Real Life Friends Vs Online Friends
By KrauseHome
@KrauseHome (36448)
United States
February 12, 2008 10:05pm CST
I am sure many of us have a lot of friends. We all have the people we can talk to about anything going on in our life where we talk about our interests, Dreams, hobbies, fears, past accomplishments, etc. But what I am wondering is how many of us really have people we feel we can tell everything too, and feel they understand, and will be there for us no matter what.
I know personally I have like 2-3 in person I can really talk with and go out with, etc. but then I have one I am really close with online to the point we now talk on the phone a lot of the time, and even had the pleasure of meeting in person last September. She is old enough to be my Mom, so this is a plus as well.
Honestly, I feel it is up to us who we choose to really allow in our lives as Friends, and if they will want to be there for us in the thick and thin. But for me, I appreciate all of my friends no matter who they are, and am Glad I have had the chance to have them in my life. I feel no matter where and who you are, you should never limit yourself from allowing people in your life to become a friend. Just because you're a friend, does not always mean you have to agree with everything that they do all of the time either.
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
13 Feb 08
I have a couple of bestest friends in real life. One female and one male. I can tell them anything and ask them anything, they are my friends for life. Thats a nice feeling too, when you know you have a friend that will be your friend for life. I have some friends here on mylot that I have enjoyed getting to know better and better. There are several here that I just know we would be good friends in real life. There are so many here that I would just love to meet in real life. The way I look at it. "A stranger is a friend that I haven't met yet".
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@shakeroo (3986)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 08
I have a few real life friends and a lot online friends and a few of those online friends are also real life friends and they are there depends on the situation and occasions since every friends is different from one another and that makes the whole friendship a beautiful thing to have in life.
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@GardenGerty (159865)
• United States
13 Feb 08
Having friends at home, at work and online just adds a certain richness to our lives. I would miss you friends of mine if you were not here online. I have some friends that I rarely hear from, but enjoy when I do, and others I see at church or at work. Each friend brings something special to me. I hope I do the same for them.
@shootergirl78 (426)
• Canada
13 Feb 08
I have 3 friends in real life that i can tell anything to. I have been friends with them for about 25 years and being that we are only 29. That's an entire life time lol. I have 2 online friends that I can talk to about anything, I would love one day meet them and have a conversation face to face rather then on the phone. My mom and hubby are close "friends" to me as well, I find I can tell them anything and they dont judge me either. My mom has been through alot with me and very easily could of turned me out but she chose to stick with me. I agree with you and we should allow people in our lifes. I do but very cautiously because I dont have alot of trust in people due to things that I have been through
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@bongkarpasang (1377)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 08
hi. in real life I have three friends I can talk about interests and some sharing of private discussions, etc. and I have lots of online friends to discuss general things from A to Z. and I also appreciate all of my friends no matter who they are, where and what they are. there are sometimes arguments with them, and I think that is life, we don't have to agree on everything they say, each people has their own points of view. so, this is about the freedom to speak. :)
@histechnoangel (356)
• United States
13 Feb 08
Lately my real life friends have pretty much abandoned me. I have mebbe 1-3 friends I can still count on. I like my online friends, and I even have international penpals.
@cydzzj (354)
• Australia
13 Feb 08
I have a lots of friends. Some are very closed. Some are just general friends. I will talk about anything going on in my life to about less than 10 friends. But actually, sometimes I may be talk the things like my secret to a stranger who is met online. Of course I will not tell him or she who am I, and also do not care who is he or she. I just talk the things I do not want to tell the other people who know me.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
13 Feb 08
I agree krause! (((THUMBS UP))) i meet a friend online which is now my closest friend. she's like my mom and i like here because she treat me like her own son...when i visit her house she introduce me to all his sons and daughters, family friends and so on. i like her most...i am very thankful to her and to God, i meet such a very nice person.
@Psychotic (5)
• United States
13 Feb 08
A few people come to mind that I can talk to about pretty much anything. They are all people I actually recently met too. Most of my friends are potheads, and they aren't so understanding sometimes. If I hang out in a large group with these friends it's like I have to put on a slightly different persona.
I think it's really important that if you want to have a friend to talk to about anything, you should have different hobbies and interests but similar ideas. The whole reason my friends can be so understanding of me is because I show the same understanding, despite having little in common.
As far as internet goes, I use that mostly just for fun, light-hearted chatting. I find it hard to bond with somebody when I can't even pick up on their mannerisms and tone of voice. The english languange allows for a lot of expression and emotion, but it's still not the same as talking to somebody face to face. I guess it makes it easier to say things when you aren't face to face, but at the same time, that makes it have less meaning. It doesn't take much for a person to open up to somebody they don't know and can easily cut ties with...
