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Meeting people from the innerwebz
July 28, 2012 at
06:48 PM
Has anyone ever met anyone they only know from online? How was it? Awkward? Fun? Unexpected? Interesting?
How would you feel about someone you've only talked to online and on the phone staying with you the first time you met them?
Someone I have been chatting with online/on the phone for 6 years is coming to town and staying with me for 3 days. I feel like I know her well online, but I'm not sure how I feel about her staying with me for 3 days. I'm excited about it, but apprehensive at the same time. It doesn't help that I have a touch of social anxiety to begin with. Then you hear horror stories about people who you thought you knew online being false. Thoughts? Is this unwise? Experiences?
How would you feel about someone you've only talked to online and on the phone staying with you the first time you met them?
Someone I have been chatting with online/on the phone for 6 years is coming to town and staying with me for 3 days. I feel like I know her well online, but I'm not sure how I feel about her staying with me for 3 days. I'm excited about it, but apprehensive at the same time. It doesn't help that I have a touch of social anxiety to begin with. Then you hear horror stories about people who you thought you knew online being false. Thoughts? Is this unwise? Experiences?
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So, maybe - after a very long vetting process.
When I was in San Francisco last week I met up with a friend I've known online for nearly 10 years. We were on a mommy message board when we were pregnant with our oldest kids and have stayed in touch on our own private board with a dozen other women and now on Facebook. I didn't stay with her, but we went out for dinner and she drove me around town and showed me her city. Not awkward at all and I'd do it again in a heartbeat with someone I've known as well as her.
I wish I'd had more time so I could have met up with arj, but I only had one free evening and I couldn't miss the chance to see my friend who I've "known" for so long.
Met Dark_Saber several times. Cool laid back guy.
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But I'm not sure about having them stay with me for 3 days....but then I'm not single....
wouldn't let them in my house tho'. that thelnel52 will clean out my fridge and brigdeburner will steal my cookies.
Back then the get-togethers were always great, in part because that was before the whole world was on the net, so I'd have a house full of scientists and techno-types. Being on the net was more of a unifying quality back then.
(Really digging the new avatar, BTW.)
Met Dark_Saber several times. Cool laid back guy.
That's pretty cool. I'd love to meet some SD folks in RL.
ETA: Not the crazy ones, of course. And no Seminole fans either. And no mean people. And no one named Summer.