Internet Friendships

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What kind of problems would Aspie's have with internet friendships?

Same as real life ones. As you get to know someone your flaws come out.

good luck.

I'm blessed to have the online friends I do, get involved in a community or niche. weather is mine.

one would deflinliyt be of giving too much info to someone you met online and don't know i person...of course it is something we have all heard but still it is a good reminder

As long as you are careful of what sort of sites you use to 'pick up' friends from, there is no reason that online friendships should be harder than real life. In fact, they are often easier. Also, you have time to get to know each other before meeting face to face, so if and when you do meet, it's too late to judge/be judged on appearance or conversation topics because you will already have formed your opinions by then. And the very fact that you have decided to meet means that they are good opinions.

always being right, miscomunication

I much prefer online communication. However I find that I probably misread things even worse over IM and email as opposed to verbal communication.
I like using instant messengers because if someone annoys me or I start feeling awkward I can choose to appear invisible and they think I've simply logged off.

I've actually find online friendships easier. I can open up and be myself, and if they don't like me, they usually stop respond; if they try to be mean to me, I just block their emails/messages. The only problem I had is when I get attached to someone, and then they disappear and stop responding out of the blue. I was friends with a girl online for about 2 years, and I got quite attached to her, but then she stopped responding. Then I also had a very close guy friend online, who also stopped responding--just after he opened up and told me a lot of personal stuff about himself! I still can't figure out why they just disappeared. Of course I miss them, but then I am still glad they were my friends for a while.

I thank every deity out there for the internet. Without the internet I would no have been able to create a long lasting, friend ship, that will be carried into the real world.

Some of the problems i have are talking to two people at once, on IM. I find it confusing and frustrating, and I get really upset.

I think finding the right balance of things is the hardest part.
I either try too hard, or too little.

like the online love ...it's all based on illusions created by your own mind.

yes, but what isn't