DEAR ABBY
I played a football video game called Madden online. I guess you could say its a virtual world where 32 of us like-minded guys come together and try to recreate real life football in a video game. Anyway, there is a guy who we will refer to as HD who has taken it his personal responsibility to try and I guess you’d say ruffle my feathers on a daily basis. He’s been a bully to me for as long as I could remember and sometimes my feelings are hurt as a result. He’s called me some very explicit names and has even tried to frame me for cheating on a few occasions. I would like to try and put everything behind us and possibly have a conversation with him to let him know how I feel about his lack of respect and kindness towards me. I even flew to his city once to try and shake his hand and maybe become friends. I dont know what else there is to do. Its not like he is any better than me to look down at me. How can I have this type of conversation with HD?
DEAR FED-UP
Internet trolling is commonly defined as disruptive online behavior, intended to provoke and distress others for amusement. From what I’m gathering, this HD individual seems like a he may be suffering from a lack of self-esteem possibly due to his own inability to compete in the Madden video game. I don’t believe a conversation is warranted, or in fact deserved, and this HD seems like a real rotten egg. You seem like a kind-hearted guy to try and go out of your way to meet him in his city to come up with a mutual resolution. My advice is to surround yourself with a few other good guys that play this video game with you. Hope this helps!
