I have some really awesome penpals that I found online.

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Reddit is so powerful for sharing information and meeting new people.

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AND sharing one-on-one with a penpal, so far, is much more emotionally supportive and rewarding than sharing an idea on Reddit, and then letting it rise and fall like the Roman empire. ... And then feeling sucker-punched and utterly dismayed every time I check Reddit.

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I'm not going to eternally forbid myself from using Reddit - I'm just letting you know that there's another party going on. And it's called: my email inbox.

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If you want to join my party, know that I'll:

(1) never discredit your viewpoint

(2) never till you that your pain is easy

(3) help you brain-storm solutions to problems (if you want me to do so), and

(4) be absolutely elated every time you feel to share with me.

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House-rules my personal pool party - pretty simple:

(1) No cussing / no profanity

(2) No discriminatory language / No judging of others (but feel free to judge *how you feel* while around them)

(3) No nihilism (replace depressing statements like "there's no reason to live", with "this is the most depressed I've ever felt" - speak your pain in emotions, not in nihilistic narratives)

(4) No description of suicide plans (instead, tell me *what you are feeling* that might make you feel suicidal).

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I will probably have this invitation up for 7 days, or until I feel like taking it down, for any reason:

aaronbillings3 (at) gmail.com

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... Regardless, I love you very much!