the people you recognize online-- are they friends? what would you have to do to make them official friends?
2006-12-23 05:46:30 · 18 answers · asked by ♥perishedmemories♥ 4 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I've met a few people online that have become my friends and I have never met them. We all have been firends for over 6 years. We email every day or so and keep in touch on holidays. Some of my friends online afe better than the ones I have in person.
2006-12-23 10:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to think you couldn't make friends on the Internet but I have a few really good ones that i feel as if I have known for ever one lives in Kuwait 6000 miles away and we never meet but she is now my daughter and I am her mommy and funny it feels like she is one of my own. just be careful about people on here some just want info for criminal things some are just trouble others are great and even if you never meet you will be able to take them into your heart as your own. I suggest getting a 360 page and then checking around for friends don't just accept all invites though as some are bad news you can accept, deny or just leave and in 14 days it will go away. Feel free to stop by my 360 and check it out Pick and choose your "friends" on here just as you would in real life
2006-12-23 10:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by katlady927 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO , take care from them .. don't give them ur all emotions and feeling , because while ur talking to them online u didn't get their emotions .. it is just texts without real feeling ,, the real friends will be just ur real friend... so it seems like when i am boring i can say for u i am great ... and so on ... so i am not sure that all online friends could be a real friend..
2006-12-23 07:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by Rose Bridge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...they are internet friends. You share and support one another via the internet. Whereas a traditional friend will visit you at the hospital, hold your hand when you have a crisis and give you hugs when you need them. Being able to see a person's facial expressions and voice inflections enable to you get to know them better. You can not reach this level of intimate friendship via the internet. Internet friends can, however, lend an ear, give sage advice and support you through your online relationship.
2006-12-23 09:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by dot362005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they are. I have tons of online friends and I really care about them and feel like I can trust them. There are some people you gotta watch out for though. Maybe if you trust them enough, you could watch webcams or talk on the phone. Eventually, you could meet eachother, but I highly recommend to bring somebody with you when you meet.
2006-12-23 10:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by xharmonicminor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no! These people could be anyone! They could be good or bad. I could tell you that I am a 14 year old girl and how would you know I am not? (I am a 50+ year old guy.) I am sure that 90% of the folks on here are for real, but you can not be sure. A friend is someone that you can trust, confide in, know are for real. ALWAYS BE CAUTIOUS.
2006-12-23 06:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by It All Matters.~☺♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have talked to so many ppl on here...i think that a friend is a friend no matter what..just gotta watch out for the nut jobs on here...and i never ever met any of them in real life
2006-12-23 05:52:05 · answer #7 · answered by Kimmie B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First to answer your question it is necessary to ask a question. "What is a friend?"
A friend is person you know and like. A friend is someone you share time and experience with.
Then you need to factor in the important points about online communication.
communication online is mostly text based.
communication online leaves out the important visual, auditory and olfactory cues involved in face to face communication such as facial expression, body language, tone of voice, even mode of dress, general appearance, and scents and odours tells us a great deal about a person in face to face communication and all of these things are absent in online communication.
Although appearing to be an immediate response text based communication actually gives the person important seconds sometimes minutes to decide on how to respond, what words to use, and how to phrase what they are saying, these seconds are not there in face to face communication and hesitations in online communication can be blamed on ineruptions to the isp, slow servers, slow typing, and interuptions by the phone and door.
It is far easier to be dishonest online than face to face
While at university we did a survey of internet users and asked them about online honesty. About 60% of men and 50% of women admitted dishonesty online. Men tended to admit to lying about income, jobs, education and marital status. Women tended to admit to lying about age, appearance, and marital status. Of course there is always a percentage of survey respondants who lie on the survey which would further complicate the figures.
It is quite possible to consider these online friends to be friends, even real friends, however wisdom dictates that you hold in yur mind and heart some reservations about their honesty and that you do not rely solely on online friendships for companionship.
2006-12-23 07:04:30 · answer #8 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. We don't know each other. Some just trying learn, some trying to help and some just spreading their own agenda in the form of questions and answers.
However the majority could probably be friends as we just wish to learn.
2006-12-23 11:09:19 · answer #9 · answered by jimmiv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, yes, they are friends. They can be called 'real' friends too. If friends are people who are there for you no matter what, and these on-line people are there for you always - at least to chat and speak your troubles, why not? If just chatting is not enough for you to specify them as friends, call them and get to know them better...
2006-12-23 05:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Silver 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