Can you ever really, truly know your online friends?
by 
AntigoneRising
ANSWERS: 13
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Some. But not all. It's really hard to trust anyone online.
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Do you know me? here's your answer.
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Even "conventional show up at your house and drink all your beer" friends can disappoint you when you thought you knew them. At some level, online friends are going to do the same thing. The advantage is that when your online friends turn out sour, you don't have to figure out how to return the torque wrench you borrowed.
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I do hope so. I have a couple that I am really close to, although I feel that if i met them in real life it could be completely different. I mean, they could have an awful habit of picking their nose in public or something.
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Can you ever really truly trust ANYone? Let alone people online......the only people I truly trust with my life are my family and myself.
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No. I could be a 36 year old woman instead of the person I claim to be and nobody would know the truth, even those I speak to a lot.
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Sometimes but not all times. I currently am in a relationship that started online. We really got to know each other and I was still skeptical when it was still online. When we met, I took every precaution for safety as a just-in-case and found that everything he told me was truthful. We've been dating for about 10 months now and we knew each other as friends for about a year before that. We are happy and still going strong. I know of many other cases that were disappointments, and not only to myself but not every single person online is a serial killer or a rapist. You just have to take precautions and be safe if you ever decide to take it into the real world.
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It depends. If you have faith in them and trust they are being honest with you about everything It is very possible. However that is a bit naieve since online, people can be anything they want to be. Just look at all the online sexual predators who lie about their age to lure gullible young girls and boys into meeting them. I usually trust people to be totally and completely honest about themselves in matters of age marital status etc. I don't expect people yto put their whole life story out there right up front. Howeverpeople shouldn't lie about stuff either.
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I don't thinks so. There are so many other parts of a person's personality that are hidden behind the username that can not be determined without face to face contact. I think we like our online friends because we have bonded with that part of them that we "see" on the net. There is more to a person than that. These hidden parts are those we see after a long time. The net is too limiting to make complete judgments. But this is also an advantage as well.
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You never know,It could be me!
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I believe so..if both you and they are totally honest and open in what you say...you don't have to disclose everything..but you do have to be truthful about what you do disclose. You could be a total sham or they could be...you just gamble that they will be as honest as you are. :)
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In order to know a person completely, you need to know how he or she acts in person. You need to be able to view how he or she treats his or her friends. You need to know SO much. You need to know how he or she acts in every situation. A person's internet personality is just part of him or her... not completely him or her.
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Unless you meet them, no
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