Thread: Roleplays dying without notice?

Rudolph Quin said Temptationist said Marry me, pls. Exactly. I don't owe you shit. How's that for change? The worst part is that usually, it's because the writing is TERRIBLE partly my ish, because I don't ask for a writing sample, nor do I ever go through their poststhreads to see their writing style. Uhg, I hate it. And it's happened literally EVERY SINGLE TIME I've dropped someone with notifying them. So usually now, unless I have a rapport OOC with the partner, I don't message them. I just stop replying and pray they don't come harass me for a response. Click to expand... Hah! I don't endorse monogamy. I'm the same. I sometimes look through rp posts but a lot of times people only rp through PMs. So, I like trying people out, winging it. After all, if it doesn't work out, what have I really lost or risked? I'll find a good writing partner eventually. Having high standards, for me, limits the time I actually have enjoying any kind of writing at all. I used to drop without a message but then recently when I put out the fishing rod again, I tried to be direct and honest... and immediately remembered why I did it the other way. Because people don't care why you said you don't want to rp. They really don't. Very recently, I had a bad experience telling someone straight up that I did not like their writing style and did not wish to continue the story. I was very polite and straightforward, letting them know it was a personal issue, going as far as to thank them for the time and wishing them luck in finding partners in the future that they could connect better with. They turned from reasonable to an emotional and ugly mess. They made assumptions, took it all personally, and got defensive, telling me I should have told them earlier that there was a problem so they could fix it for me. I again, tried to reason with them, telling them that it was not them. They told me they could read between the lines of what I was saying and knew what I really meant. ... Then why even send a message at all? If you're going to assume I'm an asshole and that you're a piece of shit that nobody will ever want to write with, then why put myself out there for a reasonable handshake good bye? I'll just leave them to their delusions from now on. After all, the point a lot of times of breaking it off when you have to make the decision say something or not before checking out, is usually because you do not want to rp with them anymore or ever again. Why cater to a relationship that wasn't that strong to begin with. It's different if I have a personal relationship OOC, like you said. We have a friendship, we decided to do this thing, if it doesn't work out, then we can remain friends because the relationship is not based upon the story and doesn't fall apart without it. But for some nobody that I just met and exchanged less than a page of posts with? It's not even rooted, so, it doesn't need tending. Click to expand... Basically yes. Ya. YUP. All of it. My sentiments exactly. I have had nothing but super defensive reactions to me cutting ending roleplays. The absolute BEST is when on their thread they ask just let me know if you lose interest, no hard feelings, blah blah so then you're deceived thinking 'hell ya this dude is chill' and then you message him and then BAM! THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIRE OF INFINITE BUTTHURT AND CRIPPLING INSECURITY. And you're left there all like lolwut. Story of my life. ghetto