i’m more comfortable talking to them about certain topics + i have trouble keeping in contact with irl friends
Availability
Anonymity, they don't know my family
well uhh, i dont really. HAVE any offline friends. i am incredibly socially anxious and when i moved i bounced around high schools a lot, and the one i'm at now i'm mostly happy with but i don't really have any school friends
A different perspective
similar interests
Able to meet more people so have met some very interesting people that I wouldn'thave without internet
Another perspective on the world tgat someone on the same country as me couldn't provide.
We meet over a specific interest, and sometimes it's easier to talk to someone online than IRL
I can be anywhere in the world and talk to them. Also, they usually play similar games.
Well, I am an introvert. The friends I have found online have tended to be introverts too. Quite open to talk to, and flexible. It's easier to talk about issues (at least for me) and sympathize.
Play games with me
More similar interests
I can talk about personal problems with them, I can be more of myself in general
In person contact, like nonverbal communication and physical touch
I get in touch with people because if something that we are both interested in, so I already know that we have at least one similarity.
I’m more likely to share interests with online friends than offline friends
We all enjoy playing the same games
Not much. I consider them the same as my offline friends
complete transparency, not feeling the need to hide anything