Internet Friends know all!

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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?

 

[Sirfetch’d]

Well I keep my online friends close so I naturally tell them everything. I can personally remember a few times that I told a few friends from here some very personal stuff that I couldn't dream of telling anyone else. So to answer your question, yes I do.

 

[Tsutarja]

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.

 

[Aeroblast]

Well I guess if you're comfortable enough to talk about more private things with your friends then there's nothing wrong with that.

 

[Nick]

If someone's my friend, I'll share things with them without worrying about personal things getting out to the public. So I can't relate to this.

 

[Hiatus]

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]

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.

 

[Elaitenstile]

I have e-friends from a lot of "leagues", so depending on the kind of surface we chat on I tell them about my life. I don't have many friends that I "just chat with and hang around", however, so it's rare when I have a friend who I share all to.

 

[Jin Of The Gale]

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.

 

[starseed galaxy auticorn]

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]

Yeah,my internet friends know more about me than irl friends and i'm more talkative online too.

 

[Honest]

I treat them both equally nowadays. And I'm usually very open, so yeah, people know a lot about me. D=

 

[Zeffy]

God forbid my irl friends find out half the stuff I tell my online friends o_o

 

[Dreg]

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.

 

[WhiteKnightL]

Me. My family is completely unaware how many internet relationships I've had while some of my friends know a little too much.

 

[Sheep]

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.

 

[Shiny Celebi]

Well my best friend is an online friend and I feel comfortable sharing things with him I wouldnt with others because he is my closest friend and I feel he understands me more than other people.

 

[Crux]

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.

 

[Fading Tree]

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.

 

[Echidna]

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 ;;