Are internet friends real friends?

u need first to define what is a "friend" according to u?

for u to get an answer to ur question, ask urself the folowing questions:

what are the qualities of a friend?

is everyone u know or meet in real life ..is ur friend?

what is the difference between a friend and acquaitnace?

to meet i can have a friend from everywhere; online or in real life.not everyone i konw in real life is my firend and the same goes with people i meet online.......

i have things i need in a person to consider him or her as a friend....so when i find the qualities i need in a person, he or she is my friend even if i meet the person online.

You need directions Da?

Make a left and keep goinggggggg..........

:D

yea yea i know where your new location is.

and as usual i wont be tiring myself to look around because you will be the one sending me directions :D

Lol I've never been to Arizona.

Khawaga I think poor Darude is confusing me with YOU, so look out. I think he might be stalking you!

only some of them are..

how come same life??? i didnt get you on my stalker list yet.

:P

Yes, offcourse i've met many of new buddies through internet here in Qatar, and now they are my good friends.

and to be honest, i'm happily living my expat life bcoz of them.

California and Arizona? Chocoholic, I think we are living the same life.

no worries babe will stalk you in Arizona streets also :D

or be it California

virtual friends can be great friends in real life.

have met good and bad people online...

The worst being those that pretend to want one thing, and when you meet them, they expect something totally different.

Hmmm... can think of numerous people like that!!!!

i have got many good frnds from internet... so i always..belive.. we can make..gus frnds.. virtually.. butselcetion is in our hands.. we should always.. be careful while selcetion..

eliashamzo: You are right. I think that when you first meet someone and spend time with him (or her) you aren't really meeting the person, but rather you are meeting that person's "representative." It makes sense, though. I mean, everyone had his own baggage and it's a bit off-putting to lay everything on the table in the first meeting.

i totally agree with khawaja .. that not only seeing people can tell if they are good or bad .. especially when others feels that they are the test to gain our trust they will show their best .

even unfortuntely how many people we met in life and become real friends and after time or years we where shoked by their reality .

Some are real friends some are fake friends...

Some are real friends. Some are real enemies. Some are creepy stalkers :P

and some of them are really good friends.

I also meet one pevert through QL aka DaRuling :P

Welcome Back on QL.... Drac!!!

Dracula, the King of the one-word posts!

Yes!

DaRuDe: First, I had my Arabic lesson, then a walk on the Corniche. Normal stuff.

Sammiee: sometimes you don't know the real person even after you meet.

yes sammiee .. but we take the steps to go forward in that

Until u meet. online chatting is like blind date..U shoud be lucky if u get perfect one :-)

I Agree With Suzain.... And I Got A Nice Friend From QL As Well...........

you were out all afternoo!!

with whom?? me was at home and wk was at bar servicing his livers.

then who?

DaRuDe: Sorry. I was out most of this afternoon. What is this about me being a good singer??

LOL.. welcome Da :)

thank you for your useless suggestion. QLSG is on QL and not on facebook.

Well, WK, you could give me a call. If I have time, no problem. Thanks for the sms.

my webcam open for all

Your mails always come in Junk mail anyway so checked there first :))

Da & WK

why not try FB?? Sure it will work 100%..

all online frnds may not b real... but v can find true ones too... even i had many frnds.. they supportd me wenever i was in need,.. wen hard times hit us, God sends us gift as frnds... soo in ths generation wer technology is at its top.. online frnds can also acceptd as true frnds...

No email. Guess it is still not working.

he will be drunk again tonight

check junkmail and spam box too

oh well even i amnot getting a copy

Ok. I better check on UkEng, Liverpool lost last night, poor fellow must be drowning his sorrows in Alcohol.

your inbox i sent one now again. sent 2 emails yesday and before yesday didnt get any reply. guess the broadcast is not working yet

and i dont think if it will be sorted out by monday morning.

but will try an other trick by UkEng.

Sure will do that. Can you send invitations now?

is also a good singer i heard have to listen to her too.

will try to drag her out this monday night.

Oh I always pass out before him so never noticed that stage :P

some of them are real & best friends.......

thats when he passes out after getting drunk in the noon

Starts swearing???

When does he ever stop swearing.

made real friends from this site and still more are to be made.

Lincolnpirate is a very sweet cute friend of mine i love to hear him specially when he starts swearing lol

mathboy, if your friends are a commodity, you have to watch the prices going up and down.

totaly agree with you khawaja .. and this the only cases when internet friendship remains and turn to be real one also when they share honesty and transperancy from the begining .

you right mathboy its rare nowadays to find true friends online or in reality . coz people changed and accepted the new low norms of life by being un real .

shera . thanks from the participation which proove that internet friend somtimes can be more close then the ones we see everyday .

spongebob .. also i would like to thank internet for the things we get trhough it .

khattak . i m a new friend :D

All my friends in Qatar are from QL...and we are going along quite well.

Of course online friends are real, I am friends with sweedish stewardess twins, Thai bikini models, playboy centerfolds, and even hollywood celebrities. They showed me pictures and everything. how could I ever have met these people in real life. Thank you Internet! :)

it depends...but for me yes although not all but i found 2..one from belgium i knew him 11 years ago..we talked about everything even things that are too personal..we talked about each other's lovelife and once in a while he came to philippines to see me and my relatives..now that i am married and has a baby we still connect. he's giving me advice about married life..the ups and downs of marriages..it feels good when you have someone you can share your sentiments with..even if they are just from the net still u can feel their sincerety

yes commodity...

We're already close by now, i think we can be closer when we meet.. Looking forward for his highschool graduation then he can travel as he want.. We're not just close friends, he's already my lil brother.. And i'm his big sis.. :)

Commodity? There is a market for commodities.

Good friends is a rare commodity, online or otherwise.

Elias: Totally. Online, I try to stay true to who I am in life. So when people meet me, they know what to expect. That said, not everyone is so forthcoming. Happygolucky is right to be skeptical.

I dont think so. Cant trust someone on the internet leave aside to consider him/ her even a prospective friend. Mostly people fake themselves on internet.

in such cases ,, if the person we went to meet is like this ..

if we really like him .. we will help him to feel secure in real not just over internet .. that s why friends exist to add new things to our life and make changes

You have 0 friends

Well, it's true that the internet certain reveals another part of a personality. Some people find it easier to open up in a sort of anonymous forum like this. But then you meet them in person and they clam up and don't talk. So which is the "real" side?

i wouldnt call it curiosity .. its just exchanging points of view .. that somtimes internet can show us the real side of person more than reality .

Elias: I think there is more to your curiosity than meets the eye. What are you really asking?

VISPER .. Do u think when you will see him you might have a different idea then now . or u feel u will be more close .

khawaja . if u met a person over internet and u really like but he live far . are u ready to take the steps to do effort to see him .

rezy . depens on what webcams ur talking about here hehe

are webcam friends are real friends?... :D

If I met the person in real life and if we still got along, I would consider that person a friend. Everything else is just fantasy. But that's just my two cents.

It Depends, Have A Friend To From Iran, She To Is A Pilot, We Talk And It Is Fun.... She Is Only A Friend Nothing More And Nothing Less :)

Yes.. I have one.. He's from Saudi..We been very close friends for a year long now.. He introduced me to his family and relatives (thru internet) .. We chit chat every night or if one of us or both is not OL, someone will call or text.. For my next vacation, he will come with me in Philippines and he will meet my Bestfriend whom he really like :)

Definitely yes

yes for some...No for some...Depends.