Actually, I think the answer is both. Tell her, tell her why you like it here, and then honestly say that right now, you rather enjoy having a private space. Let her see some of your current posts if you wish - sort of the "not needing private space to HIDE but to have some plain ol' privacy" idea.
Quadro introduced me after he'd been on here a while, and now I post more than he does. We both have met several TFP ppl in real life, and share a lot of things anyway, so it didn't matter so much. Mind you, this means I can never post about that time in Mexico that I...
*gasp* I've said too much!!
