Some of us reveal personal and private information and learn others' personal and private information as a result of participating in this site. I think it is everyone's responsibility to keep that information private, including how we "know" one another.
I have met a number of the people on the site "in real life" and consider them friends. However, I am very guarded when telling anyone else how I know those friends...I use the phrase "we met through an online support group". I would recommend that phrase to everyone else. Keep in mind that some people who participate here don't ever tell their spouses about it and may not want them to know.
Recently a grieving member posted the link to a memorial for her loved one.
While I visited the memorial, I thought it best to confine my condolences to this site so that she would not have to explain to her friends and family how she might know me. Unfortunately, this did not occur to one visitor to the memorial, and the grieving member was put in the position of explaining her participation on an affair recovery site.
PLEASE, everyone, be considerate of the private information we all have about one another. Whether or not you choose to be open about certain events in your own life is irrelevant. I think it is best to assume that other members of the site want things kept private among us.
Further comments or questions are encouraged.
Chris
Administrator
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