do you think that you can be freinds with people online?

@jhl930 (3601)
United States
February 27, 2009 4:22pm CST
i know with people online that i know, i basically just talk to them when i get online and nothing past that but i have heard of some people really making good friends with the people that they have met online and becoming really great friends and always staying friends with them, so i was just wondering what you all think, because i think that its possible you just have to watch what your doing with it...so do you think that you can be friends with people online? i would like to thank you in advance for taking the time out of your day to come by and read my discussion and try and help me with my discussion, thanks and have a safe and happy weekend, happy mylotting!
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
27 Feb 09
...so do you think that you can be friends with people online? ABSOLUTELY!! I've become very close friends with some of the ppl I've met online...I've been to their homes, they've been to mine, we have gone out partying together go our kids together and so on....
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@jhl930 (3601)
• United States
27 Feb 09
i think that its great if you can have success meeting people online and able to really get to know them like that and hopefully that will happen to more, thanks for taking the time to reply!
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• United States
27 Feb 09
i really do think you can be friends with people on line .i have yet to meet a really good friend from here i am sure they are out there .i dont always get to talk much with my triplets and my odd hours and other things going on.but i sure would love to meet a kind hearted friend that could really be trusted .just having the talks with the people here really does help.
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
28 Feb 09
yeah sure why not..i dont see a problem in it
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• United States
28 Feb 09
Yes, definitely... you just have to know them long enough for it to be considered a friendship. I have about... I'd say four online friends at the moment that I have never met in person (and likely won't for some time) that I honestly think would back me up in real life situations, should I need them to. And of course, I would do the same for them in a heartbeat. The trick? I've known all of them for a minimum of two years (four years for two of these friends). Maybe people are right about the internet not being a safe place, sometimes, but it's rather difficult to keep up a story for two plus years, don't you think? That, and I've spoken to one or two of them over the phone and whatnot, and have traded pictures. That's enough for me.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
27 Feb 09
I have never made a really close friend through online, but I think it is possible. I'm not on enough to make one though. But if I look, I'm sure I can make one too.
@alicia812 (646)
• Australia
28 Feb 09
Yes that is very possible. As a matter of fact I have personally organized and met some Mylotters when I came to visit Manila last year. Three of them I just met first time in that gathering and they are really good friends of mine until now. There are some people though that I thought will remain good online friends but they just disappeared online and did not keep in touch anymore which saddens me.
• India
28 Feb 09
Love and friendship knows no barriers, you could have good friendship through online too. If you having online friendship which you have never known the person earlier but by chatting or by sharing your feelings you could know the feelings of that guy. So with this you could have good friendship, because i have experience, i have one good friends through online and now we met each other too.
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
Hey jhl930! Yeah, I think so. We could be friends, right? I mean, it's possible and it do happen sometimes. It's just a matter of same interests and same outlook in life. I've some friends online that I check in and see how they've been once in a while and it's really a great thing. It's one of the things that makes you look forward to when you go online and surf on the web.
@youless (112562)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Feb 09
In fact I have made several really good friends via the net. The internet makes the world smaller. We can be able to make friends all over the world. It's fine to make friends via the net. Not everybody is a cheater. Most people are still nice. This is what I always believe. I love China
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
28 Feb 09
Hi jhl930, I think the internet has its own advantage and disadvantages. So it depends on our luck to get good friends in net. If we met somebody in net, that person is good in real life, who can be a good friend in net too. So the problem is with individuals. But the disadvantage in net is; it will take much time to understand the real character of the person we met in net. I have heard that people are getting married by meeting through online and many are leading happy married life too. The same way we can make good friends too. I have some good friends those I met in mylot only.
• India
28 Feb 09
It is actually possible to make friends online and become really good friends. i have at least 5 friends who I had met online only. i have met 3 in person since then and we still remain good friends. I often chat with all five of them. Three of them have become good family friends. My wife knows them too. Two are not in my country so i have not been able to meet them but we stay in touch and hope to meet some day. I treasure my friends.
@annierose (21571)
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
hi jhl930, It is not impossible to make friends online.Men are social being and cannot live alone. We need someone whom we can share our everyday lives. To share our moment of laughters, sadness or tears. That is how God created us. Well, I can say that mylotter members included you, can be a good online friend. Ever since I got an internet connection here in our home, what I first did is to find someone whom I can talk to. I am really very interested meeting different people across the globe. I can see that mylot is one good site in which I can gain good online friends.I see so many mylotters here who are so kind and smart.I learn so much from many people. From them, I can say that I am a new person who thinks now outside of the box.Isn't it when you are receiving so many different views, your horizon somehow widens? Aside from that, I really feel good when I know that I have friends not only here in our country but also outside. This makes me feel that I am not alone. That even if I have no time to go outside, I can still chat with my online friends. Indeed, having a friend online can be considers a treasure for me.It makes me see the the earth, a good place to live in.I hope you can see the advantages also. Happy mylotting
28 Feb 09
Sure you can. The thing to remember is that it is online friend. That can be different as long as they are online only. Most likely there are some things that are true and some things that are not. But that is what makes it better sometimes I guess. Watch out for those reality crashes !!!!
• United States
28 Feb 09
yeah i think you can be friends with people online, i mean ehy not?? some people are really nice and you can end up being best friends with the person.
• United States
28 Feb 09
jhl930 Yes I think you can build friendships with people you meet online, if two people on consisenting.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
28 Feb 09
It will lot depend upon the two persons, who are communicating, what is their level of understanding and what is their level of maturity. It is not difficult to make on-line friends, provided you play the game honestly and with due sincerity and you need to respect the other fellow for his/her privacy and other such things.
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
I don't mind being friends with some people online. I have many friends online and most of them are from places away from me. We are helping each other and we always talked on yahoo.
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
Definitely, I think so. Of course it's only online that we are able to communicate with them. I do have many online friends. I am a member of some social networking sites like facebook, friendster, mylot of course, and many more. I log in to my facebook account and notice some of my friends who are online, I take the chance to chat with with them.
@Nancy312 (282)
• China
28 Feb 09
I never have such close friends online till now,perhaps it's because of my personalities,since i'm introvorted and have passive character,and generally i won't be actively to make friends with others online,so,if online, others always add me first then we begin to chat.Now i have a friend online,we always have a chatting.Although we are not such close friends,i think he is a kindly friend.
@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
28 Feb 09
I have several friend that I have made online, and have known several years already. We keep in touch online, through email, instant messenger, by phone, and by mail. We send letter, birthday, anniversary, and holiday cards. We contact each other if we have a problem, or help the other out if they are having a problem, we have gotten each other through difficult times, and also depressing times. I was fortunate to meet one of my online friends, it was like we had known each other all our lives. She was just as nice in person as she is online.
@bubbletush (1332)
• Philippines
28 Feb 09
definitely YES! I have met quite a handful of people online and became friends with them. Some of them I have already met in person while the others I am hoping to meet someday. You will be surprised that there are actually lots of good people online.