Have you made any lasting ones or really connected with people? How much does it differ from knowing the person 'in the flesh' in your opinion?
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2006-10-20 17:25:39 · 12 answers · asked by soulgirl76 4 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
I've met a handful of good folks, but I've only engaged them after getting a good sense of their personalities. No wack-jobs or scammers, yet. I hope to meet my virtual friends personally some day, as emails and Yahoo! Answers quips seem lacking in really getting a sense of their mannerisms. The avatars are probably accurate only half the time, y'know. :)
2006-10-22 17:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have several online friends who feel just as close as real live in the flesh friends. It seems that we get to know each other well beforehand. I have met several ppl from the Internet , in fact my boyfriend and I met online. We have been together for 2 years now.
2006-10-21 00:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by kayro3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's see...
One person... her family and mine have vacationed twice together now.
Met several more... sometimes we kept chatting, sometimes we didn't.
Some I already know from the "real world" so the question doesn't apply -- for instance, my customer use chat to reach me.
I have two chat buddies in China, and I'm hoping to meet them someday. I've got several in Canada too.
Some of the online relationship started in 1996, so I guess they're 10 years old now?
2006-10-21 00:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by geek49203 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have several on line friends, five years for one friend, about three years for two others, we get along great. I think I know them better than I would if I had met them in person, because we have no reason to impress each other, we will probably never meet in person, just via camera.
2006-10-21 00:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by RY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've met a few people online that i later ended up being real friends with and i've never had a bad experience. mostly because you get to talk to the person and get to know them first.
2006-10-21 00:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by anonymous 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have met several nice people just on yahoo answers that I stay in contact with. One from Canada, several from the states. It's like having good friiends to talk to
and share our lives with.
2006-10-21 00:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by Lore 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So far I'm new at this and haven't connected with people on-line - Would like to ... but not finding the right way yet.
2006-10-21 00:34:26 · answer #7 · answered by JustMe 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've only heard horror stories of people meeting, unless it was for a one night stand. Even those, they said the person was not what they thought they'd be.
Be really careful.
2006-10-21 00:31:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i've never really had a frienshio over the net but maybe it would be cool to have a new friend
2006-10-21 00:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by topaz_toes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that love is real in any form. Therefore online relationships are just as fake as any other.
2006-10-21 00:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by dww32720 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