apr. 26 '26
hello all,
how do social/interpersonal labels impact your life? are you fond of tagging your relationships as "friendship" "best friendship" "peership", and the like?
I think because I grew up lacking close friends, being able to label friendships feels very special to me. I always wanted a best friend as a child, and I did have one before we parted ways, and then my partners came and I consider them my best friends (alongside being my partners).
For example, some people on this site I consider as only mutuals. Sometimes oomfs if I feel that mutual is a bit too formal for them (not exactly based on closeness, but how I perceive them). Other times I consider them a friend (That's on Tetratto though). If they're just a little above a friend (like very), I give them their own sort of status. Like Rodya as my #NiiChan, or Agustine as my #Twin. Another I gave "oomf kun" as it's unique enough, even if it's with "oomf".
its hard for me to distinguish a friendship or call something a friendship, especially with people online, mostly because i have a hard time knowing if its a mutual feeling. id just say i have a lot of acquaintances. as for a label like "best friend", im very fond of it because it describes a much more intimate relationship i have with some of my friends, i dont like to throw it around lightly. its also because im kinda sorta afraid? of anybody whos not my best friend regardless if we are friends.š
I can only really tag it if they're really close to me. like @solace is my best friend in the whole wide world but with anyone else its tricky
im not really fond of labelling, as the other person might not feel the same way, and also mostly because i simply dont feel the need to! i like it a lot better when labels are vague but weāre still chill with each other and bonding, im not entirely sure why..
thoughh, i cant deny that sometimes a little clarification or support is needed, especially if the other person and i dont talk much!
irl i easily am able to tag my relationships like "my therapist" "my friend" "my family" but when it's online it gets trickier because i dont truly know what the other person is so i never really tag them, especially on here. and my memory issues dont help at all, i dont remember most of everyone here (idk if im answering correctly im not the best with words)
Well, I don't really care about labels. I'm ok if someone wants to tag our relationship as friends or whatever (it's also easy for me to understand how person feels towards me) (*Ā“ā`)
it honestly takes a lot for me to consider someone a friend because im very hard at trusting and ESPECIALLY avoidant so i dont rly do that muchš§š§ i also get scared the other person doesnt view me that way. So. idk i only really feel connected to my bf my one very specific irl and my bff kat Which she earned that title by being very kind and supportive and caring and good friend and personāŗļø i dont feel connected to humans much hence my entire dachshund shtick i very much fall under the nonhuman-identifying umbrella so friendships are hard on me. i just dont care much for intimacy and try to keep my circle as small as possible otherwise im Hella uncomfers. I guess i just say i talk to the person rather than im friends with them for the most partš„² this is probably a whole lot of nothing But i love how creative and thoughtful your questions are so i wanted to try and answer onešš
i only have a few friends so there isn't really anything to label. people are just either an acquaintance or friend to me. also friendships with each person is different in their own special way so i don't really categorize it. they're all beloved friends š
I think to some extent I take them personally because I want the people I love to love me the same way
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