Author	Thread: Online friendships......
Hisjoymypeace View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 30 Mar, 2014 10:42 PM Guys do you think it's possible to maintain an online fellowship/friendship, with possibly the potential for romance, but having not yet met in person? And if the decision, mutually, is to eventually explore the romantic possibilities but later discovering that being friends was a better fit, could or would you want to remain friends? (I ask because good friends are so hard to find and I've always held out the hope that the level of maturity would dictate the outcome here, but from my own past experiences it didn't always work out ok......go figure!!smile) Post Reply
sisygirl View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 1 Apr, 2014 12:32 AM First time seeing this question yesterday midday around 12pm in my country just after it was posted, I was jealous why wasn't this asked on a ladies section. Today its a new day 9am and there's still no reply. Now jealousy really gets the best of me coz I wanted to partake and share my little view on this but I thought I should respect and wait on what the guys have to say on this interesting question. Since there's silence dear sis, would you make acceptance for me pleeeeeaaaaaaasssssseeeeeee?:prayingm: Post Reply
sisygirl View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 1 Apr, 2014 12:35 AM Hello darling, how you feeling today? Post Reply
Hisjoymypeace View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 1 Apr, 2014 10:27 AM Sisygirl my friend.......you go right ahead and express yourself in regards to this post(smile)! Forgive me that I didn't post this on the girls side. I will now(smile). I was trying to gather the brothers prospective on this but your right, the sisters I know will have their own take on this as well! Be blessed my sister. Post Reply
View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 1 Apr, 2014 03:08 PM If it was a friendship online probably not, but maybe. I'm not saying it's bad, but I don't think it's good to be too attached to online relationships, but that's just me. If it was a friendship in real life, maybe or probably. I don't know about other guys, but for me personally it's kinda tough to de-escalate interest in some one and I usually just decide it's easier to move on. Post Reply
View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 1 Apr, 2014 05:53 PM Yes, I believe it is possible to maintain a friendship online. I hope we can remain friends if we find out there is no romantic future for us, a good friend is hard to come by like You mentioned. Post Reply
Lukia^ View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 2 Apr, 2014 04:17 AM Hello sister, Its not easy to keep a real friendship online but it works. I have a friend we met on another site and we are really good friends.He is from UK.We have talked on cam,now we don't use it but we talk when we have time and we also share pictures. He is a real friend. All the same I agree that its not easy to maintain an online friendship. Post Reply
Hewit View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 7 Apr, 2014 02:24 AM Joy, This is interesting and what's even more interesting is that this the inability to continue friendship (even after it couldn't work out) doesn't just happen online, but even offline..ahahaha.. Of course, a typical me, with that "oh-my-goodness-I-feel-bad-now" heart, would feel terrible because maybe there's something unique you see in a person,right? You may not necessarily see a "husband" or "wife" material in this person (as you hoped) or this person may simply not be equally yoked with you in terms of faith, but there's always something unique, gracious, amazing about every individual in this world and just losing this person makes life a little boring. It's happened to me many times,but mostly offline. You realize you can't date a person, but you do want to continue friendship with them, but they turn their backs on you which literally reads "OK, you don't wanna date me, buh byeeeeeeee"..??? I do feel so bad. ;) However, the difference comes in when looking at what sort of personalities we have. Are we charming enough, friendly, do we have good and interesting conversation, are we interesting to hang out with? I'll guarantee you, even if this person said "buh-byeeee" he or she will come back because of something unique they miss and value us for. Plus, most likely they will feel guilty LOL! I mean, I don't mind continuing friendship with someone who doesn't have all qualities above because I want to bless someone using the qualities I have in me. It's a tough one, but anything is possible and it's not possible at that time, God knows best...He never goes wrong with his decisions. God bless you, Believe, Petua Post Reply
Hewit View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 7 Apr, 2014 02:32 AM ...and by the way, sis, this was my post on my Facebook page yesterday "In just a Day, One or even Two good conversations can shape you into an even better person. Distance, Race, Relations, Age and Timing don't matter. What matters is your ability to Love a person and Appreciate their conversation(s)..." Thought it would be nice to share the above on what I felt about someone I met on this site. We are now friends. Power of maintaining friendship, I tell you :) Petua Post Reply
View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 7 Apr, 2014 05:27 PM I agree with Renov8 - being friends is one thing, but once it's been ratcheted up to one wanting it to be more than that, it's not easy to take it back down again. I think I'd also cut my losses and walk at that point, after all, I'm not here looking for friends... Post Reply
Hisjoymypeace View Profile History	Online friendships...... Posted : 8 Apr, 2014 10:07 AM My brother's and sister's in Christ, thank you so much for your personal perspectives regarding this post! It no doubt has been.......well controversial, to say the least(smile)! From what I've gathered from the responses here, it still boils down to an individuals interpretation on the obviously vast definition of "friendship"! What it means to you, to me, to him and to her.......will ultimately make or break the outcome! The only thing left to expound further on this(which of those who know me), is to pray God's perfect and guaranteed will, earnestly, for guidance and direction on how to handle a situation like this! We'll never know why The Lord allows an individual in our lives unless we ask! What we purpose, will never be what He's purposed! I certainly don't want to miss out on any blessings He'll have in store for my life, through any individual He happens to place in it and mines in theirs! Just my take........ Post Reply

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