Do you consider people on the computer "friends"?

by Assassin~ Badass Buzz Guru Posted 2012/04/11 14:56:02

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Xerxes,Phantom of PHAET 2012/04/11 15:49:45

No

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Not really, more like close acquaintances. Because,(this goes both ways) I don't know that you're telling me the truth
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Anca 2012/04/14 16:35:37

Yes

in some way ... there are many levels of friendship.If you like a person and you can talk with them about your problems or your joys and you can give or recive some advice why not?

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Wayne TH G 333 2012/04/12 00:46:11

Yes

Only a small number of them though.

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POWERSHAKER 2012/04/12 00:16:41

No

Not really. True friends are hard to find, and it's very unlikely to find a true friend online. You might think they're your friend, but in reality that might not be the case. People throw the word "friend" around like they do the word "love." Love is rare and so is true friendship.

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Anna 2012/04/11 23:27:26

No

I'm a physical person. For me to consider a person a friend I need to be able to actually see and touch them, otherwise I am incapable of bonding with a person to the point of friendship. I won't even consider a person in real life a friend until I've made some physical contact with them.

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tweet_tweet 2012/04/11 20:38:52

No

I know nothing of people's personal lives from this site and choose to share no substantial details of mine.

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♛Littlɘ Ǫuɘɘn~ƿɦɐɘϯ 2012/04/11 18:20:06

Yes

A select few.

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Shawna 2012/04/11 17:50:54

Yes

Some of them definitely are. Others are acquaintances. It's not really much different from something like a school or workplace environment where you might be acquainted with a large number of people and even chat with them every day but the depth of your knowledge about each other, or your fondness for each other varies.

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SA 2012/04/11 17:25:41

Yes

SOME on the computer I do. 2 of my friends are coming to see me this week, after knowing them on the computer for over 4 years. They threw my daughter a "cyber baby shower" when my daughter was pregnant.

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Shourya B. 2012/04/11 17:18:41

Yes

I don't make the same mistakes twice.

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justnotsaying (: 2012/04/11 17:18:31

No

I don't know anyone on the computer, but if you actually invested the time(which I haven't) in trying to build a solid friendship, then they can be. It's hard enough to make really good friends offline, so I don't think online is any easier. People tend to come and go more quickly online though.

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SA to justnot... 2012/04/11 17:28:45

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It des take time. After 4 years of communicating on the internet and phone I am finally meeting 2 friends this week. Well worth the wait.

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justnot... to SA 2012/04/11 17:44:43

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It does take time, but on the internet some rush to call someone a friend without really knowing the person. I hope all goes well(after four years...It will). :)

I talk to people here, but I don't really know them. If you take the time to really get to know someone on the internet...It could lead to a lasting friendship.

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SA to justnot... 2012/04/11 17:52:28

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Exactly. All it takes is time.

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justnot... to SA 2012/04/11 18:08:23

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I haven't ever took the time to really get to know someone online, but I will treat people online, the same way I treat people offline, and if someone ever considered me a friend(online); I'll try to give them comforting words in their time of need.

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MR. 2012/04/11 17:08:50

No

Talking to my neighbor while trimming my high hedges, I consider a friend,...(talking to an invisible person on my computer over cyber space,...humm,...let me mull that one over awhile,....longer,...)

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Diana 2012/04/11 17:02:43

No

I wouldn't say friends.i never met any of them.I guess I would call them acquaintances

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Lulu's Mom 2012/04/11 17:00:48

Yes

Some I do, others are just chat buddies.

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SA to Lulu's Mom 2012/04/11 17:30:23

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Hey friend!! LOL Stitch and Serenity from the days of "Shine" are coming to visit me this week.

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Lulu's Mom to SA 2012/04/11 19:05:11

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Cool! Tell them I said hi.

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SA to Lulu's Mom 2012/04/11 19:10:53

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Will do. I haven't been this excited since IRISH from Shine and her hubby came to visit.

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**StarzAbove** 2012/04/11 16:54:44

Yes

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Yes, I've met a lot of people on here that I consider "friends".

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Ferηαηdσ [Clinton2016] 2012/04/11 16:48:02

No

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I consider them internet friends. I may be close to them online but I am unable to spark a real friendship with someone I will never meet face to face. I have my real friends and they aren't online.

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hari 2012/04/11 16:31:39

Yes

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utmost ........ as they are not at all harmful in either personal / public / or work place life

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Rachel 2012/04/11 16:05:58

Yes

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... well they can be in real life given the chance.

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SA to Rachel 2012/04/11 17:31:57

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Exactly! I am meeting for the first time 2 friends from another site after 4 years. So excited!

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Rachel to SA 2012/04/11 17:35:47 (edited)

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Nice!

Met one of my best buddies from an online forum years ago. And I've met pretty interesting folks thru the net, so it's not that impossible to make friends via computer.

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Gloria 2012/04/11 16:05:04

Yes

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But only you!!!!

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wicked soda boy 2012/04/11 16:03:27

Yes

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If we share the same view of certain issues that I consider important, like limited Federal government, or if we both enjoy some of the same TV shows, or same music artists, then I consider the person a "kindred spirit" (in other words, a friend). :D

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sczen8 2012/04/11 16:03:04

Yes

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some....

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Justin.Long 2012/04/11 15:58:11

Yes

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yes I have got a few close friends online if you can find love you can find friends

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MandaLynne 2012/04/11 15:50:00

Yes

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Only those I have known online for years.

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Xerxes,Phantom of PHAET 2012/04/11 15:49:45

No

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Not really, more like close acquaintances. Because,(this goes both ways) I don't know that you're telling me the truth

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Wildflower66 2012/04/11 15:30:30

Yes

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Yes, in the many ways.

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john 2012/04/11 15:10:25

Yes

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of course i do and not meeting them and just getting to know them on here, makes the friendship stronger in a lot of ways and there seems to be a trust between you that takes a long time reaching in the real world.....

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Lover Boy 2012/04/11 15:06:49

Yes

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It really depends.

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Get Bashed 2012/04/11 15:05:44

Yes

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...but just My FaceBook friends, because I know them all personally!

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Kimmel 2012/04/11 14:59:55

Yes

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But it's more like the friends you see at the bar where you sit around, have a few drinks and tell lies. Not the same type of friends that you consider life long buddies.

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Melizmatic to Kimmel 2012/04/11 15:52:44

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Agreed.

Its much more like good acquaintances.

Becoming 'rock solid buddies' takes time and work.

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Linnster 2012/04/11 14:57:04

Yes

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Yes, in a manner of speaking. They're actually "virtual" friends.

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