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i post pretty regularly on this one local fb site and another regular poster invited me to an event. i have never met a person in real life who i met online. does this ever work out and people can become actual friends? or is meeting a real person different than an online persona?
I am very good friends in "real life" with several people I have met online.
I bought something small from craigslist and met the seller at Starbucks. Turns out we were interested in many of the same things and now get together all the time.
yeah I think the stigma over the internet is or should be gone,,,just use some safety precautions..
meet at first in public and listen to your little voice inside
keep it a public place the first couple times.
from craigslist to message boards ive bought and sold stuff..never an issue
Sure....I've probably met up with about 8 people...a few were first dates only, 1 we dated for about 6 months. One I traveled to London to meet the first time which was a lot of fun - we met several more times over a couple years for a FWB situation. The last guy I've been with for about 10 years now. So overall, I'd say it was a pretty good experience!
About 1/2 the people I know & I'm in my 50's! Most of my friends for sure & also many 1 time meet ups with online 'friends' from various boards. If I'm going to be in someone's area, I'll usually meet up with at least 1 person from a couple of boards I've been on for nearing a decade. Same if they're visiting here.
The experiences have been mostly positive. I mean they're people, like anyone else you'll meet, so some I hit it off with & some I don't. I've never had a really bad or scary experience, even when meeting men, but I have met a few people who came off totally different online than they did IRL. Met a guy & his gf, that would send me 18 page emails, but spoke barely 10 words when I met him for pizza, TG his girlfriend was there or it would have been super awkward.
All in all, probably nearing 75-100 people by now. Many were 1 time meets for various reasons, usually distance, but several have become really close friends, including 2 of the most important people in my life.
Online is the new "neighborhood" or community. One used to meet people in the same physical area, including the workplace, now we choose communities online based on something. Just be wary if you are younger & meeting someone one on one, most people are genuine & decent but there are sometimes those who play the angles on the naive.
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