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Do people ever get angry when you don't want to help them?
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Replies: 8Last Post Sep. 19, 2006 10:45am by star12300
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I wasn't really sure whether to put this in this forum, or the Rants forum, but anyway:

Maybe I'm just lucky like this, or maybe people just assume I have every desire to listen to them  babble about sex because the Teen Sexuality forum is my most frequented forum, but anyway:

This one guy mainly, IMed me today, seemed harmless enough. He asked what I was doing, I said being on MySpace, I asked him, he said that he was rubbing his cock. Then he went on to ask me for knew ways to fuck his girlfriend. I tried to, as politely as I could type it, tell him

"If you want to talk to me regarding sex then I would recommend that you do so on LiveWire, and not on my freetime."
Him: "Its urgent cuz shes cummmin ovr in lke 15 min"
Geneeeephurr says: I'm really not comfortable helping you with your sex life like this, sorry."

Then he proceeds to call me a bitch. Was I being bitchy? Is it bad that sometimes I'm just in the mood to talk to/give people adivce on stuff? I mean, situations like that ARE very uncomfortable for me, is it that hard for people to understand? Am I overreacting? It's just sort of frustrating how people seem to think it's my JOB to listen to them and talk to them whenever their little heart desires.

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a) He had no right to message you over AOL anyway. I'm on the verge of removing my AOL screen name from here anyway, simply because I'm pissed off with people who see it on here, notice I'm a support leader and then proceed to message me and ask for help.  One girl had been PMing me here and then I signed out (I do sign out sometimes, as unbelievable as it may seem) because I was about to play an online game. She sent me an IM, interrupting my game and said "I noticed you were offline on LiveWire. I still need help". It's not that I don't care, but they're imposing on my free time and that's irritating. When I'm on LiveWire, I'm free to help anyone who wants to come to me with their questions. When I'm not on LiveWire, I'm not feeling supportive (or I just have other things to do) and I don't appreciate people muscling in on my free time because I dared to sign out of LiveWire for more than a few minutes. You're not over-reacting (or if you are, I am too). It's damn annoying.

b) You don't have to help every single person. If there's a problem you don't feel comfortable helping with, don't do it. I get it sometimes. People ask things like "my girlfriend and I having sex is getting a little boring - what else can we do?" and I tell them I don't want to help them. If they can't come up with ways to keep their sex fresh then they should stop having sex. It's not my place to give them new positions or new sexual activities or anything. That's something they should do as a couple.

In short, you did nothing wrong. The guy IMed you and that alone always gets a "go away" message from me. At least you were polite about it. I'm usually rather rude (especially when the same people do it over and over again). Don't sweat it.

Post edited at 3:05 pm on Sep. 16, 2006 by Kuzaki

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You weren't being a bitch, at all.

I at times respond to some eHelp requests, or to messages sent to me for advice, but I hardly hit the "sexual" ones too much, because I either don't feel comfortable discussing such things, or don't know what to say..
All in all, you handled the situation in a good manner. Not bitchy at all, he was just jealous of the "enchiladas." *inside joke:P*

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Emm, you sound like angry I guess your over reacting you don't need to bother your mind with people like that, it sounds like he was trying to make fun of you because of that '' I'm rubbing my cock '' Sounds like sick guy joke if you ask me ^^ It's just to forget about it... And no you don't need to be a 24/7 advice machine, I think even Dr Phil values his private life    

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I would have blocked him back when he told you he was rubbing his cock, to be honest.  

I've never been in that situation.  I've had to go a few times and it seemed the people were more disappointed.

But I also only list my AIM publicly.  I sign into AIM when I'm free.  I keep my MSN private and only give it to a few people I consider friends.  So I just sign into there if I don't want random IMs.

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Giving advice is optional - I am under no obligation to be supportive 24/7. If I choose to help people, then that's my choice.

You did nothing wrong - LW is not a job. And even if it were, jobs tend to finish at a point in the day, leaving you to have a private life.

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That person didn't need support, they just wanted it. Whether they were lying or not, through whatever possibility, he was far too demanding. If anyone is giving advice/support to anyone, they should be respected as they do it, and be allowed to leave the situation knowing that they didn't know how to help if they really wanted.

You were not being bitchy, it was just his excuse to say that he hated you for not giving him the information he really wanted. In a way, this makes him ungrateful. Whether he needed the advice or not, if he is not willing to accept that you can say that you can't help, then he doesn't deserve it.

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You should have probably blocked him.

If people ask me for help over AIM, I usually direct them back to the forums. If someone did anything like what that person did, I could be somewhat ruder than just that, though.

Its probably best to be civil to people untill they are not civil to you, in your case, that was when he said he was rubbing his genitals, at that point, I would have probably told him that I did not need or want to know that.

He types like an idiot too, people who type like idiots should be ignored untill they stop typing like idiots.


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No, I don't think you were being a bitch. He really shouldn't have contacted you outside of LiveWire. I know what you mean but not always wanting to give advice. Sometimes I'm feeling down and don't always feel like helping people when I have my own problems I'm trying to deal with.

As much as I think this site is fantastic it isn't a job and people shouldn't expect you to be there all the time ready to give them advice. I know they probably need advice and would be very grateful if you could help straight away but it's not always like that is it?

And I also don't always feel comfortable answering some questions. Different people are able to help with different things. Like some people can help with things like self harm but others would prefer to help with things dealing with sex.

And the rubbing his cock but, well, I definately would have blocked him straight away!

So, no, you're definately not being a bitch.

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