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Originally Posted by bilbo99 emu  Well, since the OP herself has veered into this not-entirely-off-topic I read that as OK 
Have you been deceived .. or are you under a misapprehension? .. and does it matter? This is my point, in my own case. If my true gender is important to the other then they haven't grasped my point that my girls are fiction/fantasy/any name you like. |
Deceit and misapprehension go hand in hand I think. If I am told something that is blatantly not correct, then I will have a vision which is also not correct, and the situation can spiral away ... Most of the time this is not a problem, as most of what is encountered is seen as fantasy - the vampires/nekos/furries you mention assist in remembering that. However, I never forget the fact that real people exist behind the avatars and the online activities (assuming they are not bots), and once a 'connection' is established, then a degree of trust develops. Having written this, I can see - alarmingly - that is the point of risk ...