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Last updated on July 5th, 2024 at 01:22 pm
The thought of online friends has been on my mind since I woke up this morning. This probably has to do with the fact that I had an interesting chat with one of them last night. The topic of online friends isn’t new. You can read a prior post here.
Like with most friendships in our day to day lives or online they have different dynamics. By this I mean we may agree on some things and not others. I also think at times we may feel that online friends may be a bit more open to different topics of discussion as well.
I think we all have online friends we look forward to chatting with. Something as smile as asking them about their day or having a chat about pets is a norm. No matter what means you use to chat be it social media, messaging services or any other means you start to form a connection. Sometimes this is great. Other times it may be a bit of a pain. We can all admit we all have that one friend who only likes to focus on themselves and their issues at hand. We all do that I get it but sometimes we have to either change the subject or just keep our distance for a while. I have done both on many occasions. I have also had my own mini meltdowns and had my it’s all about me moments. All the dynamics I’ve encountered with online friendships I can say I haven’t had to unfriend an online friend. To this point anyway.
Male/Female Online Friendships
I always find the male/female online friendship to be a tad daunting or tricky at times. You may not always know if said friend (either gender) is joking or being serious. I think no matter what there is always some flirtation going on in these online friendships. It may be intentional at times or it may just be for fun. I have a male friend that I talk to often. We have had a variety of chats from pets to family issues and of course relationships.
With that being said we always end up in a circle chat. We start at one topic and end up back at it again. I do this with my friends often by the way. But it’s interesting to see how we can bridge some subjects. I try not to get very political with friends because we usually clash also when it comes to social topics we clash as well. When my friend makes certain comments of this nature I just keep my opinion to myself. I know neither of us will win so why bother.
I think having a male friend is helpful at times because I can ask him questions and hope to have an honest answer. He’s also been a big help when I’ve had random messages via social media. He’s given me some good suggestions on how to ward off scammers. We do have our fun with GIF’s as well. Sometimes we go overboard but it’s all in fun. It’s also fun to be able to have an open and honest chat with someone. I think we worry so much about saying the wrong thing or having it taken out of context. I also wonder if we have more freedom due to the fact that we aren’t having a face to face conversation. I can say on my part that is a bit of a plus for me. Being that my friend and I have chatted for a while you start to develop a comfort level as well. So you can gauge how a chat will go. I think age may also play a role in this as well. Now that I’m older it’s not as awkward to have an open chat with friends. When I was younger I was a bit wary of certain topics. Now I just say what I feel about a topic.
All in all, I think no matter what your friendship dynamic is it will always be interesting. I have fun chatting with my online friends as much as I do with my usual group of friends. It’s never boring I tell you that much.
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