When it comes to real help.. will online friendship work ?

Hi saivenkaat802003! Almost all of us here have problems and are going through a lot of trials, including me. I have been comforted here with words sincerely by friends and I could feel the love and care of friends online. I know I can not ask for more except for the prayers and good wishes for my well being and I have accepted that as I can only give the same to my online friends. I have been diligently praying for all of my friends here including you dear. But there are times that words are not truly enough especially when you really need the presence of a caring friend beside you. I truly hope that somehow online friendship will work but I do know that it can only work out unless we all are willing to take the next level. Take care always..God Bless!

nope havent got any experiences on that..i guess extending help to anyone online depending on how close or the level of friendship you are in with..and the financial capability of course...but on my part im content with moral support..

Saivenkat Pertinent post! I think online friendship has its own limitations. It's beautiful in the sense that we can liberate ourselves by letting go our inner selves without any inhibitions. Ths liberation helps a lot in purifying our souls. We can share our selves completely to good online friends, which we cannot in many real cases. That's the beauty of onlinefriendship. They are there always supporting us always..never short of empathy. However, it has its limitations. The physical support we might not get. Even though its very important but I feel emotional company is much more important, atleast me. Thanks.

I look to my online friends for help. I do not have any real friends in my real life. I have met a couple of people online and they are really good friends to me. We all help each other out.

Online friends usually are good with advices and kind words, I've got some online friends and sometimes I ask them for help, but they only can help using words... Most of them give many good advices, they can make me feel calm when I'm nervous and wanting to argue with somebody, they also could help me with some relationship problems. Of course if I had to choose just one, I'd choose my friends I can meet in person, but online friends also can be helpful when you need to say something and you don't want to be judged... Maybe a different reaction on the friend's face can already show you he/she is judging you in silence. But sometimes I want a hug from a friend, then online friends can't help me ^-^''

I never experienced to have an online friend that would really help us in times of our troubles but I guess there is a lot of people out there that are being helpful to someone even when they still did not see the person in the personal.....

online friends can only help us through giving advices but more than that i doubt.

I have had some great experiences with online friends. I've been the recipient of true HELP and been the giver as well. Years ago I was a member of a mommies group, through which I met a friend in my area. We met and formed a bond, I helped her throw a lot of troubles, and she helped me know I was not alone. hrough this site I have met some friends who help me with my college work, if it wasn't for their input on my term papers I probably wouldn't have made the dean's list last semester! So yes, it can go far beyond the words typed on the screen. Real relationships can form, and at times these relationships can become stronger than the ones we form face-to-face.

the help itself comes in more than one way. maybe it comes in advice form, share of experience, and many more. I myself has got many helps from online friendship in advice form and I think it is possible to get more help from online friendship. Who knows, maybe one of your online friend will come to help you physically like someone had been marry him/her online pal, isn't it?

if your e- friend is far away, it is just his soothing words. or for that matter he may lend you monetary support. but to have physical support or his presence is nearly impossible.