Do you ever feel close to someone online?

[Anonymous]

[Zack-Bann]

Yes it’s been known to happen


A very rare occurrence but a worthwhile one


Still I would love to take the next step into offline with that person.
I’m not a fan of “forever online” relationships

[LiamJHayden]

Not really. That takes actually spending in person time with someone, at least for me.

[DishLady]

Yeah. Sometimes it's a blessing, sometimes it's a mistake. Just like meeting people in person.

[mstbooblover]

Sometimes during a very short time, from a few minutes to a few days, depending what we're talking about or interacting with together. Outside that short term activity, feeling close to anyone online remains an illusion, real actual friends and relations in real life set aside of course.

[Vneila21]

Yeah, the raw honesty goes a long way. I imagine it'd be harder to tell if they are lies though. I lean on my intuition for that! :) Any tips are appreciated.

[Sevenpointfive]

maybe? i doubt my definition of close is the same as yours though

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Oh yes, friends and lovers a like, I have felt close to a lot of people online. But then I'm also a veteran in internet communities so I have a lot of practice and time spent in these lands

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

However, Internet being a very fluctuating territory, all these connections didn't really survive this numeric maelstrom. Oh except this guy from Netherlands, we still say hi from time to time, I know him since 10 years. It's also the only e-buddy who sent me a package. Cheese, he sent me like 4 different cheese, and god that cheese was super nice 🤪

[Shiprex]

Have done but it's unlikely to be real as imagined romantic feelings are way stronger than real experience

[chrissykerdock]

do you feel like that with me

[Asker]

@chrissykerdock We need to talk more.

[strateguy632]

No, that is not real closeness.

[Bricealan]

@wonderingmanii Yes, I do.

[talka20]

Yes to many of my friends

[Anonymous]

Sometimes I do, but not very often.

[WillGrant974]

Yes, I did

[Yannae]

Yeah, it's great.

[BigSwingingBalls]

yes when hacker takes over my webcam

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

[Dongie]

I have, yes.

[Iron_Man]

Yea …

[dean55au]

Sometimes

[Barbarakiss]

Sometimes