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Anyone else here with no friends whatsoever?
| internet friends is where its at
| Internet friends aren't really friends
| Tfw i have the exact same issues online with trying to get close to people ;__;
| >>623969 but without breaking the physical barrier you can't get to the next level in a relationship. You've never felt these people, they're all not real as far as you know, they're a cohesion of thoughts and ideas on the net, not a physical thing of flesh you can touch and feel something for.
| >>623974
theyre thoughts and ideas that matter to me. and i matter to them. ive met one and i would like to meet the other some day.
im well accustomed to having no physical flesh to touch and feel, thanks.
| I like to say I have friends, but, like, 99% of my IRL "friends" are just exhausting to be with. Being with them feels like work.
And then there's the 1% but they're scattered to the four corners of the earth, they might as well be online-only friends.
| >>623988
well what do you want me to do about it? this is the life i was given. ill likely not have IRL friends or relationships as long as i live.
| Most of the net do, OP
| >>623990 but why? Are you afraid of opening up to people? You've said yourself that you met up with one of your internet mates, you've a made a brief tangible connection and you're hopeful in meeting the others. If you took that attitude towards other people you'd be more than capable of creating bonds with them.
| Yep, completely alone. Even on the Internet.
| >>623998
i mean, very particupar circumstances are at play. i cant take that attitude with people. there are reasons for this that i will not go into here. there is also a reason why im able to open up to these friends, where i cant with others, and its something that i cannot hope to find in people i can know irl, and cant find in 99.99% of people online. also, that person was a special case. had we not met, i would be dead right now. and so would he.
| >>623998
so basically yeah im afraid to open up and i have my reasons. besides im a fucking pariah anywhere i go. but these friends of mine love me and accept me and want me to do well. and im the same towards them.
| >>624015 well, I hope you find someone in real life who shares your world. Physical affection is important and no one deserves to be cut off from it. Godspeed.
| >>624067
no, id need to rewrite the universe. but noones asked me to become a mahou shoujo yet! some day...
| >>dc2e0d
Only normies with a bunch of friends irl and good lives would tell someone their Internet friends are not really real friends and that they aren't worth anything....
| >>624131 I only have a couple of friends from high school still in touch with me. Still, nothing can replace the physical intimacy of a true relationship. When someone trusts you with their body and feels fine with contact it's definitely different from simply conversing.
| My only friends are on VrChat. No irl friends
| >>624140 well your the lucky one then lol I have irl friends and I barely touch them, maybe a hug when saying goodbye but physical touch doesn't matter when you really can't feel it lolol online friends sound nice since you can be real with them and not hide lolol
I'm just not internet savvy enough to talk to people online everyday nor do I want to, I guess
| >>624140
i mean im super lonely and suicidally depressed so i geddit. its not that internet friends dont count, or whatever, its more that they dont have the ability to help fulfill that human need. id be far worse without them though.
| >>624169 indeed, I just feel like calling your acquintences over the internet as friends to be slightly misrepresenting. And mate, I hope you make it through and get some good company in the future, everyone deserves a friend in these times.
| >>624181
you dont know me. you dont know my friends. you dont know the depth of our friendship or anything about it. dont you furracking write off the relationship i have with them, the troubles we've shared, the challenges we've overcome, secrets shared, late nights helping each other through our mental hells... we have built deep long lasting friendships that put most peoples superficial friendships to shame
so like, piss off. you dont know us. fucking clown.
| I wish I had some internet friends myself because right now I have none at all. So any would be better than none.
| >>f6d83a Homie, this I what we call a local troll. They get nourishment from saying things they know will piss people off and then to the best of their abilities pretend to be more intelligent and better than you and, I mean, the fact that it works is honestly kind of impressive. I get fucked by that kind of stuff a lot, so, I mean, even though you know what they're doing it's hard not to fall into their traps.
| I have a pretty big friend group, as I was lucky enough to get a couple really good friends the last few years and now go to a school where we basically found every single nerd, weeb and anti-social but nice person and got them into our little gang. I also have a really, really good internet friend.
Despite that I do still often feel pretty lonely, and having friends doesn't really fix everything like that. But, still, I'd probably be hanging by now if I didn't have them.
| >>624222 >>624259
Forgive me for intruding on an argument that should be laid to rest, but where did this hostility come from? >>dc2e0d has been gracious, although a bit misguided.
Internet friends are great, but I feel IRL and online friendship feels a lot different. Neither is better than the other. Just different.
| >>624261 that WAS entertaining though so I don't mind. Pretty fun to see people get mad over nothing at all.
| It's obviously a significantly different affair to know someone in person and not just through online communication (even audiovisual). I still think both are valuable and that a person shouldn't exclude one of the options. Best of luck to you guys finding a good friend both online and afk.
On a final note, I think it's better to have no friends than bad friends. Luckily, the internet makes meeting likeminded people easier.
| >>624147
Thanks VR chat for real, dayum.
I'm glad this thing actually brings happiness to people...
| >>624279
To be honest I feel like like-minded is always a good thing. I only have one proper online friend, and I feel like the fact that we are pretty different is quite valuable. Sure, we do agree on a lot of things, but also not. Idk. I just think being with a diverse cast of people that don't necessarily think quite like you is a good thing, and I feel like a lot of people retreat to only talking to like minded people.
| >>624261
look i dont apreciate having my relationship with my best friends belittled like that, calling them "acquaintences" like they are just people i pass by on the street or something. just because his narrow mindedness stops him from seeing the value in what i have with them does not make our relationship worthless. these are two people i will be in contact with for as long as im alive.
| >>624309
its cool having all different interests and being able to learn stuff from each other. i took up biking because of one, and started cooking more because the other. one occasionally asks for computer help from the two of us, etc.
our worldviews are really similar, but when theres opposing political views, instead of spitting acid as is customary, you really do kind of learn the other persons side better. at least, we do. it probably depends on the dynamic.
| >>624325
Yeah, that's a perfect example of what I was trying to say. I love that kind of stuff. I feel like now with the internet people don't talk to others like that enough. I feel like it's too easy to just handpick people who are basically identical to you instead of different people.
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| I simply cant keep up friendships because every social interaction with people who arent my family members is much more a pain in the ass than it is rewarding, due to my social skills and lack of indepth interest in pretty much anything people usually discuss.