Do your internet friends mean anything to you?

[dismom15]

In the past year or so I have several friends that I met on the internet just stop communicating. Or sometimes they just go from talking on an daily basis to almost never talking at all. But then you see that they are on facebook all the time. It hurts when you think you are friends with someone and they just stop talking to you with no reason at all. Especially when you have exchanged gifts and birthday cards and that sort of thing. It makes you wonder why they dont like you anymoer.

So my question is do you feel like you should treat your internet friends the same way you would treat a friend that you see in person? when you think you are friends with someone and theystop takling to you, do you say something to them or just let them go? What if you know that they are posting somewhere else with a different name and did not tell you who they are on the other board? would you feel hurt because of that?

 

[happygirl]

In the past year or so I have several friends that I met on the internet just stop communicating. Or sometimes they just go from talking on an daily basis to almost never talking at all. But then you see that they are on facebook all the time. It hurts when you think you are friends with someone and they just stop talking to you with no reason at all. Especially when you have exchanged gifts and birthday cards and that sort of thing. It makes you wonder why they dont like you anymoer.

So my question is do you feel like you should treat your internet friends the same way you would treat a friend that you see in person? when you think you are friends with someone and theystop takling to you, do you say something to them or just let them go? What if you know that they are posting somewhere else with a different name and did not tell you who they are on the other board? would you feel hurt because of that?

I have some internet friends that I'm closer to then my real life friends. If they ever just up and quit talking to me I would be devasted. If they did change there screen name and not tell me I guess that would be a hint

 

[Aisling]

My first instinct would be hurt feelings, but then I remind myself that some people just don't feel the connection if it isn't face-to-face. Don't take it personally, because they don't truly "know" you.

 

[dismom15]

I have some internet friends that I'm closer to then my real life friends. If they ever just up and quit talking to me I would be devasted. If they did change there screen name and not tell me I guess that would be a hint

It is devastating but maybe they dont know that it is? Maybe they just think well, it's just an internet friend so I don't have to care about that persons feelings. Maybe I am wrong to care so much.

 

[lewdyan1]

My internet friends are some of my best friends! I can't imagine how sad I would be if that happened!

 

[happygirl]

It is devastating but maybe they dont know that it is? Maybe they just think well, it's just an internet friend so I don't have to care about that persons feelings. Maybe I am wrong to care so much.

hang in there