What are the pros and cons of making friends online?

There are lots of pros - just being able to remain mostly anonymous and not be judged by your looks is two big ones. The cons are never really being able to meet up or having weird hours from the other.

I think pros are possibly things like ease of access of the inability to judge by appearance and whatnot (like people admittedly do, even myself sometimes). Cons are that people can still have bad intentions and lie to you and a lot of body language is lacking so there can be maaany more misunderstandings.

As long as you are careful about sharing personal information, I think it could be a wonderful thing!

Pros: You get to meet new people without having to go out yourself. Cons: It's very easy to lie on the internet, so most of the friendships made are not entirely genuine.

Making friends online can be great! It can be fun and exciting to find somebody on the internet who may live miles and miles away from you, having the same interests as you. Long-distance/online friendships can people happy, especially for those who are socially anxious and find it difficult talking to people in public and feel more comfortable talking online. But my warning would be to make sure you know exactly who you're talking to. Never share contact details like your address, telephone number immediately and never share further details such as bank details and never be forced into doing something on webcam that you don't feel comfortable doing. Make sure you for definite this person online is exactly who they say they are!

Pros is that you always have someone to talk to, you get to have fun with them and they're there for you when times are tough. Cons are that they live far so you won't probably see them as much as you like.

Pros are you get to know different people and hence about different places and culture, Cons meanwhile are, if you turn out to be close friends, distance will sometimes become a barrier.

The pros are that you can make friends with people who you get on with or share interests with all around the world. The cons are that people can lie about who they are on the internet and it can be difficult in knowing who to trust.

Pros: It's easier to find people with the same interests. It helps if you're introverted or suffer from social anxiety. You can meet people from different cultures all around the world. Cons: The chance of meeting them in real life are rather small.

Well of course, the pros of having online friends are that you can connect to like-minded people despite the distance that separates you. You can also meet some really great people online. The cons are that you might not always meet a trustworthy person and you can't meet them at will