Depends on your definition of friend, if you mean you talk to them, play games with them not really. If you sit down and have skype dates and just sit there talking..maybe.
Actually it is easier to meet people online. BUT you must have real life friends. There is nothing better then face to face convo. As long as you have at least one in real life friend then you are ok. If you only have online friends...that's a problem.
Face to face > talking to people on the internet. Im starting to think these so called social networks arent as social at all. I've fount by using these social networks, I feel more distant than close to my friends. Because of it, I use the telephone (:shock: ) more or meet up in person after class or work to really socialize and to see what x, y, and z has been up to. This facebook and myspace things are just crap and people are forgetting how to carry out everyday conversations when the time comes for them to speak up.
There is nothing better then face to face convo.MgamerBD
From my experiance it's no different from an online chat. The important thing is that the conversation is with someone you're close with, most people have just never got anywhere near as close to people online as they have offline.
I've never quite understood how someone can consider an individual they never met in person as a friend. I find it rather sad.
QuebecSuperstar
Agreed. People can act way different over the internet than they are in person. Maybe if you talk to them on the phone alot but even still I wouldn't consider them my friend.
To the TC, aslong as you have a few good friends than you should be fine, and if you want more you just need to get out and meet new people, it's the only way to meet new friends.
[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]There is nothing better then face to face convo.markop2003
From my experiance it's no different from an online chat. The important thing is that the conversation is with someone you're close with, most people have just never got anywhere near as close to people online as they have offline. No there is a huge diffeence. You can talk, laugh, see each other body language. You can touch a person and make memories instead of being stuck in the house. There is a huge difference. Just the other day I decided to meet with a high school and I did. We talked for hours about our life, laughed, walked around and saw how far we came from high school. I got memories because of it, I found out that he is still the lil bro I can talk with from high school. Its being there that makes the difference. Its finding out that the person is still a friend and can have a good time.
I believe friends are friends, the only difference is that you share a stronger connection with your real-life friends. And online friends are not avatars! :|
I have an increasingly growing group of people I play and chat online with. Don't know if I would consider them friends, but I enjoy playing with most of them more than spending time with actual real life friends.
the definition of a friend online and in real life are very different. online friends are created with a click of a mouse while real life friends require a lot more than clicking.
Your standards are just lower for online friends than real ones. So long as you're not unhappy with the amount of real life friends you have, you're fine.
I think its important to have a mix, you shouldn't go out of your way for online friends. For example don't cancel going out or something to stay at home and socialize with people over the internet, you should put the real people in your life first. Online friends can be great honestly but don't let them take the top priority 8)
I have a few people I socialize with online, only 3 people and I enjoy talking to them. I just know alot more friends in real life
[QUOTE="markop2003"][QUOTE="MgamerBD"]There is nothing better then face to face convo.MgamerBD
From my experiance it's no different from an online chat. The important thing is that the conversation is with someone you're close with, most people have just never got anywhere near as close to people online as they have offline. No there is a huge diffeence. You can talk, laugh, see each other body language. You can touch a person and make memories instead of being stuck in the house. There is a huge difference. Just the other day I decided to meet with a high school and I did. We talked for hours about our life, laughed, walked around and saw how far we came from high school. I got memories because of it, I found out that he is still the lil bro I can talk with from high school. Its being there that makes the difference. Its finding out that the person is still a friend and can have a good time.
Not to say that I disagree with you, but I have memories with people Ive only met online, some of my best memories are of playing WoW back in the day witha bunch of real life friends and friends we only knew online.
But yeah its probably good to go meet real friends but hey, friends are friends whether online or in real life.
Nope, it's not bad. So long as you actually have real friends there's no issue. Hell, if you can meet some of the online friends they become real-life friends, so there's no issue.
I don't see it that way honestly. I have 80 or so "Friends" on my facebook page, but I have a group of 8 or so very tight friends. The number of friends isn't quite as important so much as to the closeness of the friends you have in real life. For instance I knew people in high school who were "friends" with everyone, but they didn't have anyone they were actually close to. I on the other hand kept a close group of friends and even though we were a small group we always had each other's backs and still do to this day for that matter.
No it's okay. In a way it could be a good thing. Sometimes the people you think are your friends can turn around and backstab you badly. So, would you rather get backstabbed in real life or through an online friend?
[QUOTE="MgamerBD"][QUOTE="markop2003"] From my experiance it's no different from an online chat. The important thing is that the conversation is with someone you're close with, most people have just never got anywhere near as close to people online as they have offline.Bane_09
No there is a huge diffeence. You can talk, laugh, see each other body language. You can touch a person and make memories instead of being stuck in the house. There is a huge difference. Just the other day I decided to meet with a high school and I did. We talked for hours about our life, laughed, walked around and saw how far we came from high school. I got memories because of it, I found out that he is still the lil bro I can talk with from high school. Its being there that makes the difference. Its finding out that the person is still a friend and can have a good time.
Not to say that I disagree with you, but I have memories with people Ive only met online, some of my best memories are of playing WoW back in the day witha bunch of real life friends and friends we only knew online.
But yeah its probably good to go meet real friends but hey, friends are friends whether online or in real life.
So on your deathbed your going to have flashbacks of playing WoW with online friends :?. I'm sorry I love my online friends too but you have to draw a line between reality and fantasy.
I don't have that many real life friends either, only a couple admittedly. Never really was good with people. I think any social interaction is better than none whether it's in real life or online. But I agree that you should still have at least one friend in real-life.
I've never quite understood how someone can consider an individual they never met in person as a friend. I find it rather sad.
QuebecSuperstar
If you have frequent conversations with them, play games online with them and get to know them enough over the internet, than they do start to seem like friends. Some people are different online than in real life, but facts like the state they live in, their age, hobbies etc. still stay the same so you do know them and become friends, unless they are lying of course.
I have more friends here on GS, but a "friend" on GS is just someone who I added just cause or because I liked their post or something. I hardly ever talk to anyone here or interact with them like I do my real life friends.
Number of friends doesn't really matter that much. Quality of relationships does matter and I think the most rewarding relationships involve being able to interact in real life.
Actually it is easier to meet people online. BUT you must have real life friends. There is nothing better then face to face convo. As long as you have at least one in real life friend then you are ok. If you only have online friends...that's a problem.MgamerBD
Yeah, this is true. They've been times when I've probably had 100+ online friends that I would talk to on a regular basis through MMOs and etc. Compare that to 3-4 rl friends that I actually talk to on a regular basis and yeah, but you're right as long as you have one rl friend it's all good.
EDIT: OFC most of those 100+ online friends weren't real friends as now that I've quit the clans, games and etc. I probably only still talk to about three to four of themthrough other means of communication.
Define friends. Your online "friends" may be people you talk to, but not the people you're going out with on the weekend. Nothing wrong with having anonymous friends, but you should definitely make real friends.
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