| never. lol. can't hold a conversation for very long online, just like in real life. |
| I do get friends request frequently but yeah, it's always the same 5 people who are like willing to talk with you at any time. |
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| Do some research. Stalk the prey, watch what it likes, dislikes. Learn what you can about it before making contact! I'm half joking. Usually I make an acquaintance by watching and talking to them on the forum. You can find out a lot about someone by reading their opinions on certain subjects. So I usually just pick people who interest me or I find that I agree with. And now I seem like a stalker...oh well. xD |
| Don't usually. I've never been someone who wants to socialize or something, I'm always on my own. And I find really hard to trust others and such. And I get bored easily... so... I prefer forums where I can say whatever I want than chats. Still, I usually talk with 2-3 guys but that's all. Never happened here on MAL. |
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| I used to make a lot, especially on deviantART, and then they disappeared. What can ya do? _Jupiter_ said: You should change your avatar to Matoi.And now I seem like a stalker...oh well. xD |
| I make plenty of acquaintances online, but "friends" are a bit harder to come by. I have made a decent amount of internet friends though, people that I've stayed in contact with for years, and felt that I could share things with that I wouldn't do with acquaintances. I still have a couple of internet friends now, but some of them have drifted away over the passage of time. |
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| no, it's just not my thing. I'd rather spend the minimal extra time I have developing the friendships with "people that actually matter" (friends ive had for years) rather than be friends with people who share 1 interest with me? (anime) lol |
Star_BoyMay 3, 2015 8:55 PM
| Rarely. I don't give enough shits about most people to talk to them. The few friends I do make tend to be the talk every day kind. Quality over quantity is where its at. |
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| Just a few. 1 on mal so far forever alone :( |
| I've never made any friends online. I'm totally clueless about how to do it. I have a very difficult time making friends in real life, too. Many people seem to think it's easier to make friends online, but I've never found this. Perhaps it depends on individuals' style. I tend to become friends with people in real life very slowly - over the course of months or even years sometimes. On the internet, I just don't get the necessary exposure with people for this to ever work, and it's not like you see the same people day in and day out online. |
| In games, I've made a ton of friends. Even though my friends live on other sides of the world, I find that they're much easier to "talk" to - In most cases, I trust my online friends more than my real life ones. I suppose in real life I'm not really an outgoing person and only have a small group of friends. It's interesting because I've known my online friends much longer than the people I hang out in real life now. Relationship-wise, I haven't had a relationship online since I consider myself too young for one and there's also that possibility that you won't like each other when you meet, they're different to what you imagined, they're dangerous etc etc. On MAL, I don't make too many friends since it's hard to keep a conversation other than anime. |
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| Yo come on guys don't be so sad, if you feel sad and lone and you need/want to make net friend, i can be your friend for a while at least but . . . (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| I got no friends online :c |
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| I had "friends" on the internet a few years back. Then the forum got wiped out. The end. Haven't had much success after that. It's not easy though. Internet makes people really fickle. And boring. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: I got no friends online :c D'aww. I'll be your friend. |
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Gholy said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: Your friends list says otherwiseI got no friends online :c H-Hey. 50% of that list were random FR sent to me >///< @ _Myst: Okay c: nice to meet chu. |
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Gholy said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: That still gives you more e-friends than me >.>H-Hey. 50% of that list were random FR sent to me >///< Then let's be e-friends. Problem solved!~ |
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| Na I hate people too much/too socially inept to interact with them further than as acquaintances. |
CosmicbeingMay 3, 2015 10:30 PM
Cosmicbeing said: Na I hate people too much to interact with them further than as acquaintances. ...but you're so cool. Please love me. |
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| Be nice |
