Wondering if I should ever RP given past related issues. Advice please

[hex000f]

I've been asked by multiple people on multiple sites to RP. Some of it has been on diaper related sites like this one and some on other more general sites. Thus far all of the offers have been politely declined. Shortly before writing this, I decided to ask myself "why not?"

Its true that I feel that reading a well done RP is like reading a good fanfic. Especially on this site but I still feel hesitant to participate in or start an RP.

Then it hit me:

Years ago, I had this friend who I eventually broke up with. I won't give his real name since I'm not posting this part of the story to attack him, for now I'll just call him 'fatty'. Fatty and I would often do what I would guess one would call a 'verbal RP' using our favorite video game characters as our 'personas' during long car rides together or during other long spaces of time. However, for every verbal 'post' I made, his next 'post' would always 'one up' whatever I had contributed. Its hard for me to describe specifics since its been a long time, but although our characters were allies in these 'verbal RPs' his always came out superior to the point where even the people driving during the aforementioned car rides noticed the trend.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about despite my poor attempts to describe it?

I think I might enjoy doing an RP with someone on this site but I feel conflicted about it given the above.



Can anyone give me advice on how to proceed?

[DaddyDom]

I'd just suggest pick your partners carefully, I've run into people who give characters "god complexes" thus they try to one up every post. But there are a lot of people who are pretty good at keeping to a story and making the most of it. Hope this helps, and if you need any more advice or just want to talk my doors are open. ^.^

[AlternateCaregiver]

I suppose I see what you mean and offer this, you should find an rper whose post you have read from an rp and like, and ask them to roleay with you. Find someone you like to see role play. How does that sound. Also not all of us will try to take over an rp and will sometime ask what you think, like me sometimes...

[Barbossasdaughter]

I can relate to your issue in one way that I hadrly find partners that are willing to invest themselves or even try to get a game on with me. I do play my OC, but I would never make her "god like" or even Mary sueish....
I can offer to roleplay with you, even keep it in private messages or on skype if you like to try out. I don´t bite and I am sure we might find something we like both