Virtual Friends are Not Real Friends

Anotai Udomwittayakrai:

I don't think that virtual friends can be real. Sometimes they might be our friends when we feel upset and nobody close to us consoles us. A virtual friend might help us forget sadness, but we should think carefully that maybe the people whom we talk with on computers are pretending when they contact us. They might be lying about everything they tell us even though we are talking about real things. We actually don't know people whom we have never met. That's why we call them "virtual" friends. They can't be real.

You Don't Really Know Virtual Friends

Yi Xie:

I don't think virtual friends can be real because, first of all, you don't really know who they are. You just talk to them on-line, and it isn't face to face. Second, this world is a complex world. Lots of people lie. Maybe they just say something they think you want to hear, and you feel they understand you, You feel they are friendly to you, but maybe they only use you to fill their extra time or times when they are bored. Sometimes, when you tell them your story or secrets, you think they are your friends, but maybe they don't think so, maybe they are just laughing at your story or secrets behind your back. You can't know if they are real friends. Be careful!

Disadvantages of Virtual Friends

Virtual friends are very different from real ones. They can't help you if something happens in your real life. You cannot be as close to each other as to your real friends. When you meet someone everyday, you begin to know this person better, so you find more things to do together.

You might have tons of virtual friends, and you can lose them. You will not be upset about it, however, because sometimes you don't even know their real names. On the other hand, if you lose even one of your real friends, you will be sorry about it for the rest of your life because real friends usually come through life with you.

stop virtual-ing. start reality-ing.