Making friends on the net
By @mayka123
@mayka123 (16584)
India
February 16, 2011 4:24am CST
I have made a lot of friends on the net especially on mylot. For me friendship means a give and take relationship, communicating regularly, caring and sharing. We have different levels of friendship with different people based on our frequency of interaction,and the way we vibe with each other. The internet has helped us cross geographical and language barriers.
I have been lucky in making a lot of friends in this virtual world. I love to interact with my friends,and try to keep in touch with most of them through telephone and internet. Sometimes circumstances have forced me to be away from them but I dont think my friends have felt hurt because I have ignored them.
How has your journey been in this virtual world??? Lets hear your experiences.
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15 responses
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
18 Feb 11
Hi Mayka
Hope u must be doing well.
Well, i have Lots of virtual friends, and sure friendship is friendship,either its real or virtual, meaning remain same and must be treated likely. Infect i must say that i have more virtual friends as compre to real friends.
I have met very few of virtual friends, but i stay in contact with them via email
Take care
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
18 Feb 11
Hi Cupid,
So finally you are back on mylot. Welcome back.
I must say you have come here after a very long time. You are one of my friends whom I have met on mylot and with whom I communicate via email. Like you I too have more virtual friends than real friends.
@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
17 Feb 11
You left me without words!! You just express what I feel deeply =) hehe... Blessings!... Dainy
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
17 Feb 11
i have never tried to actually gather up friends and continue to communicate with them through the internet... most of my friends are from highschool and colleges and work. i chat but i never got past the hi and hello and how are you stage to ever consider chat mates my friend.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
19 Feb 11
I think in the beginning I too was like you. I would not go beyond the hi and hello stage. But that is not so now. I now communicate regularly with my virtual friends. And if at anytime I want to cut them off from my friend list that option is mine alone.
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
16 Feb 11
I have more friends here than in the real world mayka , you being one of them.I am not in regular touch but I do chat once a while or send some interesting mail.I am not aware of whether they have felt hurt but I tel them beforehand thta I am likely to eb tied up and I hope they won't feel bad.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
17 Feb 11
I too am not able to communicate with all of my friends everyday. But I do sent email forwards to most of my friends whenever I get something interesting. I also sms the friends whose mobile numbers I have. I dont think friends feel bad when we do not communicate regularly because everyone is busy with their own life.
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@NicoZieg (591)
• Denmark
16 Feb 11
I don't know if I have made any friends on the internet, because for me a friend is a near person to me, so I think that having a virtual friend is a kind of difficult. But I would say, that my time here on mylot has giving me some kind of relationships and experiences, which I really appreciate.
I love being on the internet and share experiences and knowledge, and my journey on the internet has just begun. I have begun to write articles and publish them, and try to earn a bit on that, but I mostly do it, because I want people to read what I think.
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@HALDIR192 (10)
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16 Feb 11
Well not being harsh here but i think that people that have too make friends over the internet, are a little bit sad and lonely because that is what the real world is for, you are meant to go and have fun and just enjoy yourself and of cause make friends. Too be honest i can understand why people become friends over the internet because i make alot over Xbox LIVE and being able to call someone you have never met in person is quite something.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
19 Feb 11
I do not agree that those who make friends on the net are a bit sad and lonely. Meeting someone in real life is great. But then you cannot be with someone the whole time. In this busy world people have hardly time for one another. It is in our free time that we chat with our virtual friends. Not because we are sad and lonely.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Feb 11
Same here. I've made some friends here on mylot. Some of them are virtual friends and we share a good rapport in here. A few others are still on the virtual world(means I haven't met them yet) but mean more than the others and I do share my ups and downs with them.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
21 Feb 11
Hi Nora!
It has been fun journey so far on the virtual world. I have many on line friends who are as good as real ones and it is always great to interact with them. I understand that they care about me, as I care about them and try my best to get in touch with them. The journey is continuing and I hope I will meet more friends.
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
16 Feb 11
more ever we can make friends in here or any other source so having friends is always good sign for anyone because they can motivate and share many things to each other.
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
17 Feb 11
Yes, give and take, this is the kind of stuff I'm experiencing with my net friends. I give them simple help and then I take in some of theirs in return. I responded in their discussions and in return they responded in mine. I guess this is what's makes friendship here a lot more sincere and more felt than off line or outside world!
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@speechteacher (104)
• United States
16 Feb 11
Truthfully, some of my dearest friends I have made over the net. Granted, I'm not going to lie, I've had my heart broken by friends I made over the net as well. I think that a lot of aspects come into play, several of which you mentioned...but the key is that HONESTY and communication.
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