In reply to Offwidth:
> Post what you like about yourself within the rules. If it involves others make sure they are happy with this first.
That's a tough one.
Personal relationship issues - This is a public forum and not the place for discussing specific personal relationship issues. We will not tolerate the practice of starting a thread under the pretext that it is a general relationship discussion, yet in reality it refers to a specific issue between two or more individuals.
In my observation due to the inherent social nature of ourselves and our environments, most serious personal things relate in some way to a relationship.
It's also often not feasible to ask peoples permission before such dialogues start. While I do think that everyone's privacy is extremely important, I also consider the ability to talk about issues people may be facing (despite it probably not being within the forum guidelines) to be important.
I think the following is a sensible route:
- Post in the pub, so messages aren't as easily accessible forever
- Do not disclose identifying information (this includes about yourself out of necessity, you can't be known by your full name, talk about your wife and think people won't be able to work out her last name)