Have you ever made friends on online forums?

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Making friends on online forums can be a really great thing to do. When you join a forum, you tend to interact with new people every day. You may interact with new people and this can certainly change your perception about the world. So, how do you make new friends on online forums?
 

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bharath
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Friends are always important, no matter where you go or what stage of life you’re in. I’ve spent most of my time online and made friends mainly through forums rather than social media, because people there were focused on making money online. On social media, most people are just chatting instead of working toward earning.
 

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Jason
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Those particular relationships haven't gotten "that personal". :) Well, there was one time a lady was chatting with me on how she was upset by an arranged marriage. :(
 

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Yep that's how Gizmo and I became friends actually! I added him on Facebook and we've been friends for almost a decade now.
 

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No I haven't made any real friends on any social media yet. I talk with many people on social media and different online forum communities but those interactions stay pretty surface-level.
 

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The owner of a big forum lived in the same city as me, but I never bothered to meet up with him. Well, I wanted to because he was an interesting and fun dude.
 

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Jason wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 2:47 pm The owner of a big forum lived in the same city as me, but I never bothered to meet up with him. Well, I wanted to because he was an interesting and fun dude.
It's a shame you never got to meet up with him. My internet friends live in other countries so I would have to save up lots of money to try and meet them in real life.
 

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Ravenfreak wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2026 12:21 am
Jason wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 2:47 pm The owner of a big forum lived in the same city as me, but I never bothered to meet up with him. Well, I wanted to because he was an interesting and fun dude.
It's a shame you never got to meet up with him. My internet friends live in other countries so I would have to save up lots of money to try and meet them in real life.
But my friend is still in the USA at the same place. It's possible to meet up way easier than in your situation. ;)
 

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Gardener wrote: Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:32 pm Making friends on online forums can be a really great thing to do. When you join a forum, you tend to interact with new people every day. You may interact with new people and this can certainly change your perception about the world. So, how do you make new friends on online forums?
I've made a lot of friends over the years on forums. We remain close and tight since we met. Some of my friends that I met on forums, I've known them for over 10+ years now.
 

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