How long would you wait to meet people off the Internet?

April 18, 2012 5:58pm CST
I have developed a few good online friendships with people on Twitter and Facebook and I am planning to meet a couple of them around the Summer. How long do you think you should wait before meeting someone online?.
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• Philippines
19 Apr 12
hi! over the past 2 years i've met several mylotters in person. some of them i continue to chat with outside of mylot and some i still go out with at present. meeting online friends in person for the first time varies from one person to another depending on my comfort level. if it's generally women that i've built instant rapport with, i don't wait too long... we just agree on the free time we both have. if it's men, it's usually several weeks until i get the vibe. if it's with a group, it's easy. if alone, i guess i have to be comfy first. but so far i've enjoyed meeting them outside of mylot.
• Philippines
19 Apr 12
yeah, proximity would play a role there. it's more convenient if they are near. the ones i've met live about 2-3 hours from where i am. and since i live outside of the metro, i'm the one who actually go to the city to visit with them. excluding one mylotter who lives about half an hour within the same area, where he usually picked me up or dropped me off or we met somewhat halfway.
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19 Apr 12
Thanks for the response. I live quite far from them so that is the only thing holding things back, I would have met them already if they lived nearer.
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• Philippines
19 Apr 12
I guess it depends on that someone. If you feel suspicious, then try interacting with that person longer before meeting up with him/her off the Internet. It's like getting to know the person first. Hope you have fun meeting with your online friends!
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19 Apr 12
Thanks for the response.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
19 Apr 12
Wait after meeting them online to meet them off line, do you mean? I think that depends on the person. I have met some people that I wouldn't worry a bit about meeting offline a few weeks after meeting (although it's always a good idea to meet in a public place) but some, I would hesitate to meet offline at all, even after knowing them for years. Follow your instinct, but be careful.
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19 Apr 12
I am not worried as I really get on with them and have so much in common, It's more of a general question.
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• Canada
19 Apr 12
It all depends on the people. Just like people off line, people are all different I met my husband on line, and we chatted for about three years before metting. We wanted to meet within the first year, but he was caring for a dying woman, and we wanted to wait till she passed away.
19 Apr 12
One thing I like about meeting online is that you can wait until you have got to know them before meeting up, I am talking about friendship as well as love. If you go for a few drinks with a new friend and it doesn't go so well then you might not continue it and could have lost out on a great friendship.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
25 Apr 12
I have a friend who meets her online friends really fast. Sometimes she has only chatted with them for some days or a week before they decide to meet in person. I have never met my online that friends after such a short period. I have found two of my close friends on the internet. One of my friends and I exchanged emails for a half a year or something like that before we met for the first time. When we met in real life we got along extremely well and we talked for hours. My other friend and I exchanged emails and chatted for some months. One day we exhchanged phonenumbers and we started writing text messages as well, and then we finally decided to meet. Our meeting also went well and we have been friends since that time.
26 Apr 12
I think I would do that if they lived in the same town as we could just meet where we go to regularly like a Pub for a Football match or something.
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
19 Apr 12
hi,good to hear that, you are going to meet your friends. There is no time limit, to say , that we can meet certain people , after soo much time. Only one thing we should keep in mind is, many times we fail to judge ,our close friends , with whom we spent a long time, so think well ..........
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19 Apr 12
Thanks for the response.
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