Internet Friends know all!

Started by Gfx September 17th, 2013 5:02 PM
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Gfx

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Seen January 14th, 2014
Posted October 8th, 2013
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9.7 Years
So, I tend to tell my Internet friends a lot more personal things then my real life friends, simply to prevent drama and certain personal things getting out to the public.

Does anybody else do this?
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Tsutarja

Age 28
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Florida
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I keep online friends close, but I actually don't tell them about my RL friends and I don't tell my IRL friends about my online friends, simply because I don't want to be made fun of at all.. but usually I don't like to tell things too personal in my life since some of the stuff is confidential, such as doctors info and I prefer not to reveal my health problems to friends unless they're really concerned about me.

But I treat online friends (especially ones close to me) like RL friends since a friend is a friend.

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Posted July 24th, 2021
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10.8 Years
I share most of my personal things with my internet friends, since I have more closer friends online than in real life. I find my online friends to be more helpful most of the time, because unlike real life friends, they are always able to listen to what I have to say. They even provide me with solutions to some of my problems, and they're just simply there whenever I need them. d:

Nolafus

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Age 27
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Lost in thought... again
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Posted March 11th, 2017
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10.9 Years
I haven't made a really close friend here, or online, yet. My dad was always telling me how "nobody on the internet cares about you, if you tell them your secrets they'll use that information to steal your identity, people will hack into your webcam and watch you without you knowing". I think most of it is complete hype, but I'm paranoid because of it, so you'll have to be chatting with me for a long time before I reveal anything too personal about myself.
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Age 27
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Seen August 10th, 2022
Posted February 5th, 2015
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10.4 Years
When I first started using the internet, I wanted to keep my online life and personal life away from each other. But I changed my mind. If it's someone I trust or someone really close to me, I wouldn't mind sharing my personal things. I don't expect them to do the same though. It's up to them to decide whether or not they want to share anything.

As for whether I trust e-friends more than the ones in real life, I'd say it's fifty-fifty. Not all of the friends I have are close to me, but I trust the close ones on the internet as much as I trust the ones in real life.

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I do... but only if I know the person or trust them. There times when I tend to be a little too open at times and end up losing said person though. :/

Broken_Arrow

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Posted January 5th, 2019
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Yeah,my internet friends know more about me than irl friends and i'm more talkative online too.
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I keep online friends close, but I actually don't tell them about my RL friends and I don't tell my IRL friends about my online friends, simply because I don't want to be made fun of at all.. but usually I don't like to tell things too personal in my life since some of the stuff is confidential, such as doctors info and I prefer not to reveal my health problems to friends unless they're really concerned about me.
I couldn't have put this into better words. I don't tell my IRL friends what sort of online friends I have, and vice versa, that is private. I sure in hell do not want to made fun of on either side.
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Me. My family is completely unaware how many internet relationships I've had while some of my friends know a little too much.
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While I do have a few real life friends that I can say (almost) anything to, I do tend to be more open with online friends at times. It's not that I trust my internet friends more than my online friends; it's likely just because it's a lot easier to say something through text/online than to someone in person.. things can get a little awkward, haha. But through IM you can just mask that with some smilies and not have to worry about how your voice sounds or your facial expressions.

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Age 27
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Seen October 10th, 2014
Posted August 21st, 2014
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10.7 Years
I'll admit, I tend to be more open about my personal achievements, and tribulations to people on the internet. Noting how honestly little I've actually said about myself to many people online quite actually speaks horrors of my personal life, though, I suppose.





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SRK

Age 29
Male
Philly, PA
Seen September 1st, 2014
Posted April 12th, 2014
221 posts
9.7 Years
I had my share of internet friends (and relationships) nothing is better than the real thing. My life is transparent. My real life friends know a lot.

I was close to the online stuff, but meh.
But it is also easier to speak online. Since you don't have to look at anyone, and it is easy to pull away if you wanted to. You could also make yourself look like anything. Just because you have CONTROL of what you say and who you look in.

I propose a DARE talk to someone who has an EAR people on the net have eyes. They can watch what you type, but they cannot always HEAR what you have to SAY.

I ask you tell someone a personal secret to one of your friends.

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Age 29
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Posted May 22nd, 2019
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12.8 Years
Jordan(Team Fail), Clay(Clacla), and Kristian(Linkandzelda) know everything about me. Like everything. I tend to give out a lot more information about myself online than I do to me real life friends. I dunno why ;;
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Lucky1Yena

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Age 29
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11 Years
I've told my closest online friends some personal stuff myself.
But that's only because I needed someone to talk to, and I know it's very unlikely they'll be able to track me down in real life.
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Posted February 25th, 2016
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10.6 Years
It depends. Only very few people irl know about me in depth such as my close friend, my brother and people whom I can really trust. Online, it is definitely easier and less intimidating to reveal more info to online friends due to the fact that both parties are separated by 'screens of safety', also known as the screens of mobile devices. People can't judge you by your facial expressions, gestures and vocal intonation as all they are able to see are words with slight expressions in the form of smilies. c: People like to feel safe and secure, and in these environments, they tend to let their guard down a lot more.

Treecko

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Age 31
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St.Louis,Missouri
Seen November 30th, 2021
Posted November 29th, 2021
6,311 posts
11.2 Years
I seem to tell my online friends more about myself than my RL friends. I'm more open online than in real life. The only place I was more open at then the Internet was when I would go to youth group as teen and with my dad.
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Seen May 1st, 2015
Posted September 11th, 2014
543 posts
10.4 Years
So, benign online disinhibition. I've been more on the receiving end of it more than I am the one doing it. And sometimes one person's extra personal information just happens to be the first conversation starter. Ah, me. Well, I'm a trustworthy, non judgmental fellow so I tend to just listen, and I don't really mind.

TBH I don't think there's anything anyone online knows more about me than offline. I find it harder to relate to people online, which is weird given that ideally we should have more in common. I don't think I have any internet friends, at best I have many acquaintances. On the other hand, I tend to talk to a lot of my RL friends on Skype if I happen to be off campus. Does that count?

I guess to answer the question, offline folk know more about me than online folk do, and it's not even a preference thing. I'd be willing to share the same information either way, but I think too many people are distracted online to give anyone undivided attention, so it's just how it goes. It's not like I have any dark secrets or deep emotional scars. I'm pretty clean cut. Haha, that might be boring to some people, though. The only thing I keep to myself, though, are projects and ideas for projects*. My own family doesn't even know about those, and I trust them above all. Heck, I wouldn't tell my dog, if I had a dog to tell.

*Doubly true if said idea/project can make me money. $$$!

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