have you met people from the internet?
By totalguy
@totalguy (563)
February 21, 2007 5:51pm CST
have any of you met people from the internet? i dont mean meeting on a 1-2-1 basis i mean more like groups or couples meeting other couples through forums or chatrooms or even a group of people from a group you are with online (usually over 5 people at a time). i have met loads of people from the internet for different things one i do is a forum i goto meetings through a car forum i use im am the scotland rep for a car forum i frequent and meet lots of people through it. i have met groups of people through chatrooms before now usually meet in a pub and have a night out and get to know them in person a friendly meeting. Infact i met 2 people frommylot only today!
anyone else got any stories like this?
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39 responses
@elisata (568)
• Netherlands
23 Feb 07
It would have been the groom....;-)
No mail order at all! Just met through a so called matching site, emailed for a week or two (4 or 5 times a day/night) phoned a couple of times and then we met, and it was: BANG! and we live happily ever after.... so far... 7,5 years going on 8. Feel at ease with im, and have fun with him. It's GOOD......
@Chele2k2 (241)
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22 Feb 07
I have met a small group of online friends a while ago. I used to write on dooyoo (an opinion site) and a group of us who lived within a reasonable distance of each other decided to meet up.
I was a weird experience, weird in a nice way though, all those people I have communicated through the keyboard, seeing them and talking in person was strange but an enjoyable experience all the same. We met in a pub a couple of times, then went and got a Chinese take-away and all got to know each other a little better.
It was great fun! Something I can see myself doing again in the future.
@totalguy (563)
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26 Feb 07
it is nice to meet people from further a field and not just people who are very local to you as you have done, i myself goto car meetings nowadays which are sometimes over 200 miles away but its something to do and meet new people and of course people ive talked with online
@totalguy (563)
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22 Feb 07
yerah you have the right idea there thats how it should be really but not always the case, most of the meetings ive been to have been good and had a good time there but u get the odd one or 2 that are not so good and you sometimes get the odd person who likes to be centre of attention and spoils it for the rest of them.
@jackie_mmm (886)
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
i did several times, and they're all unpleasant. I don't regret one bit that I did it. It's high time I look out into the real world.
@totalguy (563)
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22 Feb 07
depends what sort of people they are i guess, i mean i have met some people who are totaly different in real life compared to what they are like online, sometimes for the worse sometimes for the better. i suppose it depends what sort of group or chatroom or forum it is too.
@freezingfev (815)
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22 Feb 07
wow....how do u arrange such meetings??!!
ive never been in persoal contact with any of my net frends...!! actually i dont have many to be truthful!! i prefer real frends to net friends! though i do have one net frend...with whomm i chatted just oonce...and then on...we talked on the phone!! its been 3 yrs now....and we are still in contact....though i havnt seen him yet...as we are continents apart!! lol
@totalguy (563)
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22 Feb 07
its usually quite easy one person says right lets meet up as a chatroom meet, they give a date a time and a place then you just spread the word in the chatroom and thats all you do theres no special way of doing it but it helps if your known in there by a few people atleast so they can spread the word too.
@RogerTheRabbit (1271)
• Portugal
22 Feb 07
I have a friend who does this sometimes. She always take one of her cousins because she is afraid of meeting boys alone.
She even dated one boy she met in a chat room, but I think he was more interested in her money then anything else.
I personally never met someone from the internet.Maybe because a never participated that much on chat room.
@crazy_me (588)
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
Yes, I have personally met many people from the Internet. I am a member of several local forum sites, and at least once a year, we have get-togethers or what we call eye ball. I go to these events so I could meet the people with whom I share the same interests. Back in college, I also attended eye balls arranged by moderators of chat rooms. I became friends with some of the chatters that I met during these occasions.
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
28 Feb 07
Yeap, that's how we met a lot of the homeschooling families in the area. Oddly enough, it's also where I make contacts with other tattoo artists in my area. Most of them are freelance people who don't work at a specific shop or location but will rent booth space for a couple of weeks if they have a lot of clients to work on.
@Nagareru (306)
• Peru
22 Feb 07
yeh i have like 2 or 3 maybe 4 or who knows 5 good friends from the internet all over the world, never met any of them but those are plans for my future to do. I have a friend who i met 5 years ago, but i want to met her soon i dont want to be like my father and his penpal, they know each other like 42 years ago!! and never met her, just by photos, every year they send each other a letter for christmas! thats a lot of time huh!
@totalguy (563)
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22 Feb 07
that is how it was years ago people only met new people by being penpals and they talk via letters but as we all know a lot of people have the internet now so it makes it easier for people to comunicate with people accross the world. modern technology is a godsent to some people.
@ScotsFerret (375)
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22 Feb 07
Oh My Word!!! Would you believe it...I also met a couple of fellow myLotians today.
Funnily enough Jimbo we were meant to meet at one but everyone turned up half an hour early. It was really good to meet them, lovely couple so easy to just sit and chat with, this was a first but not the last I think.
@ScotsFerret (375)
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24 Feb 07
That sounds like quite a good idea jimbo, will need to see if we can get something sorted lol
@pinknic (307)
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21 Feb 07
I met a guy on MySpace who was my age and actually lived just up the road from me. Turned out we'd gone to the same college but hadn't actually met at the time! Anyway after a few weeks of chatting on MySpace I arranged to meet him in the pub near where we live and I took a few mates with me. We're now good friends, but still chat on MySpace as well occasionally!
@totalguy (563)
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22 Feb 07
its a small world sometimes! i havent actually found anyone i used to know when i was in school via the internet so i dont know where any of them are really plus the fact i live a long way from where i grew up but i have heard of people having similar experiences to what you have had.
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@alanna_liadon (189)
• United States
24 Feb 07
Oh yes, I've met many people from online; individuals, couples, and groups. I have met many friends this way. I've even gone camping with a group of friends from online. The internet has brought a few weirdo creepy people too, but that's why I don't go to meet people alone.
@dragontester (570)
• Switzerland
22 Feb 07
Yes, I have met many people on the internet. Initially, both are a bit hesitant. But, after some time, we get to know the thinking and the interests. And once we start talking, that is just the beginning of a new friendship. It is a lovely experience to get to know new people and keep in touch with them.
@dbeast (1495)
• India
22 Feb 07
i have met a lot of friends who are really close now from the internet.we have a get together once in a month where all the people we met from the internet get together and have a bash at my place.it is really fun.we have friends from out of the country too who have joind in the fun.it is really great to meet some one from online.the first time i met a friend it was really exciting and i couldnt get a word out of a mouth.nowadays i just cant wait for someone out ther to meet.
@retardedrugrat (4791)
• Canada
22 Feb 07
I have actually met a few people that I met online. I'm very cautious though, because what someone says online is not necessarily what they mean in real life. When you're online, you can say whatever you like, and get away with it because nobody will ever know the difference.
There are men in particular (sorry guys!) who prey on that knowledge, and make themselves out to be this wonderful person, when really they could turn out to be this overweight man in a string vest. You just never know.
I won't meet someone unless I've spoken to them on the phone and seen them on webcam. That way i know what to expect, and what they sound like. I never go to meet them on my own either. I always take my partner with me. It's our unspoken agreement and one we're both comfortable with.
@pulce_nana (165)
• Italy
22 Feb 07
i used to meet people from internet,esp from my city.I also knew my lovely boyfriend thanks to the net :)
