Would you say internet friends are valid?

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Valid? Who gets to decide if your friendship with someone online is valid or not? That really depends upon the two people involved and what they invest in the online friendship.

There can be many positives as well as many negatives to an online friendship, but that's true with the friend from just down the street.

I would submit an online friendship can develop and thrive... even evolve into an eventual meetup.

So, is it a valid friendship? That's up to you to decide.

ArminArlert · 22-25, M

@Ontheroad Maybe valid was the wrong word. But you are correct about who exactly decides whether a friendship is valid. Online friends can be a little problematic, especially when someone young is concerned.