Facebook friends, can we trust them?
By juhrina029
@juhrina029 (158)
Philippines
June 25, 2012 4:44am CST
Actually, I am a regular user of facebook and I have a lot of friends from other parts of the world. All of them are really good to me, we chat and share our thoughts and every things that happen to our lives. But, can we really trust them? I am not saying that I don't trust my fb friends, but I just needed your insights about this. I am actually talking about a friend of mine in facebook. She is so good and nice to me but she never upload her personal pics because of some reason, she didn't tell me. She's a lady living in Pakistan and a Doctor. How about you? id you have a friend like this one too?
10 responses
@Striker10 (17)
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25 Jun 12
I think that you have to ask yourself, who can you trust? Even in real life, you can't trust everyone. She's not told you, so there's not much you can do. You have to take everything with a pinch of salt and if after 20/30 years you're still in contact, then perhaps you've made it but people come and go. The friends are the ones who remain. To answer your question, no not always - but it's like that in all walks of life. goodluck
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@juhrina029 (158)
• Philippines
25 Jun 12
You;re right. Friends remain even after struggles in life. They would remain at my side. If every that person isn't lying to me, then maybe someday, we can be friends not only on facebook.
@god_is_good (683)
• Philippines
25 Jun 12
There are a lot of people who can be an acquaintance in any social networking site. However, there is no definite way of really knowing who are true and untrue. Meeting someone at fb doesn't mean that you are already friends. Being a friend carries a lot of meaning and responsibilities. Acquaintances are not the same with friends. True friends goes farther than mere acquaintance. There are ways we can know if someone is true or not. It's just a matter of time and some strategies.
@juhrina029 (158)
• Philippines
25 Jun 12
Thanks for the respond, i will bear that in mind always. It's just, whenever we chat, I forgot that I do not actually know her
@much2say (55905)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Jun 12
Your friends on Facebook . . . did you meet them there or do you really know them in person? All of my friends on my friends list (except about 2) are people I know personally. I think I can just about trust everyone, but, I don't give away my personal info to anyone unless we are truly close friends. I mean, I've reunited with some people in the past on Facebook - but I doubt we would ever need to get together or anything - so there is no need to give them such information. But photos, I don't mind if everyone sees . . . I would trust them that much at least (only like I said I know these people).
@earningmember (914)
• Canada
26 Jun 12
I have few like this but it hasn't turn my down! All my FB friends I know them all and I make a point to only accept those which have same thing on common!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
26 Jun 12
I also have a lot of friends in facebook and several of them I don't know personally. While it is true that we should not trust anybody personally, it is also good to know other people from other part of the world. Just be cautious and never put your personal details online.
@riempie9 (1021)
• South Africa
26 Jun 12
No, you don't really want to either; they're not bosom buddy friends. I treat this like a working relationship. It is what it is, but for intellectual stimulation it is better to discuss with people who can talk knowledgeably.
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Jun 12
I don't add people i do not know personally in facebook. Since i don't think it is a good practice since many people like to fool others in social networking sites. If ever i do have a friend in fb that i do not know personally, i never share personal information..just the name. One can never be too careful.
