I was having a conversation with a few blogging friends earlier, and we were discussing the intricate world of blog relationships.

There are a select few bloggers that I would count as “real life” friends. That being, people I have entered into my circle of trust. People I talk to outside of leaving a comment here and there. People I go out with, that I IM on the weekend, I email with during work, and I call at night. I would probably say those near and dear to me are of course Sara & Lil DC Diva of my “alma matter” TBN, and in more recent months, Kathryn, Cookie, VP, AUA, RC, Chase, and I-66. Based on my scale, these blog buddies can range from acquaintance-friends to good friends - depending on the situation. But, I love them all!

It’s a funny thing, these blog friendships. Some are people you knew before you became (gasp!) a blogger, and some you meet through our oh so fabulous social events courtesy of Kathryn etc… People always look at my pictures and are like, who are those people? They look fun! I just smile and say, oh…random friends. It’s a good feeling though, to know that I’ve met all of these wonderful (and normal haha) people just through our penchant for writing and sharing our analysis of life as we know it with the world.

The weird thing is that although it may seem like we all know each other so well, in reality most of us don’t. It’s easy to talk freely to one another, because you really do know a little bit more than say - the coworker in the next cubicle - simply because you read each other’s thoughts via blog. It’s easy to forget that for the most part, we are all little more than acquaintances. It’s always interesting to see if the person who writes the blog you love or hate, lives up to the fiction they create. I like to think that I am pretty true to my word.

A caveat to blogging…people can probably tell a lot simply by reading comments, who has left them where and what they are saying. A comment to the average reader may seem like nothing, but to a blogging buddy may say it all.

But where is the line drawn?

Sometimes things get personal, and cause a blog war between people you know in real life, or ones you don’t. But the best option there is to make the best of it, and just agree to get down and dirty. It’s just a blog after all. In some cases, you can even meet someone who makes you swoon.

Personally, I hold many a blogger’s real life secrets…and some of those same bloggers hold mine.

I guess we can all just hope that there is enough trust among us from putting ourselves out there on the web, to keep the true reality hidden just a little bit.

Although we may whisper among ourselves, and share stories in secret - we must keep some sense of mystery to the blog world!

Selling the drama indeed.