Why is it that ...

You can chat and talk to people and know that for whatever reason you will probably not even ever meet one another but once the conversation comes to something superficial... like weight or appearance you can immediately feel a shift in how the conversation goes. Why do you have to be a pretty person to have an online friend?

Does everyone think the potential for a partner is in every person you talk to? That seems absurd and impractical.

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akindheart · 61-69, F

i feel a shift when i am having difficulties and i tell a person i think on here is a friend only to find out they are on here to play. and stop speaking. i am ok with that. you see their true colors.

paulisretired · 51-55, M

@akindheart Friends are hard to come by especially when you are down, That's when you let your guard down. It's amazing to me how a lot of people don't get that human nature is so visible, like you said "you see their true colors".

akindheart · 61-69, F

@paulisretired it is a sign of their character. of course my rough times pass and i let the "friendship" go. because they are not friends...at all.