Secret Chief
Degrow!
Good grief no.And if you haven't done that before, is it something that you would try?
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Good grief no.And if you haven't done that before, is it something that you would try?
Reading through this, I have to say I sometimes wonder why there is so much caution placed on 'online' people over folks run across day to day.
I've been in some truly dangerous situations, but those met me where I was without any electronic aid.
Back in 1989 or so I occasionally used IRC.
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Anyway, I met a young man on a channel there who was confused, lonely, and suicidal. I agreed to meet him in person, so as to 'talk him down off the ledge.'
Fast forward almost 35 years, he is a dear friend, who has a nice family and is thriving.
I'd heard so many horror stories about online meetups that by the time i started using forums I was wary of meeting anyone from online. I have however known a few people online for so long now that when one guy said he was visiting France we said we would meet.
A few of days before his arrival i was due a gallbladder op. Not a problem. Op in the morning, get clear of anesthetic and released from hospital, and I'd contact him when we could meet.
Only the op went seriously wrong. By the time i was able to leave hospital the guy had gone on with his journey.
A missed opportunity.
I’ve used a friendship app to meet people but that’s about it. I didn’t end up staying in contact with most of the people I met, only 2. I want friends but I find it draining to keep up socially with multiple people at once so I’ve had to accept and forgive my limitations. I would still meet people but I don’t spend much time online forming friendships these days
I've not yet had the pleasure of traveling.
I remember joking with Chakra about a visit, but he has been gone from the site some time now, I miss him.
I've met a few online friends over the years going back to the BBS and FIDO network days and have found them to be pretty much as I found them online. Even met my wife online, we played backgammon for a few years and I got sick and wasn't expected to last much longer. She was planning a holiday with her mother and decided to come to Australia and visit before I kicked the bucket. That was 1998 and after 3 years of travelling between Australia and America we got married. She claims she saved my life and she could be right.
I've met three in person from online communities.
The first one lives a few hours from me in the same state, and we met at my daughter's funeral which she was kind enough to attend upon hearing about her passing, and subsequently, I went to her daughter's wedding. We haven't seen each other since, but we still keep in touch on FB.
The second lived two states away, and we met in the state between us and spent the day at Cedar Point. We both had a good time, and we kept in touch by phone for a bit, but life circumstances ultimately ended the connection.
The third lived three states away, she moved in with me, and we ended up playing house for about three years before we went our separate ways.
Good grief no.
I have neither an interest nor an aversion to meeting anyone from the internet. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, I won't be disappointed.Do you see yourself being interested in meeting more people from the internet in the future?
I'm guessing this thread isn't referring to meeting people who are selling stuff on websites such as FB marketplace or craigslist.
It just dawned on me that you might have meant meeting someone from the internet for romantic involvement. If that was the case, I've moved past that part of my life. If I meet someone moving forward, it would just be socially.Your guess is correct.
It just dawned on me that you might have meant meeting someone from the internet for romantic involvement. If that was the case, I've moved past that part of my life. If I meet someone moving forward, it would just be socially.
I can see your point. I've found that it usually takes a lot of mutual effort to form genuine friendships, especially from a distance—let alone maintain them over the long term.
Personally, I can meet any online friend that meets these criteria:
• Has a playfully silly sense of humor
• Is a member of RF
• Is from the UK
• Has "Wherenext" and "columbus" in their username.
If you find someone like that, let me know! I don't know why I have this feeling, but I suspect it would be kinda fun to hang out with them.
Sorry to hear you missed that opportunity. I'd be bummed too. I hope you've since been okay health-wise, though!
I'd be comfortable with a few people here too. By caution, I just meant things like checking their post history and meeting at restaurants. I'm not paranoid.I don’t think my boyfriend would like the idea of me meeting an online friend lol (I don’t blame him). He has bid me to stop picking up hitchhikers for concern of my safety. I imagine he’d use the same caution.
It’s a crazy world with bad people in it, that’s for sure. But I like to think that there’s a few people on this site I’d be comfortable to grab a coffee with or something if I ever passed by their abode.
What would happen if a scrap iron person joined RF? Or an RFian took up scrap iron as a hobby?For me on RF, on-line friends should remain so.
That's how I know you guys. To know your voice,
appearance, & physical mannerisms would alter
my impression. I'll eschew that.
Scrap iron forums are different. We meet IRL.
BTW, ebay was once a social medium. It allowed
communicating with other buyers. I got to know
friends that way. Alas, ebay became rather
anonymous.
And what if the sky was made of concrete?