I think meeting someone in real life is better because you get to see the person and hear the person speaking. There is the element of in-person contact.

Friends are friends no matter where you meet them. But face to face real life friends are authentic because they have to be (you can see the lies or discrepancies yourself) while social network friends are hypothetical based on the limited information you gathered from each other over electronic media. It can be real, but it can also be sugar coated or outright fabricated.

Ideally you should have a blend of both, and use sound judgment before trusting too much in anyone.

I am sure that it is much better to make friends in real life. They are the ones who really care about us and who we can count on anytime we need. Of course, I'll have all my real-life friends in my social networks; but not all my 'friends' in social media are my real friends. Most of them are people who I need to keep in touch with somehow. I strongly believe that having a friend in real life makes you feel much happier than only having them in social networks. So, I tell you: make real-life friends!

I prefer in real life, because nothing's better than human interaction, eye to eye, be with someone else

I think real friends are better, because you may be talking to someone you met on the internet and the chance of that person being a scam is very high, already having a real friend, you are there seeing the person in front of you, listening to the voice and knowing your personality

I think that making friends in real life is better because you have more guarantee of who that person is, different from the internet.

There are advantages for both sides. But for me, works more making friends in real life, because when people are chatting in the internet, you can never see what his intentions really are, you can't see if one's telling the truth or not, or even if he/she is the people you see in the photo. It's more reliable meet people face to face, share moments in time and space, and build a strong link between you and other one by living things together, that aren't just virtual ones.

Making new friends is always valid, as long as the friendship is healthy and non-toxic. However, we have entered a complicated period, as the pandemic does not allow us to meet new people in person.

So, from that point on, a question is addressed, is it better to make friends virtually or in person?

Starting an online friendship is something different, as the person creates bonds with another even without being close to them. However, virtual friendship cannot reach the same level as face-to-face friendship, because the friendship that is formed makes the moment magical, unforgettable. Why generally face-to-face friendships are face-to-face.

I believe that making friends in person is better because it develops the ability to have a good relationship with people, in addition to meeting them in person is less dangerous.

because I think it’s easier for you to connect with the person, and it’s easier to do programs when you’re together in person, which can strengthen the friendship

I think making friends in real life is safer, because you have the guarantee that this person is themselves

Creio que quando socialisamos com pessoas em nosso dia a dia temos uma convivência melhor e conhecemos muito melhor a pessoas, isso é perceptível por exemplo em uma conversa onde você pode olhar no olha da pessoa com quem conversa e atendê-lo melhor, pois está vendo suas expressões corporais. Isso não é algo que vemos em conversas por mensagem de texto, publicações ou ligações via áudio através das redes sociais.

Por esses motivos eu acredito que fazer amigos "na vida real" seja algo melhor que amigos somente virtuais.

A friendship in real life does not compare to a virtual friendship. The exchange of contact, of ideas, the fun with someone, the exchange of warmth between friends, laughter, nothing compares to that.

Making friends in real life is better because you have direct contact with him, you really know him, and as a result, friendship becomes stronger and we start to trust more.

It is easier to trust someone you really know. There is a son in the eye, a tight hug, he lives the best moments together, all of which makes a huge bond.

Making a friend in real life is the only way you can truly know the actual person you're trying to be friends with. In social networks, relationships are empty and emotionless. While IRL they are warn and more intimate.

In my opinion it is much better to make friends in person, because at least there you will be seeing that it is something uplifting and true, apart from that the experiences are much more nostalgic and affective

I am for making friends in real life, because making friends in real life you know who is this person, but in social networks it is impossible to know person as well as you can do it in real life. There is no guarantee that this person is really good. May be he at that moment sit in prison or may be he is a asexual maniac and etc. Social networks are not reliable way to make friends.

You can also waste your precious time in

chatting with someone whom you do not know well, because this can make you more isolated from the real world, and you might get frustrated when nobody is ONLINE, which is bad addiction.

I did not say that all people in social netwroks are maniacs or prisoners. It can be so. I also have an example when one woman socilized or chat with one guy, she almost fall in love with him and said him about it. Then she offered to meet. What did he say? He was a prisoner and sat in prison, and asked her to bring him some clothes and food. It turned out that this man had several women, who was falling in love with him and forced them to protect him in prison. Is it a good side of social networks? When I sai it I meant that in social networks there many different people, whom you do not know well and familiarity with bad persons can lead to terrible consequences.

It is not an index that several millions or billions people are registered in social networks that making friends in social networks is better than making them in real life.

And I want to add that using chatting abbreviations or

shortcuts in your study writings can lead to many problems with your appearance at university. Because this habit can effect your writing skills and it become part of your regular use, which can also create proper spelling problems. That is why making friends in real life is better and more reliable and more real than doing it in social networks.

