Dear Lily:

I think that the likelihood of anyone who knows you irl to happen to be familiar with this website, and then to read your thread, is very unlikely, much more unlikely than someone irl identifying me: it didn’t happen in my case yet, as far as I know, even though I have been posting here every day, often many hours per day, for six years, using my real name. I am stating this because I hope that this bit of information will make you feel safer in regard to your fear of being identified.

If you no longer post, this thread will soon no longer appear on page 1, going back farther and farther, and the chance of you being identified by someone irl will be even lower than it already is.

Thank you for expressing your appreciation of me- you’ve always been kind and gracious. I appreciate you too!

It is my understanding that you wish to no longer post on this thread, and that you may not post again in these forums. Therefore, I say: goodbye, Dear Lily. I am glad I got the opportunity to know you and appreciate you for who you are, kind, honest, conscientious.. a good person who makes the world a bit better than it would be otherwise.

anita