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is it hard making online friends?

Sort of. It's the timing, and trying to catch up with them, or they're busy writing someone else, which is fine, but you never know when they're on, or one person is tied up trying to answer all their mail. It's getting to feel more impersonal.
Yes. Exactly. I'm really missing what I considered a very close friend, but got blocked because I had received about 5 emails all at once and never did get a chance to get back to my friend, and I really enjoyed our correspondence. I really hated that. They were very important to me. I just couldn't keep up. @theowl:
SW-User
its like social media has taken away the closeness of friendships and relationships. people get bombarded with responses well if you are female at least and feels like you cant even be able to make a friend because they are constant talk with a lot of people and you dont even get to have good convos.
@theowl: I agree wholeheartedly. This is what it has come to. There are days I've felt a resemblance of closeness, but then we're all stirred into one pot and get lost again. I was thinking on this when your question popped up, feeling lonely because of what you just described. It's definitely messed up. Unless you find like one good friend, then you'd have to ignore the rest. It desensitizes people. What a shame.
freeflow · 70-79, M
The obvious chemistry is missing when online. No eye contact. No body language. No voice inflections. Smileys are all very well, but can be used 'fraudulently'. All in all, not a good medium for social contact. Ok for initial stages perhaps, and sharing common interests in a non romantic conversation, humour, etc.

Would be nice to switch on cams and have a real conversation via Skype or whatever, but to my mind, streaming images and even voice online has to be treated with great caution now.
Very true. It would be nice to see some SWers. But that risk though. Smh.
SW-User
that and skype has been pretty much been used for sex now a days.
freeflow · 70-79, M
@theowl: Well each Skype conversation is private and separate so a 1000 cyber bangs could be progressing and it wouldn't affect anyone else, lol. I was referring to the possibility that someone might use your face or photo to place on other images so it goes viral.

I recently read a post about some young SW user who'd told us that that had happened to him. He was amused at first but it quickly turned sour when his friends saw them,
Further, because of this type problem, I've been contemplating finding a smaller forum/chat group.
It is for me. I have always found it a waste of time to bother getting to know people online... I still do, but I've allowed myself to open up a bit more.

I'm not sure what changed, but I'm glad it did. 🙂
SW-User
i know that feeling. its hard for me to make online friends. people seem to just come and go and then opening up and actually caring about people and end up getting hurt as ive already had that happen, you kind of put up defensive walls. it kind of sucks for me because i tend to care too much.
SW-User
People are open/approachable but
I have walls up
I do see a + change in me tho'
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Dennis · 18-21, M
No. Find people who like the things you like and talk about it.
Definitely. Takes a lot of time.
SW-User
It's hard to find *true* friends
SailorMarz · F
Not at all !

 
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