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alarimer

(16,245 posts)
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 07:36 PM Feb 2013

In the context of a online profile, what does "no drama" mean?

I'm seeing this in many profiles on dating sites and I'm not clear as to what it means.

Things happen to people, good things and bad things and we all carry the scars of things that happened to us. And some people, I think do have an inordinate ability to attract trouble of various kinds, for whatever reason. And I get not wanting to deal with someone who has a lot of issues. Of course it depends on what those issues are.

By I'm not sure this is what they mean by "drama". Do they mean someone who makes a big deal out of nothing (as in "drama queen&quot or people who argue a lot?

What does it mean to you?

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In the context of a online profile, what does "no drama" mean? (Original Post) alarimer Feb 2013 OP
To me it means: there will be issues, yes. Do you take them in stride or, do you flip-out over Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #1
Is this a call-out thread? noamnety Feb 2013 #2
I see alarimer Feb 2013 #9
Everyone has baggage, leave teh luggage closed in the beginning of an online meeting. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #3
Drama can sometimes be a symptom of a personality disorder womanofthehills Feb 2013 #5
That is an interesting story. Personally, I'd be tempted to say: Lighten up. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #7
I guess I've never experienced anything like that alarimer Feb 2013 #10
Sounds exhausting.. annabanana Feb 2013 #12
I knew it was BPD with the first sentence siligut Feb 2013 #13
fiction and poetry only Enrique Feb 2013 #4
Maybe they only like comedies? alarimer Feb 2013 #11
This is what I think of... kalli007 Feb 2013 #6
It means no one from GD Yavin4 Feb 2013 #8
+1 n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #14
For me personally... Agschmid Feb 2013 #15

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
1. To me it means: there will be issues, yes. Do you take them in stride or, do you flip-out over
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 07:40 PM
Feb 2013

every little thing.

If you are the kind that flips out over every little thing then it will not work with that person.
They have that before and they don't like it.

on edit: some people Live to Create Drama where none exists. They like to gossip and stir the pot. They need not apply.

 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
2. Is this a call-out thread?
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 07:52 PM
Feb 2013

It's about me, isn't it. Seriously, I wish you'd just send me a pm or something if you have a problem with something I'm doing. *and now I'm posting to facebook about how passive aggressive you are being by starting this thread.

_____________________

^ That.

I don't think of dramafree as necessarily being without baggage, most of us have some. But anything involving addictions, police, exes who are still actively stalking you and thus will become a part of my life, facebook accounts which function as gossip HQ's, would be a drama red flag for me.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
9. I see
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 10:32 PM
Feb 2013

Okay. I just thought that maybe what some people call "drama" is just stuff that happens they don't want to deal with.

womanofthehills

(8,718 posts)
5. Drama can sometimes be a symptom of a personality disorder
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:30 PM
Feb 2013

The drama often is fighting, breaking up, getting back together with great sex, fighting, breaking up again, etc. There are so many emotions involved all the time that you think you have a great love; so much more exciting than a normal relationship. I've been there with a guy with BPD. It gets old very fast and it's about the drama and their self esteem, not love.

I have a best friend going thru this right now; big drama every two weeks. Big fight - one leaves for a few days and then they are in love again for about 2 weeks till the next drama. They have been together 20 yrs, but you would think they just met the way one or the other is always crying about their relationship.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
7. That is an interesting story. Personally, I'd be tempted to say: Lighten up.
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:47 PM
Feb 2013

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alarimer

(16,245 posts)
10. I guess I've never experienced anything like that
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 10:34 PM
Feb 2013

so I wouldn't know.

To me "no drama" sounded like code for "I don't want to talk about or deal with issues." or something like that.

Most of the people whose profiles say that have other red flags for me that would preclude my even contacting them.

siligut

(12,272 posts)
13. I knew it was BPD with the first sentence
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 10:41 PM
Feb 2013

Classic abandonment/need issues. And they can never own up to their own evil while screaming that everyone is shitting on them.

kalli007

(683 posts)
6. This is what I think of...
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:43 PM
Feb 2013

Baby mama drama.

Or whatever term applies to your situation. My last significant relationship came with a great deal of baby mama drama (actually ex wife). I now know what the red flags are and will NOT be going through that again.

That being said - putting a disclaimer out there probably means that person has either been on the giving or receiving end of said drama.

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
15. For me personally...
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 11:00 PM
Feb 2013

I hate it.

I am a gay man, gay men come with a certain amount of drama built in. Then there is this whole segment of the gay population who when posting on OkCupid, or Grindr, or whatever... "No drama".

Well guess what boys, life has drama built in everyday. I also feel it is some kind of self-deprication/or internal homophobia and yes even us gays have that.

I call bullshit on the "No Drama" in this quite dramatic post.

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