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Date Posted: 08:29:25 05/05/02 Sun
Author: Hilary
Author Host/IP: spider-mtc-tc064.proxy.aol.com / 64.12.105.179
Subject: << You've got questions, I've got answers. >>
In reply to: Ash 's message, "PLEASE READ!!!" on 14:28:47 04/28/02 Sun



How old are you? Fourteen.

How often do you use the Internet? Whenever I can, usually when I'm home from the evilry of school.

Do you talk to people online? If so, are you close to any of them? Yes, I do. And yes, extremely close to most of them.

How do you normally communicate with people further away? Phone? Letters? E-mail? It depends. If I know the person offline, then it's usually the phone. If I don't, then I use e-mail. Never letters.

Have you ever had a pen pal? How close were you to them? No, I've never had a penpal.

Do you think relationships online can be as strong as real life relationships? Stronger? Please explain. In my humble opinion, relationships online can be stronger than offline ones, mainly because you've never met them. Lots of people probably think that they'll never meet up with their Internet friends, and are therefore more free with words and emotions.

Do you consciously take looks into account when meeting a person face to face for the first time? Do you think you might unconsciously? I've never really thought about it, and I'd like to say that I'm not that shallow, but I don't know.

Would it make sense to you, then, that maybe meeting someone where you can't see them, would allow you to get to know that person better? Explain, either way. I can see how it could be that way, and I think that it would be easier to be friends with someone without ever seeing them ... maybe because they wouldn't be able to judge you as quickly.

Have you ever met in person, someone you first met online? If so, were they what you thought they would be? I haven't had any real-life meetings with anyone I know online ... yet.

Would you like to express your thoughts on this subject? Nah. I think I've said enough.



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