Online Friends! (Suvery)

almostgolden · 04-13-2004, 07:19 PM

How many of you have good/close online friendships?
Do you write letters back & forth to each other? "penpals"
Send other little things such as cards, gifts thro snailmail?
Talk thro Ims/emails? or even maybe talk over the phone?

Have you ever felt really close to somebody over the net like so much you actually think of them as your real life friend? (even tho you never met)

Rainswept · 04-13-2004, 07:34 PM

I have a few online friends that I have known for years, and we talk on the phone, send post cards, cards, letters, and they are people I genuinely care about

justagirl · 04-13-2004, 07:37 PM

I have one. We used to talk all the time on the phone and online. Now, not so much. But yeah, I considered him a real friend.

almostgolden · 04-13-2004, 07:52 PM

Thanks everyone who is replying. Its good to know that i am not the only one who has feeling for some online friends. I have alot of online friends but there are some that i care deeply for like i would a real friend.

Happy_Go_Lucky_Heb · 04-13-2004, 08:00 PM

I have a couple too. No lol it's not wrong or anything to want online friends!

Heb

almostgolden · 04-13-2004, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy_Go_Lucky_Heb

I have a couple too. No lol it's not wrong or anything to want online friends!

Heb

Hey Heb! Thats nice you got close online friends too! do you write them often?

How does one stay close to a long distance friend?

Christi84 · 04-13-2004, 08:29 PM

I've had a few online friends that I cared about. One in particular, we've talked through email, IM, and phone for a little while now and I grew so attached to him that I just had to meet him. Meeting people from the internet face-to-face is something I never thought I'd do because I'm a bit of a skeptic, but he was just too wonderful, I had to find out if he was for real or too-good-to-be-true. I went to England last week for a week. It was wonderful! He was just as I'd imagined him to be. Enjoy your internet friendships..they could turn into something more valuable someday.

The Morrigan · 04-13-2004, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by almostgolden

How many of you have good/close online friendships?
Do you write letters back & forth to each other? "penpals"
Send other little things such as cards, gifts thro snailmail?
Talk thro Ims/emails? or even maybe talk over the phone?

Have you ever felt really close to somebody over the net like so much you actually think of them as your real life friend? (even tho you never met)

I have several - unlike friends who become friends by proximity, you don't lose your online friends when you move

Chat on messenger more than write letters, but that too, and make an effort to stay in touch.

Occasionally yes, I've sent my online friends stuff through the mail and received little things as well.

Talk through IMs and emails - all the time. On the phone to a few, and even met a few.

And yeah, they're real people, so they're my real life friends. I figure the plusses are we met through interests and personality and bonded that way, not because of "best fit" with proximity, the minuses are not having them to literally be there physically sometimes. It does balance out though - and same as any friendship takes two willing to put in the effort to stay in touch and not just "hang out".

Orange · 04-19-2004, 01:23 PM

I too have many online friends. I play trivia in an msn group and I have met many wonderful people that way. Some are friends, some are just people I say hi to, and now, I'm proud to say, I'm dating one of them! We met saturday night and had a great time and I'm so glad we did. He's a great guy and I'm thankful for the trivia room that brought me to him.

So yeah, online friends are a great thing to have. There's one girl who lives in Australia (really far from me here in Canada) that I can talk to about anything, and her with me, including how nervous I was meeting the guy lol.

Nothing wrong with it at all! You could make some really good friends, and possible even have one of them become something more one day.

trypanosoma · 07-19-2004, 01:18 AM

How many of you have good/close online friendships?
Unfortunately, I've lost contact will most of the people I met online thru chat rooms or websites.

I now have one close online friend, and hope that the result will not turn out to be like the rest.

Do you write letters back & forth to each other? "penpals"
Yup, we've been doing that for a while now.

It's more like E-penpals though, with the addition of E-greeting cards.

Talk thro Ims/emails? or even maybe talk over the phone?
We talk through IM and E-mail, haven't considered talking over the phone.

