..making friends online?
By subhojit10
@subhojit10 (7375)
India
March 21, 2013 2:25am CST
Hey guys, i wont be wrong if i say that our life has now became public so much so that we have involved internet in our daily lives completely. One such example would be the formation of relationships through online ways.
I have been using internet since years and feel lucky that i have always used the online forum in a positive way such that i get benefited. i have made so many friends through online ways who have become closer friends with me with time. i cannot say that we have become inseparable friends but we have certainly shared a good relationship. In fact i have seen how many of my friends have fallen in love through online ways and have eventually tied the knot with them also. there are many friends that i have befriended through online ways and i m thankful to the online forum for this thing. But at times we might also fall prey to wrong friends so we have to be watchful of our moves, their approach and actions and play safe.
i would like to know what r your comments on making relations through online ways? Do u have close online friends? Do u share a strong relationship with someone who u have met online? Please do share your thoughts!
11 responses
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
28 Mar 13
Wow that is great to hear that u have made some really amazing friends who have helped you not only morally but financially as well and for this you should be thankful to the internet which has worked wonders for you in this regard. i am glad that internet has helped people get close friends without which this would have never happened. truly magical!
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Yeah i agree to you on this that, initially every thing might seem a bit different and weird but it depends on our acceptance and thinking of whether upgrading our friendship or not, there r many good and bad stories of online friendship so we have to be smart while doing it.
@Raine38 (12389)
• United States
22 Mar 13
Online friendships is not for everyone, but I have a few friends that I just met through the internet and until now, we're still good friends. Some of them I have already met in person, while a few remain unseen in the flesh. But that doesn't make the friendship any less special.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
22 Mar 13
yeah, it is same my case, meeting through internet is just a way to start a nice friendship. The most important is how we treat to friends
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
@Raine38-
Yes u are absolutely right, even i have met many online friends in person while there r some who have always asked me to meet somewhere but somehow it has never materialized. But still we all have a good relationship to share that matters the most actually. It is not always important to meet people to upgrade our relationship with them.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
@ryanong-
u have pointed towards a very crucial point that no doubt we might have many online friends but what is important is how we treat them and how we allow them to treat us as it plays a vital role in building up the relationships online and take it to the next level.
@santwana_veddika (2018)
• India
28 Mar 13
but subhojit for ladies it is difficult to make a friend online because if we disclose our details we don't know that other side people are good or bad . so we must be more alert than the boy .
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
31 Mar 13
yes dear friend, u are absolutely right it is not safe for the ladies at all to disclose all her details to someone unless and until she knows that person before or that person is from her family and the rising cases of crimes against the ladies is a bright example of this. so it is not that only girls should be alert but guys should also stay watchful over their online activities.
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
29 Mar 13
I do have some good online friends and I love making friends online.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
31 Mar 13
i am glad to hear that u have some good online friends and that is the essence of being online as it throws away a host of opportunities to make contacts, socialize with others and then make life long friends who would be by your side. besides it is also encouraging to hear that u r loving your interest of making friends online and i hope u continue to do the same.
@danix1982 (593)
• Philippines
22 Mar 13
i don't see any bad ways in making friends online, there is a pros and cons when making friends online and not all people can be trust, i think there should go far in knowing person's online. As i have experienced when i had my bf online it is not easy because your in a long distance relationship,aside from being far to each other the trust was really hard to build and argued cannot be avoided but in making friends there is nothing wrong, it is really cool to meet friends around the world.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Yeah as u have mentioned there r both merits n demerits in having friends online as it depends on how we capitalize on it. i have made many friends online and we all share a good rapport with each other, and in fact we all have met in person as well, although some distant online friends i have not yet and still hope to meet them one day.
@ladypretty (3)
•
22 Mar 13
As for me,yes i do have some online friends.And like me as i'm just learning in this kind of world,i'm very watchful as we know nowadays that there are so many scam.I've experience as i'm about to be fallen for him,but luckily i received a message from a friend also that his after only for a money.So,i can say that in this kind of world,no one is true.I don't know about some others are just very lucky to find a true one in this kind of world,that they ended up on tied the knot.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Yeah u r absolutely right, while some have a fairy tale on internet there are also some who fall prey to wrong company and eventually they get to know that they have fallen into wrong hands. I have been a victim of this thing also so i am also playing safe while making friends online.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Mar 13
I have two close friends that I have met on the internet. In the beginning we were online friends and we exchanged emails and chatted. After some time we exchanged phonenumbers and started talking on the phone as well. In 2003 I met one of those friends for the first time and we got along icredibly well right from the first meeting. Today (10 years later) we are still close friends. I met the other online friend in 2007. I went to her town and I met my friend and her husband. We also got along very well and we arranged other meetings after the first meeting. Today we have still very close friends.
At the moment I have a couple of online friends that I haven't met. Some of them live abroad so it is not easy to arrange a meeting, but I hope that we will get the chance to meet one day. Two of my online friends are from my own country. We have been in touch via emails for a long time, but we have never met in real life.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Wow, i am so happy to hear that u had made two lovely friends thanks to your online life and i am sure the relationship will grow stronger in the future as well. It is so inspiring to hear that u have made friends online and have met in person and the relationship is still going strong.
Yeah i am sure those whom u have not met in person, time would surely get u all together just as u have met your other two friends.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
21 Mar 13
I have made friend online as well. Actually, when I was still working online, we would often have online collaborations. Most of the times it would be about work and other times, well, we goof off. We all live in the same country although live far from one another.
I am still in touch with one of them until this day, but since he is already working in an office, we seldom get the chance to chat.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Oh that's great to hear that u have made friends online as well and since u r working online u will get to know and deal with many clients online and hence there is a scope to build up healthy relationships also. i am happy that u have made a friend through this only and i know though u guys seldom chat but still the friendship is alive.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Hey i am so glad to hear that u have made so many friends online and i think it must be very interesting for u whenever u would be meeting those online friends in person. that would be making the meeting even more interesting as the trepidation to meet those friends whom u have met online would be there in the heart. Even i have made many friends online and have met in person also.
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
22 Mar 13
I'm not a socially active person offline. And I don't really have any interest to look for friends online. That is probably one reason I have never been interested in Facebook. This forum is about as socially online as I get. I have never had a Facebook account, and I do not know anyone here whom I know offline or vice versa.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
I am glad to hear that u do not have any interest to make friends online. As u have mentioned that this forum has a different environment that makes it so homely and provides a perfect surrounding to bring everyone us together which is the best part of being here online. But honestly i have always enjoyed being on Face book as i have made many friends over there.
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@skyandgrassplot (1497)
• China
22 Mar 13
I have a few online friends but we never meet each other in the real life,we just keep in touch in internet,I think it is good because we will always keep the good impression about each other.
And I have a wish,and that is I hope I can have a oversea online friend,I mean the close one and if we have the chance we can meet each other and because close friend in the real life.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
24 Mar 13
Oh yes u r right it is always better to play safe online and keep our online friendship limited to internet only so that later on we do not have any regrets or negativity in our mind. Ah, i hope your wish of having an oversea friend comes true very soon so that u both can stay close together always.
