Keeping in touch with good/close online friends.

didyoumissme? · 08-04-2004, 02:17 PM

Hey Everyone. I was wondering if theres any good tips out there on how to keep online friendship(s) alive.
I know its hard but I think if you really care about the person it can be done. True? Any opinions, suggestions?
I have an online close friend who I actually consider a real friend even tho we never met in person. We known each other for almost 3 years.
And still to this day were still talking. I send him postcards/letters from time to time. Even little gifts occasionally if i see something he might like.
We sometimes talk on IM's but mainly thro emails. I call him sometimes and he calls me too sometimes. He actually called me yesterday
he just wanted to say hey and see what i was up too =) That made my day. I missed his call tho so I had to email him when i gotten home.
Anyhow, my point is that this friend is really imporant to me and i always worry that since alot of our friendship is online that it may die one day.
I dont want it to die, i want to make it last for a long time maybe even forever.
Has anyone been in my situation? Love a online friend so much that you will do almost anything to keep your friendship alive?

Any help is appericated

Thanks,

didyoumissme? · 08-04-2004, 02:25 PM

or maybe its just me and our friendship is fine? I'm just worrying to much?

Roffler · 08-04-2004, 02:28 PM

Just try to converse about once a week or so, send pics back and forth. I know I have met a large number of people online whom I keep in contact with, whether they are hockey fans (Go Leafs Go) or forum users like this. Talk about whatever, whenever both are online. That's really the only way to keep in touch, is to communicate.

Double J · 08-04-2004, 09:24 PM

Yeah, keep exchanging pics and e-mails.

Amoretto · 08-05-2004, 05:52 AM

hey,there, i think you have done lots of things to keep this online friendship which are very good! and one thing i should tell you: nothing can last forever! if you always think about how to keep things forever, it will make you not feeling good and get a lot of pressure , you wont be happy! so my point is " let it be"
good luck

08-04-2004, 02:17 PM	#1
didyoumissme? Offline Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: (USA) Gender: Female Posts: 337	Keeping in touch with good/close online friends. Hey Everyone. I was wondering if theres any good tips out there on how to keep online friendship(s) alive. I know its hard but I think if you really care about the person it can be done. True? Any opinions, suggestions? I have an online close friend who I actually consider a real friend even tho we never met in person. We known each other for almost 3 years. And still to this day were still talking. I send him postcards/letters from time to time. Even little gifts occasionally if i see something he might like. We sometimes talk on IM's but mainly thro emails. I call him sometimes and he calls me too sometimes. He actually called me yesterday he just wanted to say hey and see what i was up too =) That made my day. I missed his call tho so I had to email him when i gotten home. Anyhow, my point is that this friend is really imporant to me and i always worry that since alot of our friendship is online that it may die one day. I dont want it to die, i want to make it last for a long time maybe even forever. Has anyone been in my situation? Love a online friend so much that you will do almost anything to keep your friendship alive? Any help is appericated Thanks,

08-04-2004, 09:24 PM	#4
Double J Offline Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 494	Yeah, keep exchanging pics and e-mails. __________________ - Everything happens for a reason.

08-04-2004, 02:25 PM	#2
didyoumissme? Offline Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: (USA) Gender: Female Posts: 337	or maybe its just me and our friendship is fine? I'm just worrying to much?

08-04-2004, 02:28 PM	#3
Roffler Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 201	Just try to converse about once a week or so, send pics back and forth. I know I have met a large number of people online whom I keep in contact with, whether they are hockey fans (Go Leafs Go) or forum users like this. Talk about whatever, whenever both are online. That's really the only way to keep in touch, is to communicate.

08-05-2004, 05:52 AM	#5
Amoretto Offline Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: new zealand Age: 26 Posts: 30	hey,there, i think you have done lots of things to keep this online friendship which are very good! and one thing i should tell you: nothing can last forever! if you always think about how to keep things forever, it will make you not feeling good and get a lot of pressure , you wont be happy! so my point is " let it be" good luck