@LucyFuhr I completely agree with your statement. I rarely ever give out my personal information on the Internet, usually only using it to write or talk about my internal emotions.

@LucyFuhr Agreed. Because of the Internet, I've had my fair share of people who've tried to "befriend" me. I know enough to see that there are many predators that lurk on the web. Thus, I try to limit myself in what I reveal, so long as it doesn't relate to the topic at hand.

@PastelPinkie...If your father disapproved of you having friends your own age or even talking to your cousins, how do you think he'll feel about your new 51-55yr old man friend?

@deanboy89 Friendship over the internet is quite difficult for me haha. It's a vast place with millions of users daily😬

@LucyFuhr I have already blocked the person, whom I was already suspicious of. I am not as "senseless" as I seem, despite myself not having friends.

@deonboy89 That can also be true. I use writing as an outlet to my emotions in reality, so you could say that I show parts of myself that I wouldn't show to others in real life. However, that isn't to say that I'm one-hundred percent myself on the Internet. They are simply parts of who I am, not more or less😬

@Sunshine I actually do have siblings, all younger than me. The freedom I do have consists of being able to go to classes on campus; however, I do wish to experience the lasting friendships that occur over the course of a lifetime.

PastelPinkie, you will experience all that. Friendships you make in a typical school day can last a lifetime too.

deon, internet friends are great but friends in real life are truly the greatest.

@Sunshine It would be a great honor to have a friend in reality. That's probably an aspect I miss most about my childhood. That is, having a friend to bond with over the course of several years.

i keep encountering Tight Leash people.. mot of them are either in a strict religion or and isolated ethno- cultural group..
I have been usefull to some, with clues and hints on how to integrate, explanations on request

i can sorta relate, i grew up with 4 other siblings , so i only really hung out with them, mum hated having anyone over. so when I grew up, I never actually knew how to hang out with freinds..its weird yeah , but i had to actually learn how to socialize

@deonboy89..."best way to make friends is the internet by far"?

The internet???
The same internet where half the people you meet aren't who they say they are?

most of my stuff is more poemy stuff , just stuff i write that comes off the top of my head, but i like writing full stories too

I had that with my mum. She didn't let me make friends, and even though shes dead now i still can't make friends.
there are reasons she didn't but it still was upsetting.

PastelPinkie, take heed if you're tempted to read deonboy's stuff. It's not rated PG. I wish I didn't. 😖

@deonboy89 I can, most definitely, relate

yeah probably dont. i have issues , i have to admit

i tend to wite alot , it really really helps me :)

@deonboy89 It truly does😌

siblings are the best , but also can be the worst, my big sis even had to push me to socialize lol best way to make freinds is the internet by far :)

@deonboy89 I am the same way😌

Do you have siblings? Well, you seem to have some freedoms now. Enjoy. 🙂

Girlwithsilverheart, I'm sure if her parents were Mormons she'd be allowed to have friends from their church. 🙂

writing can help de stress aloooot :)

@PastelPinkie...I don't consider you senseless.
I just wanted to drive home the point that your first real friend, shouldn't be an old man.

y i know real freinds are great, im not thaaaaat much of a socially isolated nerd (woooo big words n.n ) . i mean online freinds are great cause you can be way more yourself around them ...usually...

oh i can understand, and some are creeps, even i run into creeps. but if your lucky you can manage to find awesome people ... like internet unicorns.....intercorns...

Are your parents Mormon Christians or something?