in fact doesn't.

[(Anonymous)]

Jesus Christ you ungrateful ass, isn't it obvious that she's just trying to be supportive of your hobby?

Also, using your counter to determine if a specific person has read your fic is FUCKING CREEPY!

DA

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah. No. That's not being supportive. That's lying.

Re: DA

[(Anonymous)]

The two aren't mutually exclusive. "I don't enjoy this hobby, but you do, so I will cheer for you, even though I really couldn't give a rat's ass."

Re: DA

[(Anonymous)]

Uh, in this case they are mutually exclusive: you can't look forward to something _and_ not give it a rat's ass.
Still lying: She says she looks forward to something when she couldn't care less.

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like she's pandering to your ego OP, saying what she thinks you want to hear? Have you got a fic masterlist or anything? If not, make one up and then she can use that rather then bother you with false niceties-job done.

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe you should try asking her about specifics in your fics?

Cuz to be honest this situation is very similar to mine (I am the friend who never comments but I'm always excited about the fics.). So I'll cheer her on as it's going and act as a sounding board but what the hell else am I supposed to say when it's done? BUT if my friend asks me "What did you think? What did you like? What didn't you like?" it gives me some focus and I'll tell her. I never ignore that request. It's just, firstly, what's the point in giving her blanket comments like "Oh this was so good. Update pls!" She doesn't really care about that sort of drivel and neither do I.

So try asking her about her feelings? She may not be forthcoming herself, but when asked, she'll probably have something to say.

That's how I work anyway. And also how my betas work when I write. They very rarely write out huge long comments cos we've already said so much in private.

Also, then you would know for sure whether she's reading or not. Cuz to me it sounds like you're making the false assumption that reading=comment. VERY untrue. When you've talked something to death with someone, maybe they just don't have anything else to say other than trite platitudes -- and do you really want those?