Comments on: Are Virtual Friends as good as Real Friends? http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2008/01/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/ Demystifying the web and more. Come join me. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:48:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: J. http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2008/01/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-73 J. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:57:09 +0000 http://toddjordan.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/#comment-73 I've been talking to someone I met on a social networking site for a little over two years now, I'd judt turned 18 at the time, I'll say I didnt know any better... she has a very popular blog and we share few mutual online friends - Theres something about it though as the popularity of her blog grew the more people started to wonder if her online identity (or photos) on this website was fake - turns out they were and she confessed eventually. People still like her and continued to support her including myself - but I wonder if thats normal? I would love to consider thie person a close friend and after that it seemed ok...but I feel like its not normal or ok to have online friendships esp after something kind of weird like that happening. Now she decided to take a break from everything because one of her real friends joined the site and...apparently something happened so my question is- Can you introduce you real friends to your online friends? Is it normal to feel hurt over something an online friend does? And is....am I lame? <a href="http://ijackalope.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">iJackalope.blogspot.com<a> I’ve been talking to someone I met on a social networking site for a little over two years now, I’d judt turned 18 at the time, I’ll say I didnt know any better…

she has a very popular blog and we share few mutual online friends – Theres something about it though as the popularity of her blog grew the more people started to wonder if her online identity (or photos) on this website was fake – turns out they were and she confessed eventually. People still like her and continued to support her including myself -

but I wonder if thats normal? I would love to consider thie person a close friend and after that it seemed ok…but I feel like its not normal or ok to have online friendships esp after something kind of weird like that happening.

Now she decided to take a break from everything because one of her real friends joined the site and…apparently something happened so my question is-

Can you introduce you real friends to your online friends?

Is it normal to feel hurt over something an online friend does?

And is….am I lame?

iJackalope.blogspot.com

]]> By: tojosan http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2008/01/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-72 tojosan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:58:56 +0000 http://toddjordan.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/#comment-72 Thanks folks for the wonderful comments. Stephen, you nailed how I feel. And honestly, my online friends have been more generous, kind, and down right friendly than my offline ones understand. Thanks for stopping by. Thanks folks for the wonderful comments.

Stephen, you nailed how I feel. And honestly, my online friends have been more generous, kind, and down right friendly than my offline ones understand.

Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2008/01/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Stephen Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:51:57 +0000 http://toddjordan.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/#comment-71 Someone asked me one time if I would be their 'internet friend'. I didn't know how to respond to that; really, you're either my friend or you're not, and it doesn't matter if we can ever have a real lunch together. Aside from my wife, the majority of my friends are online-only, but I would call these genuine friendships--if I were in town and stopped by for dinner, I'd be more than welcome. This Internet is a wonderful thing. :) Someone asked me one time if I would be their ‘internet friend’. I didn’t know how to respond to that; really, you’re either my friend or you’re not, and it doesn’t matter if we can ever have a real lunch together. Aside from my wife, the majority of my friends are online-only, but I would call these genuine friendships–if I were in town and stopped by for dinner, I’d be more than welcome. This Internet is a wonderful thing. :)

]]> By: shashib http://www.toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush/2008/01/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-70 shashib Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:28:00 +0000 http://toddjordan.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/are-virtual-friends-as-good-as-real-friends/#comment-70 Tojosan, For some reason the world had gone crazy. people are actually stepping up to help one another. I have been meeting a lot of my online friends in the DC area in meetups and its been awesome experience. I think as long as the online friend has "bared all" - u know where they work, family , kids and their friends I think you are more comfortable. i think I am beginnig to like other people's rants too :) But I agree its a great experience to meet online friends offline. Hacing food at the meetups is good, Having liquid refreshments even better Tojosan,

For some reason the world had gone crazy. people are actually stepping up to help one another. I have been meeting a lot of my online friends in the DC area in meetups and its been awesome experience. I think as long as the online friend has “bared all” – u know where they work, family , kids and their friends I think you are more comfortable.

i think I am beginnig to like other people’s rants too :) But I agree its a great experience to meet online friends offline. Hacing food at the meetups is good, Having liquid refreshments even better

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