| I have no friends. Only enemies >_> |
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| Normally, I would say that you should avoid any kind of deep relationship over the internet. There are too many risks and not enough satisfaction involved when compared to the real thing to make them worth it. I have a lot of experience with these "deep relationships" over the internet and the internet in general, and that's why I can say that it's best to stay far away from them. Online relationships should stop at friends, chatting buddies, and gaming buddies, and that's it, because anything past that is an unsatisfying mess that will end badly. There are extremely rare cases where, if you happen to have enough internet experience, aren't socially retarded, and just straight up lucky, then some good relationships might happen with good outcomes. I won't deny that, as there have been plenty of times where people have met online only to end up getting married, and hell, even I might even end up in that kind of situation with a certain someone on here if I happen to luck out enough. But again, that's a conditionally rare case, even if you happen to have all those qualities. MOST PEOPLE that would try for relationships online are socially retarded and/or lacking in experience regardless, so again, I still can't recommend it. |
KorrvoMay 3, 2015 10:47 PM
☕ Truth be told, I'm quite proud of my house blend. To attain my flavor and fragrance, I use five different types of coffee beans. ☕ |
| Korrvo Posts: 27397 This is life 2015 "I would say that you should avoid any kind of deep relationship over the internet" i bet my ass you failed your own rule right there |
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Deko_myanimelist said: Some things just happen. I did say I have a lot of experience regarding this kinda thing, anyway. Depression, severe loneliness (and thus desperation), and inexperience are factors that can cause people to act in a way that's seemingly devoid of any half-decent logic."I would say that you should avoid any kind of deep relationship over the internet" i bet my ass you failed your own rule right there Though none of those things affect me anymore, so I'm fine with getting a bit closer to people online and giving them a legitimate chance to become "close" if that rare opportunity presents itself, as long as that includes meeting them IRL. |
KorrvoMay 3, 2015 10:57 PM
☕ Truth be told, I'm quite proud of my house blend. To attain my flavor and fragrance, I use five different types of coffee beans. ☕ |
_Myst said: Cosmicbeing said: Na I hate people too much to interact with them further than as acquaintances. ...but you're so cool. Please love me. I can't love you, I am too numb for that due to my self-imposed near-complete lack of social contact; prolonged social isolation does that to people. |
| Be my internet friend or I'll burn you alive. |
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Cersei said: Be my internet friend or I'll burn you alive. gimme some love |
Cosmicbeing said: That's an excuse._Myst said: ...but you're so cool. Please love me. I can't love you, I am too numb for that due to my self-imposed near-complete lack of social contact; prolonged social isolation does that to people. |
☕ Truth be told, I'm quite proud of my house blend. To attain my flavor and fragrance, I use five different types of coffee beans. ☕ |
| I used to do it alot but now I have not done it in years. I think I lost my "making friends online" ability. |
Cersei said: Be my internet friend or I'll burn you alive. I hate that woman really, pure bitch worst character in whole series ;| Why her? |
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| If there is a guild system in the game im playing, sure why not. |
| I think everyone here needs a hug |
| Never |
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Korrvo said: Cosmicbeing said: That's an excuse.I can't love you, I am too numb for that due to my self-imposed near-complete lack of social contact; prolonged social isolation does that to people. No its a collection of chronic patterns of behavior, thought and feeling, a lot of people have it here not to mention loneliness and social isolation is a worldwide epidemic with detrimental negative health effects similar to obesity (our ancestors would of found our levels of social interaction as inconceivably low), however they aren't articulating it as well as I am. For example, me talking to you is actually having the opposite effect as studies are suggesting that individuals who use social media and substitute virtual friends for physical friends become even lonelier and more depressive than before. |
Gholy said: Cersei said: I think I'll be burned alive, thank you.Be my internet friend or I'll burn you alive. Have it your way then. You'll die in your sleep sometime within the next week. OG_Gawd said: Cersei said: Be my internet friend or I'll burn you alive. gimme some love No. Deko_myanimelist said: Cersei said: Be my internet friend or I'll burn you alive. I hate that woman really, pure bitch worst character in whole series ;| Why her? Cersei is the best GoT character, followed by Jaime. Tywin and Joffrey are pretty cool too. |
