Have you ever met any of your online friends in real life?

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-SpaceCase

Once, but this was years ago. We've since lost contact.

Haven't met anyone else since, though.

Two times, years ago, from an unrelated group. They thought I was a great guy until they met me in person. Then... same as everybody else.

They could solve the world's energy problems if they could harness the repulsive power of aspergers.

I have not met anyone from WP, but I have met two people from other online groups.

Tim

I've met about 10 online friends in real life. Interestingly enough, the only one to have a bad reaction to me from the getgo was the one diagnosed with AS, although there was another one who acted adversely later on, and he could've had AS too, given his symptoms. Unfortunately, the first friend mentioned here knew of my friendship difficulties with the second one mentioned, and tried to use those difficulties as a tool to hurt me.

That first friend... he knew that I was flying to a different continent just to meet him... he knew how long I was going to be there for... but I didn't know he had AS at the time... everything had to go his way or else he wanted me to go home... spent US$1000 to fly there, only to be told after the second day that I wasn't a friend, and that I should go home... told me that Internet friends weren't real friends, so he pushed me away... yet he continued to try to keep his Internet friends... and then pushed them all away... then tried to get them back... a vicious cycle. I'm kinda thinking now that he wanted friends, but it took so much energy out of him to keep a friendship (I think he forced himself to be something he wasn't, just so that he could increase his chances of keeping the friends, or so he thought), that he just pushed people away when he got tired. Which is too bad, because after that second day, after he made me cry, I just accepted how he was and didn't push him, and he seemed happy to be how he normally is. I don't know. And then his parents told me about his AS, and then everything changed.

The 8 other friends that I met told me that I was extremely funny, and they seemed to want to be able to hang out with me in real life more.

How exactly does one get online friends?

I've been posting on online forums for about 8 years and haven't had a single online friend. I've sent emails back-and-forth with a few people, but that's about it.

yes three times. That's how I met my ex boyfriend but we split up this summer.

Unfortunately, no.

I have one online friend who is real close. We've talked almost every day on IM for the past 2 years. I still have yet to meet him though. I am a bit nervous on what his reaction would be or if we would get along in real life like we do online. I think after 2 years I would be okay, but I still dont know. If I ever meet him, its going to be on a trip that serves another purpose besides JUST meeting him, so if he turns me down, its not a totally wasted trip.

A few times, and it's never gone well. Probably because they didn't know I was an aspie.

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I've met 9 people that I've talked to online and hadn't met previously.

The first time being in February of this year. I met a group of three then.

The second time being in August of this year. I took my daughter and we met a group of six others then.

Each time I've approached with caution and have continued friendships with 8 out of the 9 people I've met.

I haven't met friends from online in real life, but I've met a number of girls from dating sites in real life. I'm guessing they don't count as friends per se, since my intention was a sexual and/or romantic relationship, not friendship.

Closest I've gotten so far was several years ago when I went to Chicago on a business trip. At the time I was in a few fantasy hockey leagues that were played via the Internet, and I got together with one of the other league members, who lived in Chicago, for a couple of beers.

On one of the other sites I frequent, one of the other regulars is going to visit Edmonton next month, and we're planning a meetup of all the Edmonton-area members (those who want to show up, anyway) when she's here.

yes. meeting in real life is important to me.

Two.

One was OK, though we've lost contact with each other. The other was nothing like they seemed to be online.

I want to...really, I do. One in particular who I've been in very close contact with for almost 5 years now.