Talk:Internet friendship
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It's a relationship based on internet in a virtual environment.
What are you talking about? -Anonymous Coward 12 Aug 05 1906 local time
[edit] Meeting in real life
I have been told that if you are quite introvert in real life and have good friends on the Net, then once you meet face-to-face you may not have so much to talk about with them - even if you have talked countless hours in MSN. If anyone has experiences or comments on this, then lemme know:) (maybe I'm just being paranoid?)
I,m new to this stuff - if soneone leaves a note on an article I have written saying they want to be my friend, how do I reciprocate and get in touch?....engineman
Meeting in real life, discussion:
I think that feelings of disappointment or success following a face to face meeting, after spending so much time and effort to get to know someone online, is highly situational. It depends on the people interacting. Sometimes you find that they are exactly who they portrayed themselves to be and sometimes you may feel they've deceived you. Chemistry that was present online may not be present at all in person. You have to feel it out.
Before I commit to meet someone in person, I usually throw it out there that I'm shy and it may take the first visit, or more, to feel comfortable. When this is understood, it's so much easier to talk in person and open up and I believe it relieves any anxiety for the other person as well.
I also have a general idea of some questions to ask that will make it easy for both of us to begin a safe conversation, an ice-breaker, if you will. You already know what the person is generally about, but meeting face to face is also 'meeting' that person for the first time. Keep the knowledge that you have about that person in the back of your mind while introducing yourself and getting to know that person.
To avoid disappointment, don't hold the person to expectations that you've formed during online chat; it's not the same. Take it slow, begin a friendship with no pressures or expectations and the person will be more comfortable with you, too. I hope I've explained this well enough without babbling....but this is my experience with meeting an online friend or "lover" in person.
Kit —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitgoininsane (talk • contribs) 01:01, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Title
It seems to me that "Internet relationship" would be a more accurate title for this article, as almost all of it is about romantic relationships rather than friendships. Would anyone object to moving it? René van Buuren (talk) 09:15, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion: Merge With Friendship
I do not believe this article ought to be merged with "Friendship" because this is a highly specialized subject and requires special attention. I believe as references are added & sources cited, this article will stand up on its own. Any arguments to the contrary are welcome. ELizama (talk) 16:15, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
All I can say is that I believe the article should be merged with the friendship article but there should also remain a seperate article as there currently is for users who are not sure what it is, for easier finding. Sorry, I'm not making much sense. 151.196.239.26 (talk) 15:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)KB
I believe wikipedia should undergo the UBER Merge, since thats what it seems everyone wants to do. Seriously, mergers don't help wikipedia, they HURT it (although there is no saving wikipedia anyways). A good 2 page article merged with a 6 page article quickly gets trimmed down to nothing... Screw it anyways, not like my opinion counts. —Preceeding comment has been left unsigned by the author because said author believes in freedom of choice.
