Oh Hai
Note to my regular followers, I don't normally indulge in this sort of thing. A former girlfriend of my partner decided to take something public. I don't know this person and have no way of contacting them. So, here I am, replying. Please feel free to skip from here.
Dear HD,
First of all, hello. Thank you for writing to me on my partner's Flickr. You may think I'm annoyed. I want to reassure you that I am not.
The first thing I would like to ask you is, "Are you okay?" I hope that you have resources available to you if you are troubled. There's no shame in seeking help if it is needed.
If you are in the USA, I recommend this website as a good jumping off point:
I want to reassure you that I didn't have you in mind when writing the comment to which you referred. I am choosing not to tell you what it was actually about, as it's a private matter to which you (and the rest of Flickr) aren't entitled.
Furthermore, to my recollection, I have never directly referenced you in any comment I have made, nor do I have any plans to do so in the future.
I humbly suggest and recommend that you avoid our Flickrs in the future. Continuing to do so is not necessarily healthy or in anyone's best interests.
Regarding your kind offer to send me screenshots of arguments between my partner and yourself, I have no doubt that both of you both said things during a break-up which would not reflect well on either of you. That's what break-ups are: sad, terrible and often destructive. I've been there, it sucks.
Please be reassured that other than his requesting me to pose for a gallery set (to which I was forced to decline due to ill health), I was not in any sort of contact with him while you were together. His appearance in Attention SL was managed by a member of my then-staff.
As to your concern about my own happiness. I'm as happy as someone in my condition could be. I suffer from ill health in real life, something of which I make no secret. I had a particularly rough 2022 in both worlds, with the first part of 2023 not being much better. My partner makes all of it easier to manage. Life's disappointments are easier to bear when someone out there in the world is able to share it.
In the spirit of human kindness and compassion, I want to close this open letter by saying that I wish you well.
Sincerely.
Athena
Oh Hai
Note to my regular followers, I don't normally indulge in this sort of thing. A former girlfriend of my partner decided to take something public. I don't know this person and have no way of contacting them. So, here I am, replying. Please feel free to skip from here.
Dear HD,
First of all, hello. Thank you for writing to me on my partner's Flickr. You may think I'm annoyed. I want to reassure you that I am not.
The first thing I would like to ask you is, "Are you okay?" I hope that you have resources available to you if you are troubled. There's no shame in seeking help if it is needed.
If you are in the USA, I recommend this website as a good jumping off point:
I want to reassure you that I didn't have you in mind when writing the comment to which you referred. I am choosing not to tell you what it was actually about, as it's a private matter to which you (and the rest of Flickr) aren't entitled.
Furthermore, to my recollection, I have never directly referenced you in any comment I have made, nor do I have any plans to do so in the future.
I humbly suggest and recommend that you avoid our Flickrs in the future. Continuing to do so is not necessarily healthy or in anyone's best interests.
Regarding your kind offer to send me screenshots of arguments between my partner and yourself, I have no doubt that both of you both said things during a break-up which would not reflect well on either of you. That's what break-ups are: sad, terrible and often destructive. I've been there, it sucks.
Please be reassured that other than his requesting me to pose for a gallery set (to which I was forced to decline due to ill health), I was not in any sort of contact with him while you were together. His appearance in Attention SL was managed by a member of my then-staff.
As to your concern about my own happiness. I'm as happy as someone in my condition could be. I suffer from ill health in real life, something of which I make no secret. I had a particularly rough 2022 in both worlds, with the first part of 2023 not being much better. My partner makes all of it easier to manage. Life's disappointments are easier to bear when someone out there in the world is able to share it.
In the spirit of human kindness and compassion, I want to close this open letter by saying that I wish you well.
Sincerely.
Athena