The internet is just a barrier!

[Beatrice]

We all have friendships on PC, but how close are you to some of your PC friends? Have you gone miles or states away just to see one person? Have you ever had a real (not pairing but more) boyfriend/girlfriend relationship with someone? Do they have your cellphone numbers or are you friends with them on facebook?

 

[Mattysaurus]

I'm pretty close to them.
I have most of them on MSN and some on Facebook.

Skype with them is fun too. ;D

 

[Melody]

I've gotten pretty close to some of my PC friends, but most of all, the only one I really got seriously close to, was Kimi, my current pair. <3

We are indeed boyfriend/girlfriend, and she does indeed have my phone number. We text each other constantly when we're not online. :3

Aside from Kimi, no one else on PC has my phone number or any other contact vectors other than MSN.

 

[Morkula]

I have several friends online I consider to be just as close as my offline ones. I'd love to be able to meet them, and will hopefully do so sometime in the future. But for now I have some of them on Facebook, and a few of my really close friends (that aren't out of the country) have my cell number.

 

[professor plum]

Well, I'm pretty close to the people I talk to, I guess. o3o;
I'm friends with several members of PC on facebook, and a few of them have my cellphone number [like Nick or Patrick], and I occasionally sext text Luke and Audy n_n;

 

[EmeraldSerenade]

I'm close friends with a few members on PC, and I'm friends with Saltare. on facebook ^^

I wouldn't really give out my cell phone number though, I'm not that willing :-/

 

[Nick]

I really like this thread. Good job, Beatrice!

Okay, so this is hard for me to answer because I keep reading this in general with internet friends. I have my fair share of friends on the internet, and a majority of them are somehow tied back to PC in one way or another. With that said, most of my online friends have my Facebook. I tend to accept anyone on my Facebook because there's not much on there that I have public to everyone (I fill out everything on my Facebook, but set most of it to having only me to be able to see it), so that's not a problem.

Most of my close friends have my number (if not on their phone, I've given it to them and gave them permission to text me whenever they feel like it). Even if they don't have a cellphone, I give most of the people I've grown comfortable with my cellphone number. And... to people who consider me a close friend and don't have my phone number, tell me you consider me a close friend and I'll likely give you my number!

Now, as for meeting... I was supposed to meet a few last year; didn't work out. I was supposed to meet a few this year; was going to work out until something came up. I am dedicated to meeting them next year by any means necessary. Traveling... yeah. I'll be meeting them in Canada, so there is a lot of traveling involved considering I'm over here in Jersey. I don't think it's very good walking distance for me, after all. I also plan to meet my "gf," who lives in Utah. Her mom offered to cover the flying expenses and everything. I just need to work up the courage to do it and to talk to my dad about it. Even though I'm 18 and I have my fair share of problems with him, I'd like him to know about it.

She's a member of PC and is my pair, but I didn't meet her on PC and she only joined because I asked her to. Soo... I'm just going to check them all, except for being firends online is enough, because it isn't for most of the people I've come to know. Ok... bye!!

 

[Ho-Oh]

Um. I'm close with a few people online - who I feel comfortable with telling basically everything about me, though I end up telling most others through blog entries. Though there is kind of this weird thing where I tell people what I mean through making them guess/riddles, which means that I'm not 100% comfortable with telling them everything directly, otherwise I would. Or, maybe that's just my personality. Either way I have about 8 people who I would tell more to. Though out of those, I feel closest with only about four at the moment. The rest of my friends are just... friends, maybe due to growing apart, maybe due to dramas, or opinions of them, but not so ready to trust people as easily now.

Anyway, I haven't travelled to meet anyone, however I plan to at some point. I remember someone saying some friends are really only online, and others are more than online friends - people who you'll know outside of the Internet at some point. I only really want to meet a few people online, however not all are likely. I know Maly/Simm want to come here at some point but I dunno when that will be. Sometime in the future I intend to meet Scott, too. And when that happens, I don't want the past to repeat itself. I don't know when that'll be either. But if it means I need to go there to see him, then I will. Just... I'd need a good excuse. There's also a few others I'd like to meet, but that's not as likely at the moment, or near future. (Note that in these two situations I'm discussing in like... 5 years or something.)

