Do you think it's possible to have a real friendship with someone over the internet, or do you need to have them in the "real world" to consider them anything more than just acquaintances?
2007-02-28 04:50:40 · 12 answers · asked by Paendragon 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I started out wondering this myself.
Three years ago I'd have said no.....
now? I've met some great people on here that have done some great things for me, greater than my RL friends would even attempt.
I've met alot of people online and at times they've become a great support system.
The few that I've met are alot in person like they are online. I spent alot of time with them on IM, the phone, and emails.
A friend in RL said I was crazy for wanting to meet these people, I could get hurt, end up talking to a serial killer, and I should be very careful......
I think you could go to the grocery store and be chosen by a serial killer.
You could go to the mall and get hurt by someone in the parking lot!.
The people I've gotten to know, I consider my friends.
I've found there's a commonality,of everyone I meet online, that no one wants to readily admit.....
there's something missing in your life.(in other words....you have no life and need to get one) which....eventually over time....some people disappear and find one.....
all because they made new friends (or lifetime partners) online and seen a whole different perspective on how their world can be.
NO....they dont have to be in the real world to be your friend.
I have more aquaintances in RL than I do online.
2007-02-28 11:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by Lynnie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tink thats very possible.As am answerin ur answer, am actually with my bf right now,we met thru the internet and we've been together for about 3yrs now.We started as friends , used to talk everyday eventho we were staying far apart from each other.I have friends that i still keep in touch wid online.I believe that u can find "friends" online eventho they are ppl u havent even met before.Sometimes i tink its easier to share ure feelings/secrets wid ppl u dun meet,perhaps at times they dun judge u.I know a lot of ppl but there will be always only a handful that u wud cherish n "treat" em like u've known em forever.I have friends in real life but its in a way "different"I dunno rilly how to explain but i cherish every friend i have either those i've known from childhood or the ones i've met online.Sometimes those online can be the ones that u least expected to be the one that always be there for u. :o)
2007-02-28 05:03:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think sometimes the friendships developed over the internet can be closer because you're more willing to be honest with someone who you may never meet. You can tell all of the details to someone removed from your reality...and they can be more direct with their opinions. Moving from the internet to real life can be hard, though...as you invariably have expectations of what the person is like and how they'll respond and it's not always accurate.
2007-02-28 05:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by luv2teech2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think a real friendship can develop over the Internet not everyone who is on them are looking to lie to everyone or make them self look better either and they aren't always about making a love connection either some people just truly want to find some good friends. Good Luck
2007-02-28 04:56:39 · answer #4 · answered by happy_cute_mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i think so, i met my boyfriend through wap, and know we have been living together for 3 years, it starts with emails, and the closer friendship you get you may decide to talk on the phone and then eventually meet, but you never know on the internet if someone is being there true self, you have to place alot of trust in people over the internet x
2007-02-28 05:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by Charlotte S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is very possible to have a friend over the Internet! In fact, that is where I met my best friend and soon to be husband. Sounds crazy, but true!!! We are both happier than we have ever been in our lives.
be cool...
2007-02-28 04:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by CC Babydoll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think someone can have a friendship over the net without meeting them in RL
2007-02-28 04:55:16 · answer #7 · answered by SCOTLAND! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is highly possible. I mean look at the old concept of pen pals and writing to friends that we relied upon mere decades ago. The main difference now is the time it takes to receive the message.
2007-02-28 05:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by altariela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.....I think internet relationships are highly underrated. I know so much more about my internet friends then new friends I meet in person. Sometimes its easier to reveal personal things when you are not face to face...this is, of course, working off the assumption that the person you are talking to is being truthful.
2007-02-28 04:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by Clarissa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Internet friendships are shallow. You can't really share in life's experiences with someone that you only chat with.
I've had plenty of chat buddies in chat rooms and message forums. None of them were really friends. You can only get those in person.
2007-02-28 04:56:24 · answer #10 · answered by Martin Pedersen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