Are Your Online Friends Real?

Chris Pirillo Iomega 1TB eGo Deal Is the Zero G Weightless Experience Worth It? Yes! Can Geeks Fly in Zero Gravity? Preparing to Ride the Vomit CometAre Your Online Friends Real?

I know. I made friend online in the same country! Though my dad says to be careful I know she’s legit ^_^!

The difference for me is I can give my wife and buds a big hug.

I can’t (for the most part) do the same to the people I love and respect on-line.

I have more in common with my online friends than a lot of people I know in real life and that’s because I have the whole world available to me online. I can search for friends who hold the same interests as I do. I’m not limited by geography.

I agree completely. Besides…Online friends are real, you just haven’t verified it yet. LOL

None of my online friends are real. I make them up. In fact, I made you up. Who’d believe Chris Pirillo is real? Come on!

I think real world friends, no matter how fantastic they are, most likely became friends because of geographic proximity. Online friendships usually spring from strongly shared interests. That’s an edge for online right from the start.

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Sure they are real friendships. I have friends that I only go out drinking with. I have friends that I work with, friends that I can call when I really need a favor, or a laugh, and some of these are online, some are off. Some online relationships are based on a history of real life history. Perhaps we found each other on Facebook and haven’t seen each other since high school. But communicating with them via internet, phone, or face to face doesn’t make a difference to me. I’ve met several online friends, and some know more about me than anyone I’ve met in real life. If it endures, and is mutually satisfactory, it’s real.

My online friends know me the way none of my RL friends do. I can express myself more honestly online, therefor my online friends mean as much, if not more than my real friends. I say real friends but I don’t actually have many. IDK maybe I should get out more, but why? LOL

I love my online friends, but I live with 7 offline friends and despite the social networking aspects available on the net today for communication, there’s nothing quite like chowing down with my housemates and bantering (chatting, watching movies etc) in the flesh. Just having someone there, the chemistry of it, is important to me. I think I’d be lonely without offline friends even while having a lot online.

Even though I’m a geek I do like to go partying too!

I do believe that online friends are real. In some cases though people will mislead you and make you think their your friend. That’s why online safety is key.

I think there is a certain personality type that leads a totally different life online. I refer to them as social Lamprey eels. They are the people you introduce to people because you feel bad for them, but the only end up trying to emulate you. Then when you aren’t looking they try to take over your role in the social circle.

Sure, the Lamprey eel hasn’t evolved to more then a sock with teeth, but when it does..

To some extent they are real, but you may never know if thats how they act in reality. When I play an MMO I choose a Female character so I can get items out of people, sadly that works. Personally, as horrible as it sounds in games I try to use people as much as possible. So, I guess when comes down to something some one wants, they probably aren’t being themselves.

I hope they are real, but I know too many people that lead two lives in order to trust them fully.

I do have alot of friends online, some I know very well, even though I haven’t met them in person. so ya, they are real. the relationship is a little different however, since im not seeing that person, I can get away with more.

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