So my friends, family, and I have all discovered a particular thing about me: I'm abnormally oppositional in real life. I'm not afraid to defend myself--even if I'm wrong, yell at people, and even curse during arguments. But... I would never do it online. If I say something mean online to someone I don't know and never will know, I feel SO BAD. But if I do it in real life I could care less.

Anyone else like that?

Discuss:
-Arguing on the internet
-What makes you feel guilty

I'm like that online and offline. While even the slightest bit of criticism makes me feel guilty, it's also the same if I offend other people's views.

Whether it's online or not... if someone really hurts me or is completely rude to me then I will react the same... I usually try to stay calm, and act nice to them and see if that changes their attitude... which usually it does. ^^ But if it doesn't, and they seem to be acting nastier to me, then I will not hesitate to tell them off. Though the amazing apart about doing that on the internet, is that there is a handy ignore button to use too. :D Depending on how I react though, I can feel really bad and sometimes I will apologize... Luckily not too much ticks me off, so that doesn't happen very often. :D

Its a flip for me with the offline and online. I won't care much if I'm slighty mean or not as nice as I could be online but offline I tend to be a little more cautious with people around me, but once in a while the pattern is broken.

I generally try to put the brakes on any arguement if it goes on too long, but then my arguements don't tend to get emotional. If I have a point I use all the evidence at my disposal to hammer it home, or refute the other person's point. More of a debate then an argument, but since I'm only satisfied if the other person recognises my point, or gives up, my arguments tend to get really drawn out, and sometimes I just have to stop them. That usually happens online because in real life people run out of time to argue with me or get frustrated.

I tend to be nice to people online and offline, but defending myself I get very aggressive. The online problem is that if i'm getting into an argument online, i think "Wait, i don't even know this person, why am I fighting with them?" and i just stop. I think my mom's lesson's about politeness stuck to me too much :XD

Online if I know the person in real life and they get under my skin I'm not as afraid to say something than if I was face to face with them. And sadly that's how a lot of people I know are. But it also played out to the fact that I'm really shy online whereas online I'm more outgoing. Don't know why, but that's how it is.

When it comes to people that I don't know online I will put up with them for so long, try to tell them politely that I'm not happy, but if they keep pushing it i have become nasty. But this is very rare. In my case, I will never meet them, and probably would never want to if they are able to upset me so bad online.

When it comes to real life fights, like face to face, I start shaking when i get angry then end up crying when it's all over. So i absolutely hate real life fights, plus it takes quite a bit to push me over the edge. ike things slowly build up then there is finally something that breaks the camels back and I blow.

Hehe, I'm the opposite. xD I'm much less caring about what I say when arguing online, it's offline that I say nothing at all. ^^;; Though it's gotten a bit better when on here.. now it's worse only in my head. xD

I'm not really the kind to get into fights too often, on or offline. But I'm less confrontational offline.

I don't usually feel bad about it online because most of the people I blow up at are complete idiots or are jerks themselves.

Offline I'm more calm about it, but I lose my temper easier.

I'm very confrontational so I get into fights irl pretty frequently. Even with stupid teachers. =u=
And I also have to stand up for my sister very often. I just don't like it when the morons at school would bully her for no reason, or this one chick who STOLE from us and got her little gang to back her up for the last 2 years they were at our school ((they had to go to charter though, because their grades were severely lacking, bahahah))

And I used to be a real bitch online. I would make kids cry and stuff over IM and stuff. But it wasn't cyberbullying, most of the time it was friends who started becoming really whiny ((about FLIPPIN' EVERYTHING I SWEAR)) and needy so I would just tell them off. "You're not emo!! You've got all these nice things, you're not depressed, you're just a sheep. You're just a spoiled brat" etc. I don't do it anymore, I don't like the effort that goes into flame wars. :rofl:

I feel a little bit worse for doing it online. I have an extreme sense of honor and defending oneself, and being online makes it kind of hard for people to fight back. Especially if they are of lower literacy level than I am. ;__;

I never get in fights online but on facebook someone started a big conversation thing and I kept getting emails from it and I really freaked out at them.
Offline I'm usually really sarcastic about everything.

It’s really interesting how diverse the replies are. I always assumed, and was told; that people are more aggressive online whether it’s strangers or people they know because it feels less “real”.
I find myself fitting into that group, and if an argument gets really bad sometimes it becomes necessary to remind myself that there is a thinking and feeling person behind the screen. Although that almost never happens, I’m a pretty mellow person and I feel bad either way after letting myself cool off.