Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,578 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Have you ever met an online friend in real life? If you havent, would you like to do so? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,578 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 I have and its really special! I'm planning to meet someone, but covid happened so we're waiting for the covid situation to be back to normal :) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GitHub Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,752 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I went to a Reddit meet up once before and I stress ONCE 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast PronounsShe/her/hers Popstanne 5,076 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I'm going to assume you don't mean online dating, but yes. I've had friends whom I've been connected to via Facebook but hadn't known in real life who I eventually met and had a blast with (and in some cases felt like I'd known them better than "real-life" friends). I have some friends I met on that site that shan't be named whom I've never met in person, but we text every day about every aspect of our lives, and I feel like when we finally meet, it'll be like we've always known each other. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,578 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 2:51 AM, Franch Toast said: I'm going to assume you don't mean online dating, but yes. I've had friends whom I've been connected to via Facebook but hadn't known in real life who I eventually met and had a blast with (and in some cases felt like I'd known them better than "real-life" friends). I have some friends I met on that site that shan't be named whom I've never met in person, but we text every day about every aspect of our lives, and I feel like when we finally meet, it'll be like we've always known each other. Correct, I was like its a topic I think all of us can relate to somehow lol. I think that when it comes to this, you should build it up. Like I have this friend that at the beginning it was just a nice person online, now, many years later, we are ready to meet. If covid didnt happen, we would have met already. And yes, I agree. That is just so special and weird. As normally when you meet someone new, you have the full package. With online friendships its about taking it step by step lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotDoctor PronounsHe/they Popster to Popster 4,584 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I have! My husband was someone I met as a friend on a forum first. I have a handful of friends from forums and games that I’ve hung out with irl and have become good friends with. The strangest thing for me is switching from calling them their online handles to their real names 😅 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar Pronounsthey/them The Fame Popster 485 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Yes, a good number of times over the past 10 years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franch Toast PronounsShe/her/hers Popstanne 5,076 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 9:33 PM, NotDoctor said: The strangest thing for me is switching from calling them their online handles to their real names 😅 I have a couple of friends who know me through Gaga forums and now know my real name yet still call me Franch sometimes. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GitHub Pronounsshe/her Popster to Popster 3,752 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 9:33 PM, NotDoctor said: I have! My husband was someone I met as a friend on a forum first. I have a handful of friends from forums and games that I’ve hung out with irl and have become good friends with. The strangest thing for me is switching from calling them their online handles to their real names 😅 I know your real name and I still think of you as NotDoctor 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,578 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 3:51 AM, Franch Toast said: I have a couple of friends who know me through Gaga forums and now know my real name yet still call me Franch sometimes. That wouldnt be a problem for me. Since Dirkje is the name that is in my pasport :) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Moderator 28,979 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Met @little legend once!! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotDoctor PronounsHe/they Popster to Popster 4,584 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 9:51 PM, Franch Toast said: I have a couple of friends who know me through Gaga forums and now know my real name yet still call me Franch sometimes. I mean Franch is a pretty great name 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu Pop-a-911-ster 30,965 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I've done it a few time in the past few years, and half if not more of the friends I made post-high school have been this way tbh 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwasd Pronounsthey/them A Popster Is Born 15,391 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Yup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwasd Pronounsthey/them A Popster Is Born 15,391 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 oh, and btw, I actively refuse to call them by their real name and they'll always be called by their online name 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus albus Pronounshe/him Moderator 17,527 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 12:05 PM, danwasd said: oh, and btw, I actively refuse to call them by their real name and they'll always be called by their online name Good thing I'm never meeting you then 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje PronounsShe/her/hers Moderator 9,578 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 12:05 PM, danwasd said: oh, and btw, I actively refuse to call them by their real name and they'll always be called by their online name Online yeah, but once it gets to the point of getting closer I use their real name. As I have some close friends I no longer want to see as online friends. Then I call them real life friends that live far away lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwasd Pronounsthey/them A Popster Is Born 15,391 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 12:06 PM, corvus albus said: Good thing I'm never meeting you then your either corvus or dumbledore in my head, so you choose Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobatella PronounsShe/Her Pop-a-911-ster 23,820 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I once met a girl from an Estonian forum meant for kids when I was like 9 or 10 I didn’t tell my parents that I was gonna meet up with a stranger but luckily it was another 10 year old girl not a 50 yo man 2 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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