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Korrvo said: Deko_myanimelist said: Some things just happen. I did say I have a lot of experience regarding this kinda thing, anyway. Depression, severe loneliness (and thus desperation), and inexperience are factors that can cause people to act in a way that's seemingly devoid of any half-decent logic."I would say that you should avoid any kind of deep relationship over the internet" i bet my ass you failed your own rule right there Though none of those things affect me anymore, so I'm fine with getting a bit closer to people online and giving them a legitimate chance to become "close" if that rare opportunity presents itself, as long as that includes meeting them IRL. Depression and isolation is a bitch, but learning experiences~ I wouldn't trade the things I learned about both others and myself through the flops of the past. Its really the same that happens in real life as you learn, just a little more shallow. Cosmicbeing said: _Myst said: ...but you're so cool. Please love me. I can't love you, I am too numb for that due to my self-imposed near-complete lack of social contact; prolonged social isolation does that to people. You sure? I'll feed you, and pet you, and call you Georgetta. |
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Yeah, any prolonged interaction with people on the internet reawakens my emotions and I feel even more lonely when I talk to a virtual presence, especially if its a girl. |
Cosmicbeing said: Done sugarcoating your excuse now? I guess it would be a shame if you felt compelled to change your admittedly unhealthy lifestyle at any point.No its a collection of chronic patterns of behavior, thought and feeling, a lot of people have it here not to mention loneliness and social isolation is a worldwide epidemic with detrimental negative health effects similar to obesity (our ancestors would of found our levels of social interaction as inconceivably low), however they aren't articulating it as well as I am. For example, me talking to you is actually having the opposite effect as studies are suggesting that individuals who use social media and substitute virtual friends for physical friends become even lonelier and more depressive than before. _Myst said: This is true. Once you move onto the latter parts of life, how you learned your needed lessons end up as nothing but an irrelevant after-thought.Depression and isolation is a bitch, but learning experiences~ I wouldn't trade the things I learned about both others and myself through the flops of the past. Its really the same that happens in real life as you learn, just a little more shallow. ...is it the latter parts of life yet? Can it be now? I'm sick of occasionally going emo-mode and randomly worrying about and not getting over dumb shit. >_> Cosmicbeing said: I don't think you realize just how much you're contradicting yourself.Yeah, any prolonged interaction with people on the internet reawakens my emotions and I feel even more lonely when I talk to a virtual presence, especially if its a girl. |
☕ Truth be told, I'm quite proud of my house blend. To attain my flavor and fragrance, I use five different types of coffee beans. ☕ |
| I make more friends online than irl. Irl people just like me because I am funny. At least even if the relationship is not deep, at least people like me for me. |
Korrvo said: Done sugarcoating your excuse now? I guess it would be a shame if you felt compelled to change your admittedly unhealthy lifestyle at any point. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113176/science-loneliness-how-isolation-can-kill-you Yes and due to the malleability of our neural networks its possible to repair the missing neural pathways from years of asocial behavior. Korrvo said: I don't think you realize just how much you're contradicting yourself. I am not, that's how virtual socializing works, you aren't more connected and social as a result but more disconnected and asocial. |
Cosmicbeing said: Korrvo said: Done sugarcoating your excuse now? I guess it would be a shame if you felt compelled to change your admittedly unhealthy lifestyle at any point. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113176/science-loneliness-how-isolation-can-kill-you Yes and due to the malleability of our neural networks its possible to repair the missing neural pathways from years of asocial behavior. Korrvo said: I don't think you realize just how much you're contradicting yourself. I am not, that's how virtual socializing works, you aren't more connected and social as a result but more disconnected and asocial. I like how you cite your source. Almost no one does that. |
| I met two people IRL who i've met over the internet. And overall it's not hard to make friend. Especially when you play CSGO and you're winning, or when you're playing an MMO and you're killing a boss together. |
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