Are online friends for real?
Just wondering as already do much on the internet is soooo fake!
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WhateverWorks · 36-40
I think the important thing to remember about friendship is that there are gradients. Most friendships, online fall under the category of, “casual acquaintance or friendship” because realistically, no matter how much you talk, even if they give really good advice, and you can tell them personal things, there’s only so much support they can give you in your real life.
It’s not as though the people you bond with online and their emotional support doesn’t matter at all.
I think it’s reasonable to say, though that casual acquaintances and casual friends you have in real life aren’t a substitute for ‘close/best friends’ either.
It’s not as though the people you bond with online and their emotional support doesn’t matter at all.
I think it’s reasonable to say, though that casual acquaintances and casual friends you have in real life aren’t a substitute for ‘close/best friends’ either.