What are the pros and cons of making friends online?

The good part is having someone to talk to about anything with due to the confidentiality you are under when talking (as you should withold your name and so on), also they can give you a new perspective on things be that through a different culture or even a religious perspective and they can just be amazing as a quick cheer up! However there is a possibility they are faking their age or even their interest which can stress you out more than you need, as well as the fact that online you can misinterpret text ever so easily and misjudge the persons intentions completely

Pros: Maybe you don't have enough friends in real life, and friends online are more tolerant to you than others Cons: You never know if they are who they say they are.

The pros are being able to meet new people and get to know new people but the cons are that not all people are to be trusted as there is dangerous people in the world.

Making relationships online can create geographically-boundless ties that widen points-of-view and foster support from easy online messaging forums. My own sister from PA, thanks to an artist website where she posted her illustrations, met her girlfriend from NC of 5 years, also an artist. For a vacation, my sister drove to NC to met here, and eventually they moved in together in DE. However, spending too much time online can also lead to sedentary lifestyles and absence of face-to-face communication in daily lives. You may feel unfulfilled or lethargic from lack of activity.

They aren't always trustworthy and you do not know them so increases risk factors and it might help you feel connected to some people at times. Depends on the person online.

Pros are that you can chat to so many people and become quite a cosmopolitan person but a con is that you don't really have the safety of real life friends.

The pros are that they're usually amazing and will always support you through tough times. The cons are that they're almost always far away from where you live so you can't meet them in real life unless you fly over there.

You can meet people all around the world but the may live too far away from you, but it's really cool

Making friends online is so easy! That is certainly one of the biggest advantages of online friendships! They are also typically judgment free and always accessible. However, there are also a few cons. You can never be 100% sure who is on the other end of the conversation. Also, anything said online can be shared in an instant and it is sometimes difficult to transition from online only to real life.

pros: 1. more free to be yourself 2. (continuation of ^) not as harsh judgement 3. faster communication 4. lot more focus on he emotional, not physical 5. a lot more diverse people 6. easier to meet your type of people (ex: meeting them through a fandom) cons: 1. you don' t know the real them 2. could be a catfish 3. may be more prone to harm you & not face repercussions 4. share stuff you don't want them to online 5. harder to socialize off-screen 6. can become your only source of happiness, friends, etc. as much as we don't like to believe, we sometimes need some friends off-screen, too. now these things aren't facts, they're just possibilities. sorry if i sounded like a cheesy cyber-safety bot!