What are the pros and cons of making friends online?

One pro is that they are accessible, and that sometimes it is better than having no friend to talk to. The con is, that we are all made to have physical contact. We are all made to communicate through body language, through tone of voice, through facial expressions, through physical touch. Friends that can only be limited to online contact can only offer you so much intimacy and closeness in their friendship. Face-to-face friends are still the most important!

Pros: >you can easily match up personalities, likes, dislikes, and interests before everything else >if anonymously chatting, then no judging based on appearances >quite helpful for those with social anxiety and those who can't easily talk in real life >a famous trend these days Cons: >easily fooled, scams everywhere >you'll never be sure of what's real and what's not >no verification of identity >sometimes, the personality online is different from the one in real life >unsafe

Having online friends will help you feel less lonely because you will have someone to talk to and share your thoughts with, but sometimes online friends may be from somewhere far then you and they not be always available for conversations... sometimes it's worth the try though

everyone needs someone to chat to especially if your depressed or disabled stuck in alone but always be aware of the dangers dont give out any of your personal information, always keep yourself safe at all times.

you can meet lots of new cool people but you dont know if anything they say about themselves is true

The pros are that you can find people who truly care about you even without meeting you in real life and you can enjoy the same things and have long conversations without it being awkward. The cons is that they could live across the world so you may not get to meet them in real life and if you do meet them your idea of them could be skewed and you could have an awkward face-to-face conversation.

Pros, there is comfort in knowing that you can leave anytime cons, people may not be who they claim

Cons: -It’s usually easier for people to talk online -You dont feel judge -You normally open easier Cons: -You can feel bad if they dont reply you -Its not good if you are suspicious -You need to trust the other person -

pros : you feel more confident coz no one can judge you accordingly to your face or the way you talk ... you overcome shyness you get to meet many different people from all around the world cons : people can tell you what they want and you don't really have a way to check if they're just lying or not could be dangerous (stealing personal informations, manipulation...)

Pros : you can find a really good friend online i believe online people don't lie or pretend cause they may not feel like as if they have to that's in general but some may use it and tell terrible lies. You get to be connected to friends all over the world people you may have never been blessed to meet in person so it's double. I believe you can have a true friend online Cons are you cannot look them in the eye and you cannot give them a warm hug you cannot be there with them in person and being there with them in person is much bigger. You may also lose attach to reality whine in real life they are part of your life not just in a screen. If you didn't answer for days they would start to assume things but in reality life they will know how you are. And if you are going through something