Here's a dilemma that's been bugging me for a while....
As you all know, many of Kuwait's bloggers have gone to great lengths to maintain their anonymity - which is a good thing in the case of Abu Hafs - while others like myself simply don't care who knows.
But there is one particular blogger whose identity I happen to know, and I also know for a fact that she knows mine. I just don't know if she knows that I know who she is. Did that make sense?
I've seen her at public and social occasions many times, and every time I've wanted to spend some time chatting with her about the blogs, since blogging has become a huge part of my life (for better or worse!) but I never said anything about it to her out of respect for her privacy... and I worry that I might have seemed very cold and anti-social!
Bloggers, I could use your input on this.. Please tell me what I should do next time I run into her.
As for the blogger in question (you know who you are!)... next time you see me, please put my mind at ease and lets dish about the blogs... there's so much to talk about!!
Oh zeeez ya zeez , you dont have to let her know that you know her. Just let thing go normaly .
ReplyDeleteor if your can't just e-mail her and give her a hint that you know her if she replied normaly and didn't care then don't tell her , if the oppisite then you know what to do.
Tara 3addy i know lots of bloggers and i meet with them and they don't know its me :)
I should've mentioned that her blog can get pretty bold at times (no it's not Jewaira!)... so that's why I respect her privacy and keep my distance
ReplyDeleteZaydoun, send her an email
ReplyDelete"I know who u r, I know where u live!"
She will adore u ;P
WB btw ;P
ReplyDelete1-what is different this time around. You always acted like you don?t care to know the identity of the bloggers .
ReplyDelete2-just approach her, even though her blogs might be bold I believe she wouldn?t mind you telling her that you know cuz she knows that you read them.
3-It seems my dear friend you are falling for her
Mosan, I still don't care... but I found out about her by sheer coincidence, and every time I see her I want to say that I like her blog. Also, I worry about seeming anti-social, which you know that I'm NOT!
ReplyDeleteYou are naturally an out spoken person, I am surprised that you have doubts approaching her. In other words find the rite time and tell her.
ReplyDeleteRemember In those cases timing is everything.
Mosan.. It's HER privacy I am respecting
ReplyDeleteWhen you see her next time why don't you make small talk and then casually bring up the subject of blogs and blogging.
ReplyDeleteIf she pretends to know nothing about it, then she may not want you to pursue the matter.
If she is interested in the topic and talks about yours/other blogs, then you may do well to take it from there.
I think it is less presumptious than an email.
Zaydoun
ReplyDeleteBeleive me ..
As soon as she knows you know.. its DONE..
everything will change
To all you bloggers who know bloggers out there ..
There is a reason why people dont use their real names..
I personally prefer people not telling me.. even if they know who I am..
So Zaydoun .. da3 il ayyama taf3alo ma tasha'
3ad itsadeg there is this one blogger who is AMAMZING .. and im 99% sure that he is who I think he is.. bas I think that as soon as I tell him, khalas he'll change..
Lucrezia... I'm hoping she'll get the hint and tell me
ReplyDeleteBtw, this isn't some unrequited crush, I think she is already committed... but it would be nice to chat with her about the blog world for a change
as a guy who went to kuwait bloggers meeting its nice to connect names to faces , yet it does change the way you look at the blogger writing
ReplyDeletemy advice to you zaydon , ask your self this ( do i care if she knowns who am I ? ) if its yes , don't approch her , if its no , go talk to her , who knowns , maybe it become the first kuwaiti bloggers wedding :P
Z master
ReplyDeleteI once was confronted at a gathering by someone who new me through my blog and I didn?t know him. As we were talking a blogger joined us but she didn?t know that I knew her blog so I confronted her and had good & fun chat.
Do I know her?
Don't do a thing, she will come to you, wait and see.
ReplyDeleteI?d say leave it as it is; it?s much better this way
ReplyDeleteAnd in
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where night
is blind....
Bo Jaij,
ReplyDeleteThe Phaaaaaaaaaantom of the blogworld is t(here), inside your mind!
Zaydound, use cleaver subtle references to her blog ideas as a disguised method of approach, and let it roll from there?
Well , if you feel like u wanna do it just do it and talk to her , but i am afraid that u might be shocked by her reaction , so , don't create the pretty image about her , but that doesn't mean to forget about it all, give it a try :)
ReplyDeletehow old are you? surely not a teenager? 'cause this post reeks of "I love her but I can't tell her that I do, for fear of rejection" yada yada yada...
ReplyDeleteget it over with boy, stand up straight and out with it. I'm sure she'll appreciate it!
G'luck.
People, I just want to enjoy some سوالف about the blogs with her. THAT'S ALL!
ReplyDeleteSheWrites... it was much easier with you because I didnt know you from before. The blogger I'm referring to, I know her personally and I know her family and she knows me and my family too.
You have achieved your goal, she will read this post and she will approach you, so be patient.
ReplyDeletecan't you chat with her about something other than blogs so that you can seem less cold and anti-social (would you really be able to look cold and anti-social?) and then you would sense whether it would be ok to tell her that you know her alter-ego. Some people feel that knowing who knows them might change the way they write or the freedom with which they write..good luck.
ReplyDeleteCommitted?!
ReplyDeleteBeen busy, it seems i have missed a lot! But where did you gather that she's 'committed' from?
Sheba.. just a wild guess, but you would know better ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo what do you think I should do when i see her next time?
Zaydoun, i dont think she's been 'committed' since last yr :p
ReplyDeleteAs to what to do, i think a smile would take you along way
A smile and a wink ;-)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Jewaira:
ReplyDelete" When you see her next time why don't you make small talk and then casually bring up the subject of blogs and blogging.
If she pretends to know nothing about it, then she may not want you to pursue the matter.
If she is interested in the topic and talks about yours/other blogs, then you may do well to take it from there.
I think it is less presumptious than an email."
I'm flattered btw, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteWell the cat's out of the bag now ;-)
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