Next question, um. I'm currently in an Internet relationship, as implied/mentioned/something. And I used to be in another relationship, who I met, but that didn't work out so it's all good now. :3

Some people online have my phone number though... not of much use, since I don't call people, but it's still good having extra contact, just incase. I have used skype with a few people before - though now I won't really touch skype as it's... ew. Though talking directly with Malyka and Simmone at least would be nice! And facebook? Um. I pretty much accept everyone I know, which means online, so yes. Not that I bother using it or give away any info, lol.

Also I just noticed you mentioned PC, but ex-PC members count... so yeah. XD;
Oh, and I also like this thread like the above person does.

 

[Sammi]

Honestly, I'm not very close with that many people on PC. For the majority of people, I prefer keeping in touch with them on PC and/or MSN. To have it leak into the rest of my life... the thought kind of creeps me out, I think because I don't really know them that well.

There's only two people that I've met on PC that I would ever trust with my phone number and Facebook -- things I reserve specifically for people I know irl -- and only one of those two actually has them. And they're probably the only two I'd want to meet offline, although there's no way I'd go out of my way for them.

God, you can tell I'm a loner. :/

 

[ILoveDragonite]

I'm not close with anyone here. Maybe i should troll less.

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

I'm not very close with anyone, so my time here is very lonely. Dx But... it is just like life, but virtual.

 

[Limey-chan]

I wouldn't really say i'm all that close to some of the people on here, though there are a few I speak to regularly online.

Giving out my MSN/Skype etc is as far as i've gone, and will be as far as i'll ever go.

 

[Dawn]

Let's see... I give out my MSN, I'm friends, I'd give out my phone number, and I'd date someone on PC if the opportunity arose I suppose. I guess it's just a matter of whether the opportunity arises or not.

 

[Zebeedoo]

People I consider my closest friends have my number. I have theirs too. And most of my friends from here have my facebook. I ask people for their MSN if I like them. :U
Never been in a PC relationship, though. But I do have a crush. >_____________<

 

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

Except for one person, nobody here's really asked for IM contact info or anything like that. If someone wanted it and I knew them pretty well, I don't think I'd have a problem giving that information out. As for RL, I need to know the person really well for that (and there are a few here that would fall into that category).

But I like to keep my Facebook (with my RL identity) a secret unless I become really close friends with someone.

 

[Ayselipera]

I'm really not extremely close with anyone from PC, but if the usual people I talk to online asked for my number I would be fine with that. I think it would be pretty cool if I ever become really close with someone from here and met them in real life eventually. Since that sounds like a fun little trip to me. I really doubt anything like that would happen, but you never know.

 

[Eternal Nightmare]

I'm close to some of my friends here and I only gave two of my closest friends my cell number. I don't know how id react if I actuall meet with them in real life.

 

[Eurydice]

im only close to one person but sadly she doesnt come on here anymore :(
but i was planning on flying across the country to go to her wedding but didnt have enough money. we are currently planning on meeting sometime this summer which will be awesome. we are always talking on facebook or texting each other.

other than her i dont really think i have many friends here which is really depressing.

 

[Honest]

Gonna answer this thread using the poll options

I've traveled miles to see them!
Unfortunately, I'm dont have that kind of freedom. >_> I'd certainly go if I was able to, though. Just to see them. =)

I've meet them in a group (convention, etc)
No... for some reason, most of my friends here on PC live in Europe. And I live in the USA. I have a few friends in the USA, like my stupid awesome E-brother, Borey. ily man <3 But that still is far from where I live.

They have my cellphone
Don't think my parents would appreciate the long distance calling. And I don't usually go on my phone anyway...

They have my facebook
Yup! Almost all of my closest friends here have added me on their Facebook. xD

I've had a real boyfriend/girlfriend through PC
No. I broke up with my IRL girlfriend recently. I do like someone here, though. She's cute and awesome. =)




I also started using Skype, and talk to them there, and I love it. xD

 

[Kura]

I'm close with a lot of people here. I met Lightning and Triforce89 IRL before I joined this place.. so technically they're not online friends..

I met a lot of good friends here. I met up with a bunch of them at cons and stuff too. Quite a few have my number and a handful I speak to just about every day (or whenever I have the chance.)

There are also a number of not so good friends.. but I don't think they're necessarily bad.