A friend is a trusted person who you are free to share anything and everything with you talk about your fears with them, and they encourage you when its needed, a friend won't see you suffering or in need without asking to lend a helping hand or a shoulder to rest on they are there to wipe your tears and you do the same for them, they are the family we choose. A friend will give you a listening ear anytime you have a lot on your mind and need somewhere to say them out. Offline or online friends, it doesn’t really matter so long as the friendship is genuine and you have made time for each other.
I have had my experience with making friends online. Sometimes it seems easier to make friends online; you don’t have to go anywhere before you can find people, just with your constant presence online. Active participation will make you friends. As it is easier to meet people online, you find people who like the things that you like, and you just connect almost immediately.
It will be difficult to say that online friends could replace physical friends for me. However, many individuals only have friends online and have little or no friends offline. These individuals could be ones to be known for staying indoors at all times, while they are always online from one social platform to another, not having any social life aside from that which they have online.
I have had friends online with whom I have not seen for long periods we have been friends for, although as a person, I believe that any serious friendship must involve a physical meeting for both parties to put a face to the picture of the other person, except when distance is too long and expensive to travel, which may become a barrier. I can never forget the friend I made on X, formerly Twitter. We had a good run, and the friendship was moving smoothly, but I had to see her, and because during that particular period she was in my city, we were able to meet. Staying friends online without taking it offline is not a thing for me, and because of that, I believe that online friends can never replace my offline friends.
My tight buddies to date are still friends I made face-to-face, and I have not really made any friends online that have really stuck like my offline friends. I also believe through experience that online friendships sometimes are better to be left online and shouldn’t be moved to a physical friendship, although this might not be what I will ever do. People tend to be different online than they are physically, which is one of the dangers of online friendship, as well as a benefit. Depending on the viewpoint, we might find it difficult to detect the lies your online friend has been selling to you, and some people are more confident online than in having a physical conversation. I always set aside time to visit and hang out with my friends. When we have stayed long apart from seeing each other, we miss each other most of the time, even when we talk online almost every day. The online friendship alone is not enough for me.
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