What are the pros and cons of making friends online?

Pros: You get to know the person for who they are (or who they want to be) and vice versa - not a friendship based on looks or habits or common friends. It's also a safe place to spend time together and you don't need to travel far. Much like a pen pal without the stamps! Cons: They might not always be completely honest, and the anonymity of being online might tempt you to act a little less honest sometimes as well. It can be difficult to interpret some sentences since text does not carry a tone to it, so sometimes intentions can be misunderstood.

Online is amazing when it comes to meeting new people but we sometimes forget the reality that comes this, a pro is having someone to talk to, but a con would be that ability to want to meet that certain person and at times, there can be trust issues in certain situations.

The Pros are you will meet new people and you will have friends but the Con is some people online can not be trusted.

there are multiple pros and cons to making friends online, there is the fact that if/when you get anxious about meeting someone, you can just message them what you are afraid to say. but the distance can sometimes get hard once you get to know them.

Making friends online is a nice experience, I discover their world, they discover mine, I think that we have a lot to learn to each other!

Making friends online is a lot easier than making friends Offline. There is not much tension and not as much awkwardness. One of the biggest cons is that it is sometimes harder to meet with them and actually hang out.

Sometimes making online friends can be easier than real life friends, in the sense that you feel more comfortable, or it's easier to be honest around them, because you can't necessarily see their exact response, instead, the response they choose to show. However, while these friendships can sometimes seem to be deeper, they are truly not, and are really hard to pursue over a life-long time.

Online you can find anyone, anywhere. You are not limited to who you can find in your general proximity. At the same time, that's a lot of people to sift through and decide who you want to tell what to. With unlimited possibility there is risk.

Having online communities of friends can be very helpful when you need to escape from your daily life or need a niche group of people. Safety online can be tricky. So always be careful, but you can always disconnect from people that you don't like.

Making online friends is a good way to socialise when you're not able to talk to people in person. You know, like introverts are more likely to make friends online rather than talk to them in person. However, sometimes you can get into stuff that's inappropriate. Some online people might be rude and may not be the best persons to make friends with. We can never tell though. We need to be careful and cautious about making onlime friends.