This has been a big thing for me. How anonymous do I want to be online? Should I post my full real name and let anyone find me? Should I go by my first name, since it's such a common name? Should I go by a nickname? I know different people who do all three. Different thought processes.
I really don't like the idea of my full name being out there, but then it's on facebook, which does link here. So am I just being overcautious? For a long time my full name wasn't even on facebook, just my last initial.
I do like the idea of being able to choose my own name online. A secret identity. A me who might be more like myself. Freer, who tries not to care about what you all might think about me. And if you all know me in real life, how do the two me's overlap?
And a new issue has come up: my boyfriend. You see, he has a blog. And on his blog he uses his real name. But, how do I refer to him here? His first name? A nickname?
Hmmm....
My sister in laws have all been bouncing back and forth on this one... I tihnk in the end they just reserved the right to moderate comments and left their blogs public. I just left mine open... I only have like 10 people who read it, and only 3 that ever comment... so I feel pretty safe...maybe not completely though! Can I get some of those pictures you took at my house with Alan? They were cute!
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