Online friends - better than reality?

Over the course of my life, I've met many people who are very important to me online. It is easier to be open with people online, to share, to find things in common... there is so much that is easier online for those of us who aren't usually very socially inclined. In some cases those online friendships moved into the physical world, like when I moved to where my husband and I now live to be with him, and therefore got to meet many of the people I had been talking to online that he already knew offline. In some cases, they haven't yet moved offline, but I hope that at some time they might. I have a lot of online friends that mean a lot to me, and a couple that I treasure just as much or more than my offline friends. I don't see anything wrong with that at all, actually. I think the internet is just one more way of connecting with people who might have something to teach you, or whom you might have something to teach, or who might just have some fun together. =)

i think sometime online friends are better than real friends,because sometime we can't talk something private to our real friends,but online ones is ok. you can talk to him/her much open and relax.

I would say for me it is 50/50.I love both my reality friends and also my online friends.Both have helped me out immensely and I also love giving my support and sharing laughs.One thing about my 'reality' friends,they are not always available to me. They have personal lives and also work.Now when it comes for the internet,I have friends all over and there is always someone available.ALWAYS.I have been friends with my reality friends mostly for over 30+ years,and many of my online friends for at least 7 yrs.

i will talk something with my internet friends, but not do it with my real friends. and i will talk something with my real friends, but not do it with my internet friends. So it is not necessary to make a compare between online friends and real friends. they are all my friends the difference is that we talk with them about different topics.

I have many online friends and value their friendship. But I prefer to see my offline friends, as we can go out, share some fun. Online friends are great pals to talk to, play games with and listen to but being face to face with a friend is important to a relationship. I love all my online friends and hope one day to meet with all of them!

I agree that online friends are better, more true in expressing their feelings, more supportive in sharing advices and ideas without asking in return, more fun to discover qualities every day that you communicate, they are nice, and the level of friendship is more fun, through this small window we learn to share our thoughts,feelings and insights.But not all online friends are like than, u can seldom find them coz they are endangered species, if u met a friend make the most of it, maybe online or for real at least you had a friend.

I think it is sad that today alot of us have more online friends then "real" friends. I have found you get more honesty when asking for advice and such and you can be alot more open. Also, I think alot of people find it easier with conflicting schedules, kids, and such to have ore online friends that friends that call you at any moment or stop over when you are busy. Online friendships are easier to maintain and take little effort. Sad but true.

it depends actually. i have met a lot people online and became good friends of mine but also some of them did not come as they should be. it really depends you know. being a better or best friend does not actually rely whether they are from online source of offline.

No its never possible. ya online friends r better in some ways but its true that they r not wit u when u want them badly. ya u can share ur fellings online but u need a real person infront of u wit whom u can talk, play, party.....

I think there are a lot of cheater.So you can't tell others your private things.However,you may share your happy and sad with online friends.In many occasion,maybe you can made good friends.Example,mylot.Online friends don't envy you.I think online friends is better than friends in reality.

There are alot of real people that you can see on the net and there are also annoying people. Just go to the right place and you will see a lot of great friends.

it's more easier... to be or have an online-friend or friendship. why? because people opening easier, it's a non-faced, not-in-live thing. It's OK if somebody shows his / her own face but before me somebody wrote there's a lots of cheeder. Man who is woman at real, old who is young at real, lots of variations. In our country there is a good sentence: Who came from far, talk what he want. But people can make friendships more easier because no stress on internet (am i good for her, my face, my body, etc) they just talk. So, from one point, there's lots of cheeders. But another point is you can find friends here but without internet you hadn't chance to find them.