How are you in person as compared to online? Shy?

i understand what you mean. However i am a girl i can relate. I talk to guys on answerbag different then i would if i was to talk to them in person. I am a very shy person so it is easier to talk to people on the internet then it is in person.

All people are like that a little. It's so easy to be yourself on line and you can think about what you say first better than in person. I wouldn't worry.

It's just insecurities. We're all like that.

It's easier to say things in your mind, getting them out of your mouth in the right format is another thing altogether. It's not like you can spellcheck your grammer in a social situation, like you can online.

I think it is much easier to talk to people online. There is no face-to-face awkwardness to contend with. However, because of this, it is really important to have good integrity. Do not pretend to be something you are not. Do not lie. It's okay to be more relaxed, but you still want to be true to yourself. I have made a lot of friends online and I would be proud to meet them in person because I know I have said nothing I need to be ashamed of.

I think I understand exactly what you're saying. I'm just the same way. Except that I'm a girl. If you notice my answers on here, they are very open and inviting and as honest as I can make them. However, I'm a completely different person in person. I won't just answer any question that's thrown out that I want to answer like I do here. I know that one of the reasons is that I'm a much better typer and it's easier for me to express myself through writing. I'm not that great of a talker, however, unless I read from a script or something. Maybe it's the same reason for you? Also, do you find that it's easier to talk to your close friends tons? For me, I don't have that much trouble talking to my close friends and family. It's just the people I don't know very well or don't know that I don't really talk to. Anyway. I'm not sure if this is a sign of anything..... but, I know when I talk to guys I like it when they have MSN, because sometimes they are very different on it. For instance, one of my closest guy friends. I talked to him in person somewhat, but he wasn't very talkative at first. I knew that the way to get to know him better was to talk on MSN. (Well, I just felt that). So I got him to give me his screen name, and we talked. He was very different on MSN, but that gave me a chance to get to know him without any awkward moments. Now, we talk tons! So, there's still hope. :)

it is 100 times easier to talk to people online as you never have awkward silences and if they dont like you you can "switch them off", I used to be painfully shy but my brother cured me of it by forcing me too chat to new people, if you want to talk to someone of the opposite sex and are not quite sure what to say pretend your someone else for a moment someone you know who is confident. I'm no expert but in my experience girls like it when you notice things about them that other guys would over look!. hope this was of some small help.

The internet allows us to be who we feel like we are without the judgement from people around us, most of the time. I'm a flirtatious person by nature, but the fact that I am not a man's idea of a perfect woman makes it so that I would never be flirtatious with random people in real life. The goal is to try and bring these two people together into the person you really are.

I have a bit similar experiences, but for me it's always much easier to talk to boys in person than online. When I'm talking to them in a real conversation I'm much more relaxed than online, and it happens quite often that I don't know what to type. But a boy I like pretty much lives quite far away from me and we can't see realy often. So the onyl, or the best possibility is to talk to him online. But I really don't know how to start the conversation or what to say, what to talk about. It's true I'm a girl but, nevermind, I think that all/many people have difficulties by talking to others (especially someone you like and care about) sometimes.