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How Many Rps?

I'm at a comfortable 4 with quality partners that can tolerate my sometimes extended periods of no posts. I could probably handle a couple more if I could find partners like the ones I have.
 
I currently have 4 RP partners and am looking for a 5th. Because my posting schedule is pretty lax I don't really mind getting a post in a day or a week or whatever, I did just make one of my partners wait 4 months for a post after all, and one of my partners has 3 RP's with me and is working on plotting a 4th so I think after one more partner I will just stop looking for a while. Being picky on this last one for that reason, but I'm also picky in general as I think that is only beneficial for your enjoyment on this site.
 
I rather like having a lot to do over just one. I can see the appeal of just one rp as there is a fluid nature to it. However I'm one of those rpers who have ideas and as such I do the double up so multiple rps are in play. I know for rpers there is often tiredness in play or at times even ghosting when too much is in play, for me, all I can say is that at least for me having multiples gives me much more to stretch my thoughts around over just one...lest multiple characters come into play at a certain point. I respect anyone who can stick to just one rp and all the more credit to that resolve but for me yeah bring on the rps.
 
2 - 3 has been a limit. The few times that I've gone beyond that limit I tend not like the results.

I tend to let a RP sit at the back of my mind as I'm going about my day. Planning, what could happen next, or what I'm going to do next. My headspace stuck in one of the RPs, only to get a response from RP 2 or RP 3 or RP 4 first. I then have to pull my head out of that Headspace to get into another. And then sometimes to have that replied come in as I am in the middle of a response.

I have always had a rule with Mutliple RPs with First Come first Server. And I don't like it when I am tempt to pause my response to the second, as my current headspace might have that response already mentally written, but sometimes that happens cause its easier.
 
2-3 is my comfort zone where I can sort of have a constant stream of roleplaying without overwhelming myself and going into some serious reply debt!
 
I’ve done 6-8 at once. It gets hard to remember what’s going on in the story and what the headspace of your character is. 2-3 stories are a perfect sweet-spot and I don’t need to think too hard for my posts. I also get back to my partner(s) sooner. I think I’d put an absolute-do-not-go-over limit at ten; theoretically of course because no way in hell do I want to test this theory.
 
I try to keep the active RPs around 4 - 6. I have one spot always open for hard to find cravings and fandoms. I have juggled 8 - 10 in the past, but that was way too much and killed my writing motivation for a few months.
 
I have no limit. Truth is I have so many spots available for pm rp alone that it is quite something really...given I haven't much luck these days getting rp partners so I suppose that can also explain that.
 
Normally like 3-4 would be my sweet spot, but I have like 10 right now (some of these with the same partners too). However, this is only possible because most of my stories have pretty long periods of time between responses, with many being a few weeks up to a few months in-between, so it actually works out well for me to have a higher number of slower-paced stories. If they were all fast-paced then I for sure wouldn't be able to handle more than 3-4.
 
I tend to like to keep between two and five RPs at a time.

One, being disabled, I have a lot of time on my hands whereas others do not have the same level of... luxury, I guess? This way I can keep busy between several people and it doesn't feel like people need to reply ASAP to keep my attention.

Two, I like to explore different themes in RP and not all of them can be covered in just one! Plus, sometimes you need some super lovey-dovey sapphic romance to balance out the darker plots with other people. Bit of Whee to balance the woo.

Thirdly, I just enjoy meeting new people and learning what makes them tick - especially if we have chemistry.
 
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