Can you trust someone out of your physical reach?

I have quite a few "virtual" friends that I would trust with my life. A few that I have met on myLot and some that I have met elsewhere. I don't think it matters where we meet a person. Eventually, no matter what, you can determine their character. In my opinion.

I trust all my friends, or we wouldn't be friends, for friendship without trust is impossible. Why would you befriend somebody you can't trust, might I ask?

I have met many friends on the Internet, both in Pogo and Mylot and all of them are worth their weight in gold. Some I have known for just weeks, and some I have known for six or seven years. I value them all, and certainly trust them.

Brightest Blessings.

Sometimes we have to make a leap in faith and just trust that other mylotters will be as trustworthy as we are ourselves.Sometimes even in real life we have to put some faith into trusting others and of course sometimes we are betrayed but if we did not trust anyone it would be a lonely world. I am cool with sharing myself as so many others have shared themselves with out any borderlines. you would soon learn how trustworthy your friends are anyway.

hi argie I have a virtual friend here whom I trust a lot like this person was just in the neighbourhood and not miles and miles away in another country. I am so thankful for this special person. I have shared personal information with this friend and feel its in good hands there.

People are people, even seeing the physical person can be deceiving.

I have been hurt by both virtual and non-virtual friends, so I have a tendency to not trust either very much.

As far as personal information..maybe once I get to know that person very well and get a feel for them.

I have online friends that I have know for YEARS and trust them much more than I do my own neighbors.

I guess it depends on the circumstances.

I do treat virtual friends like they are real
because they are.

And so am I...

In this case, trust just takes longer to install...
It has less to do with actually seeing the person than keeping in touch, communicating.

Trust is gained only by communicating....by sharing thoughts, by matching common things between eachother. Of course these things are more easily accomplished when face to face....but in vortual environment it will only take a little bit longer, that's all...

Good luck!

I agree. It's not a wise thing to divulge your secrets at any degree of intimacy or any piece of private information to a friend whether virtual or physical. Once other people know something about you, sometimes, you're at their mercy. They may take it against you if something bad happened to your relatioship with that friend. I'm not suggesting that we always regard them as agents of distrust but perhaps we may share with them things that are still private (because through such sharing you also become bonded) but you just have to ensure (to the best of your perception) what you're sharing is not going to be a danger invite someday. For example, you may tell her about your childhood crush, it's not going to be harmful I think or perhaps you may share what your ultimate dreams and ambitions are but not your bank account information.

I agree with you on this one. It is ok to befriend people out of your reach but you always have to protect yourself be it real live in the area friends or virtual friends as you call them. Some of us get a feel for peopl based on what they say and how they act etc. but even with that being said you still have to be aware and carefull of your identity and your personal and private information.

I don't think I would give them any of my personal information either. We just know each other online and we really do not know each others background at all. I would be afraid to give them my personal info.

I have a few friends here on mylot, I trust without a doubt.

I have had one or two I should not have trusted.
But the majority of my friends are trustworthy.