I think in real life to make friends because you actually see the friends and you spend time with each other. You dont know who the person is behind the screen

Without any doubt its better to have a face-to-face friendship.

I connected with a few people online and I wouldn't call them friends until I'd spoken to them properly and met.

They say "Dont trust online-smiles". Well there are a lot of illusions when you are online.

Nothing can substitute life communication.

I`m for making friends in real life. I don`t want to say that all people in Internet are maniacs, crazy and horny. Nevertheless, you can not be sure in person sitting on the opposite screen`s side. Moreover, it is impossible to know person from different sides. You can chatting with one person, but in real life he/she can appears in absolutely another image.I think,that friends it is those people with whom you have similar interests. There are a lot of opportunities to make a friend. E.g. at school, work, university and etc. It is more easily to understand a person face to face and determine "Who is who?"There is no necessity to risk and waste time!

Who said that people from Internet are your real friends? We call people friends, though we have met them only 1 time, I think that any person meet real friends in the beginning of his life. Everything is checked by time and friendship is no an exception.

May be it can be more easily to find our a friend in Internet than in real life, but outcomes of making On-line friends can be very,very deplorable. According to statistics 99% of on-line acquaintances ending failures. Of course, in Internet you can find person with ideal photo or profile, but there is no guarantee that person on this photo will be the same, as it was indicated in his/her profile.Moreover, it is better to say nothing about cases of pedophilia. Of course, I cannot agree,that making friends online so hopelessly. I know the couple, who met in Internet and even married. Probably it is exception from general rules.

I advice you all to make friends at real life becase I had an expirience with a friend. We talk every day at msn and we are like best friends but in real life we don' t even look each other or say ''hi'' to each other. This made me very sad and now we are like strangers... But however some people can try not to fall to this sichation

It's better to make friends in reality then in social networking sites. To start off, I would like to define social networking sites as a social network service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks. And face to face as reality.

Although to some extend I do agree that it is easier to talk online as it is not as awkward to bring up topics there. However, when we do not really know the person well, we would not know what the person might be thinking. They might even have ulterior motives. Statistics from National Cyber Security Alliane (NCSA) - MacAfee Online Safety Study, 2011 have shown that 15% of Americans have never checked their social networking privacy and security account settings. This allows strangers or people who you do not recognize all over the world to get hold of your particulars. This may bring harm to yourself, putting yourself in danger zone. Statistics from Pew Research Center, FOSI, Cable in the Classroom, 2011 also haven shown that 69% of social media-using teens think that peers are mostly kind to each other on social networking sites, however, 88% of teens have seen someone be mean or curel to another person on a social networking site. 12% of teens say they witnessed cruel behavior "frequently" on social networking sites. 15% of social media-using teens say they have been the target of online meanness. 41% of social media-using teens have experienced at least one negative outcome as a result of using a social networking site.

-25% have had an experience that led to a face-to-face argument or confrontation.

-22% have had an experience that ended their friendship with someone.

-13% have had an experience that caused a problem with their parents.

-8% have gotten into a physical fight with someone else because of something that happened on a social networking site.

-6% have gotten in trouble at school because of an experience on a social networking site.

This means that people might think that so-and-so is friendly because he/she seems friendly to you. That person might be mean to people who they know in real life. And this is called cyber bullying.

Also, statistics from Journal of Adolescent Health 27, 2010 have clearly shown that 29% of Internet sex crime relationships were initiated on a social networking site. In 26% of online sex crimes against minors, offenders disseminated information and/or picutres of the victim through the victim's personal social networking site. 33% of of all Internet-initiated sex crimes involved social networking sites. In half of all sex crimes against a minor involving a social networking site, the social networking site was used to initiate the relationship. Cases of Internet sex crimes against children involving social networking sites were more likely to result in a face-to-face meeting. This was true of 81% of Internet-initiated crimes involving a social networking site.

With all these harms that you might face while making friends with someone whom you completely do not know, will you still choose to make friends online? Hence, i strongly feel that making friends in real life is better.

in my opinion it is much better to have friends in real life, because friendships are more fun and there are also several tasks that can be done in person, such as: go for an ice cream, go for a walk and among many others.

Uh... I'm very socially awkward, so it's kinda difficult to me to get to people and make a friendship come out of nowhere, I mean, I think I'm cool and have a nice personality and all because I don't have difficulty to be friends with someone once I know them, but yeah, even though it may be hard to me to make friends in real life and so much easier to get into virtual relationships, I still say it's better to have friends in real life because it's kinda tough sometimes when you have that friend you made in a social network and one of you are feeling bad in some way and there is nothing you can do to help each other, it may be very emotionally hurtful.