Friendships in Cyberspace

I have never made friendships that existed exclusively in cyberspace. I personally prefer to see the person I am communicating with face to face, hear their voice and see their expressions. It is hard for me to form a friendship with someone I do not know in person, which means I cannot judge anything about the person’s personality. In my opinion, cyber people could claim to be anything so it is hard to trust someone online. As computers and internet access grow around the world, more and more people are communicating globally without ever meeting and some even end up marrying their cyber mate!!! There is a certain mystery about the person on the other end which can be very uncomfortable for some people to deal with. Another factor that makes cyber friendships seem scary is that it is accessible by strangers, so there is no sense of privacy. Face book and web chats are good examples of this.

I agree that it may be easier to communicate at times in writing rather than trying to find the right words to say in a face to face communication. I may be missing out on a good cyber friendship, but for now I prefer to make friends face to face. I will continue to correspond with my friends via email and blogs, since communication is becoming more and more electronic.