I’m someone who is basically a homebody, most of my hobbies are indoors and I am self employed so I don’t interact with many people. Because of this I try to make friends through the internet but I’ve never really had any luck. It seems people online only want to talk for a few days at best before getting bored. So I ask is it possible to make friends through the internet?
Edit: Typo in title. I meant have you ever made a genuine friend.
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I’ve made tons. However, they’re pretty much all through online gaming. Never had much success just dming strangers
I think so. It’s probably more like a love/hate relationship.
Yes one of my longest friends is a stranger I met online back in the late 90s that I never met but we still keep in touch and comment or like each other’s posts.
I categorize the people I meet online as acquaintances more so than friends now and maybe because of some past trauma.
I used to call people from online friends pretty easily. The person I was last seeing seemed to dislike that sort of familiar labeling and insisted they were acquaintances and not real friends. Being a people pleaser, my behavior instantly changed to make them happy and approve of me and I started referring to them as acquaintances.
Fast forward to today, I’m removed from that relationship now, but I still find some things hard to stop because of it. I would still objectively categorize most people I know from online as acquaintances. For me, friendship involves a degree of actual in person interaction.
Always an exception to the rule, I’ve known a particular person for several years now. We’ve never met in person but they were there as an ear to listen when I was in the darkest days of my life. This person I absolutely consider a friend. We don’t talk everyday, but when we do it’s like no time at all has passed.
Here’s my last thought, you can’t force friendship, they just happen. I kinda have a Ted Lasso approach to life now, I think a stranger is just a friend I haven’t met yet. I’m a generally closed off individual, relating to the aforementioned issues. But I’ve met some really good people online just doing what I enjoy, playing online games and what not. Would they maybe be a friend someday? Sure, anything is possible, but I won’t be forcing it to happen.
If I can call my wife a friend, then my answer is yes. ❤️
I met my absolute best friend in a Black Ops 2 lobby in 2014.
don’t fall for scams OP
Yes.
I’ve met a couple of partners to sleep with as well someone that I’ve never met in person yet I consider a trusted friend.
We met almost almost 20 years ago through a video game and to this day we share a family account and split the cost of an online gaming service. We mail each other video game cartridges as well. If I mail him a video game I can trust 100% that he will return it or mail me another in it’s place.
One of the coolest friendships I made started in a comment thread. We were both roasting the same cringey video, and it just clicked from there. We ended up DMing, bonding over music, and now we’re legit close. Like, voice calls, helping each other through breakups, celebrating wins, real ride-or-die kinda vibes.
3 for me
I recently met (last weekend I travelled to her) after about a year of talking, we met on a video game and just slowly became friends anonymously through discord etc before actually giving more personal details. We scoped each other out and make sure we were both ‘legit’ before we met up irl. I even made a joke about thanks for not being a random old man. She’s one of my best friends now
Met on Reddit ~ 5-6 years ago, not met irl yet as he lives in NY and it’s harder to meet but we’ve FaceTimed, chat nearly everyday, we’re there for each other through thick and thin. I’ve met his partner via FT also so know he’s legit. He’s as real as a friend – albeit virtually – as any other. Another one of my best friends
Met around 16 years ago online, good friend of mine. Lives in the same country but due to his severe anxiety of meeting me he won’t and I never push that. I know most things about him regarding family, relationships and personal life, we’re each others shoulders to cry on when needed and also just a friend to catch up to and he’s a very good person.
You can meet genuine people online, it’s usually ‘fate’ when you do but there are actually good people out there that you will be able to form lasting and genuine relationships with. I’m proof of that 🙂
Met my wife in a chat room about 20 years ago. Just playing tri-peaks and chatting.
I used to play this pc game called RuneScape. Mind you, I didn’t have a bad social life in the real world but, I loved this game. I met a player there while training one of my skills and it was just the two of us. We got to chatting then we started to meet up in-game to level up whenever we caught each other online. We even got to talking about personal life. I remember he was having issues with his parents and he ran away to his friend’s house but still managed to get on and play. That game was his escape. We played for 10 years. Of course, the amount of time lessened. And one day, we played not knowing it would be our last day. I think about him sometimes. How life has been. Astrosurfer, if you’re out there-let’s play like old times.
I’m wanting to get one.
Yes, a few. Unfortunately, one of my favorites sustained a TBI during an auto crash. This, in turn, led him down a rabbit hole that resulted in his eventual death by cop. It was a numbing day when I learned this
Yes I met my former roommate/friend in a singles Fb group and have become friends with several other people I met in a local poker fb group.
of course
I did it. And we met in person. But that was when forums were the thing instead of Facebook.
Met my partner online. Been 12 years.
Can’t find the receipt 🧾
Yes, three of them at this point, though one of the friendships fizzled out a couple years ago when the person moved away (we met online, happened to live nearby and eventually grew apart).
Actually, when aim was still a thing I did. I don’t think this case was usual but I still think about this girl sometimes. We lost touch when moving off the platform
Many, some I have never met and some became very good friends although many states away
I met my husband here on Reddit. We never would have found each other or met otherwise since we were on opposite sides of the country. We’ve been together 8 years now.
I don’t care what people say.
You can definitely make friends playing online games like mmorpg. Know multiple people that got married in real life because of that.
Yup. Plenty. But this was 90s internet. BBS, dial up clients, IRC, etc.
As far as the last 2 decades? None.