People You've Never Met

[nageov3t]

I differentiate between my online friends and my actual friends.

it's like the same as having work or school friends -- people you're friends with in a certain venue, but whom you never converse with outside of class or off the clock.

 

[ScoobMaster]

On another note, back in 2005 I joined a popup camping forum (www.popupexplorer.com) when I bought my new camper. One of the members nearby in NY state posted a message that he was going to Watkins Glen on a certain weekend if anybody wanted to join him. The result was a 50+ member family rally that is now an annual event. I have made some GREAT friends that i now camp with every year from that 1st meet.

My wife thought I was NUTS when I told her we were camping with people I met on the internet back then. Now we look forward to getting together with the friends we have made from that forum.

 

[moshquerade]

On another note, back in 2005 I joined a popup camping forum (www.popupexplorer.com) when I bought my new camper. One of the members nearby in NY state posted a message that he was going to Watkins Glen on a certain weekend if anybody wanted to join him. The result was a 50+ member family rally that is now an annual event. I have made some GREAT friends that i now camp with every year from that 1st meet.

My wife thought I was NUTS when I told her we were camping with people I met on the internet back then. Now we look forward to getting together with the friends we have made from that forum.

Nice :thumbsup:

I usually make an annual trip to The Glen too. It's one big party.

 

[zokudu]

Well does meeting someone IRL after having met them online just confirm Mosh's claims? Because now you've met them and if you were really friends you wuld attempt to meet them.

/mindfuck?

 

[AMDZen]

Linked and responded. I don't think either link did anything but satisfy you for calling me on it.

You can't see how the context of all other 9 things posted in the link brings clarity to the one thing you did post?

You are so dense

 

[moshquerade]

You can't see how the context of all other 9 things posted in the link brings clarity to the one thing you did post?

You are so dense

You know, everyone is doing find discussing this. I posted this to entice discussion. I was only interested in one section of the article and I expanded on that.

I am not posting this to get graded on it. So get off me.

 

[moshquerade]

Well does meeting someone IRL after having met them online just confirm Mosh's claims? Because now you've met them and if you were really friends you wuld attempt to meet them.

/mindfuck?

I would tend not to agree with what the author suggested. I think an online acquaintance can be called a friend. There can definitely be some exact feelings of friendship present whether you've spoken to the person in person or not.

 

[TecHNooB]

I differentiate between my online friends and my actual friends.

it's like the same as having work or school friends -- people you're friends with in a certain venue, but whom you never converse with outside of class or off the clock.

this

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I met someone here, and then met them in real life. We already knew a lot about each other, so it was like seeing an old friend, instead of meeting a stranger. Plenty to talk about, and it pisses me off I missed him the last couple of times he was in town.

So, I definitely disagree. They say like 1 in 5 romances start online now, I think that is pretty telling too.

Think of it this way: It helps you get off on the right foot. Instead of perhaps making that unfortunate bad first impression.

But hey, I think everyone should roll the way they choose. There are a lot of creepers out there, so being stand offish, particularly women that are, is very understandable.