Have you ever felt really close to somebody over the net like so much you actually think of them as your real life friend? (even tho you never met)
Yeah, it's ironic how it feels that we've known each other for a long time. You're always looking forward to hearing from that person, and you actually do think of them as your real-life friend.

04-13-2004, 07:19 PM	#1
almostgolden Offline Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 93	Online Friends! (Suvery) How many of you have good/close online friendships? Do you write letters back & forth to each other? "penpals" Send other little things such as cards, gifts thro snailmail? Talk thro Ims/emails? or even maybe talk over the phone? Have you ever felt really close to somebody over the net like so much you actually think of them as your real life friend? (even tho you never met)

04-13-2004, 07:34 PM	#2
Rainswept Offline Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Rhode Island Age: 32 Posts: 72	I have a few online friends that I have known for years, and we talk on the phone, send post cards, cards, letters, and they are people I genuinely care about __________________ And sometimes I feel like I can't even remember... And sometimes tears fall like rain in late November

04-13-2004, 07:37 PM	#3
justagirl Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: California Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 152	I have one. We used to talk all the time on the phone and online. Now, not so much. But yeah, I considered him a real friend. __________________ You can close your eyes to things you dont want to see, but you cant close your heart to things you dont want to feel. ~~You know its love when all you want is for that one person to be happy, even if you arent part of that happiness.~~

04-13-2004, 08:29 PM	#7
Christi84 Offline Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Age: 25 Posts: 36	I've had a few online friends that I cared about. One in particular, we've talked through email, IM, and phone for a little while now and I grew so attached to him that I just had to meet him. Meeting people from the internet face-to-face is something I never thought I'd do because I'm a bit of a skeptic, but he was just too wonderful, I had to find out if he was for real or too-good-to-be-true. I went to England last week for a week. It was wonderful! He was just as I'd imagined him to be. Enjoy your internet friendships..they could turn into something more valuable someday. __________________ Christi ~ * Don't let today's disappointments cast a shadow on tomorrow's dreams * ~ ~ * To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world * ~

04-19-2004, 01:23 PM	#9
Orange Offline Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 24	I too have many online friends. I play trivia in an msn group and I have met many wonderful people that way. Some are friends, some are just people I say hi to, and now, I'm proud to say, I'm dating one of them! We met saturday night and had a great time and I'm so glad we did. He's a great guy and I'm thankful for the trivia room that brought me to him. So yeah, online friends are a great thing to have. There's one girl who lives in Australia (really far from me here in Canada) that I can talk to about anything, and her with me, including how nervous I was meeting the guy lol. Nothing wrong with it at all! You could make some really good friends, and possible even have one of them become something more one day. __________________ Life is a journey, not a destination, so stop running.

04-13-2004, 07:52 PM	#4
almostgolden Offline Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 93	Thanks everyone who is replying. Its good to know that i am not the only one who has feeling for some online friends. I have alot of online friends but there are some that i care deeply for like i would a real friend.

04-13-2004, 08:00 PM	#5
Happy_Go_Lucky_Heb Offline Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 740	I have a couple too. No lol it's not wrong or anything to want online friends! Heb

07-19-2004, 01:18 AM	#10
trypanosoma Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 53	How many of you have good/close online friendships? Unfortunately, I've lost contact will most of the people I met online thru chat rooms or websites. I now have one close online friend, and hope that the result will not turn out to be like the rest. Do you write letters back & forth to each other? "penpals" Yup, we've been doing that for a while now. It's more like E-penpals though, with the addition of E-greeting cards. Talk thro Ims/emails? or even maybe talk over the phone? We talk through IM and E-mail, haven't considered talking over the phone. Have you ever felt really close to somebody over the net like so much you actually think of them as your real life friend? (even tho you never met) Yeah, it's ironic how it feels that we've known each other for a long time. You're always looking forward to hearing from that person, and you actually do think of them as your real-life friend. __________________ :changes: Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. ~ Henry James