I'm not sure if I miss anyone but I definitely get curious about what they're up to these days! A lot of the friends I see on a regular basis now actually started off as online friends, so I guess I've been lucky in that respect
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Do you ever miss your friends?
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I sometimes think about people I used to talk with on forums and wonder how they’re doing. I do miss the connections and the friendships I’ve made on forums. It’s more of a curiosity thing. I always wonder what they are up to and what they have going on in their life. This especially happens if I see members who join a site and leave in a short period of time, or people who just become inactive without an explanation. I can understand people grow out of forums eventually, but it still makes me wonder how they’re life is different now.
Millysaurusrexjr
yeah
Someone's been digging up "friends" threads eh
I miss one of my friends, she ghosted me a couple years ago at this point
I miss one of my friends, she ghosted me a couple years ago at this point
nyx~
~killutora~
One of my really close friends (or at least I considered her to be one of mine) and I had a disagreement which ended in her blocking/ghosting me instead of trying to fix the problem and I occasionally wonder how she's doing and miss talking to her. It's just hard with online friends imo cause you can just completely erase them from your life if you really wanted to. But yeah, I do wonder how people I've talked to in the past are doing every once and a while.
Disneyfangirl23
🦁 Lion King fangirl 🦁
If I don’t see them for a long time then yeah
tomatospooks666
Senior Member
sometimes, but usually in an angry "i can't believe how awful they were/are!" way rather than nostalgia.
most of my tbt friends are still active but i definitely miss and wonder about those who aren’t. the first friend that comes to mind is @sierra; she hasn’t logged on in almost a year and even though we didn’t talk frequently, i still think about her sometimes and hope she’s doing well. she’s even who i got my nh island name from :’). i think about my former irl friends frequently, as well - i certainly don’t miss them but i’m always curious as to how they’re doing nowadays.
I am blessed to have met so many great people and tbh I have a few amazing people I feel so lucky to call friends atm. This is honestly my nicest time on the forum. I know it sounds daft but I feel accepted and even cared about 
That said yes I do miss one friend from the very beginning who was generous kind and sweet. Told me to pass it on. I can only hope that in a small way I have been able to pass on the kindness he showed to me
That said yes I do miss one friend from the very beginning who was generous kind and sweet. Told me to pass it on. I can only hope that in a small way I have been able to pass on the kindness he showed to me
I remembered my very first online friend I made from a dress up website in 2009. We chatted a lot and had an awesome time. However, I took a break for a while and when I came back, she was inactive.
I sometimes misses her and wonder how she is doing today.
I sometimes misses her and wonder how she is doing today.
I've only had one really close online friend that I've fallen out of touch with. I wouldn't say that I actively miss him, but I do remember our talks fondly and wonder how he's doing every so often.
i miss a lot of my old kpop online friends who i’d meet on instagram and twitter. i had this really close friend on insta and we got into a fight and she blocked me on everything :/ i tried following her on my personal acc a few months ago but no response 
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
if i think about it too much, yeah, i tend to miss my online friends, which is probably why i try not to. or maybe i miss not feeling alone all the time and having people to interact with. it's hard to tell.
my first years on the internet were spent almost obsessively on moshi monsters' (rip) forums. i used to roleplay regularly on there and made a lot of friends, including several that i stayed in touch with after they were closed down in, like... 2015 or something. we moved to a different roleplaying site but ultimately lost touch a few years later. sometimes, especially when i go back and visit the site, i miss them terribly and all the fun we used to have. they were probably my longest set of best friends, and i probably spoke to them more than i did friends irl. i hope they're all doing okay. they probably are. i doubt they remember me though. they all had much better real lives than i ever did/do. if i had any way of contacting them again, i probably would. even if we didn't click like we used to, it'd still be nice to know they're doing alright.
i feel... less similarly with my old real life friends. with them, i think it's definitely more that i just miss having people to talk to and laugh with. none of them ever bothered to keep in contact with me after school, even if i myself tried, so.
my first years on the internet were spent almost obsessively on moshi monsters' (rip) forums. i used to roleplay regularly on there and made a lot of friends, including several that i stayed in touch with after they were closed down in, like... 2015 or something. we moved to a different roleplaying site but ultimately lost touch a few years later. sometimes, especially when i go back and visit the site, i miss them terribly and all the fun we used to have. they were probably my longest set of best friends, and i probably spoke to them more than i did friends irl. i hope they're all doing okay. they probably are. i doubt they remember me though. they all had much better real lives than i ever did/do. if i had any way of contacting them again, i probably would. even if we didn't click like we used to, it'd still be nice to know they're doing alright.
i feel... less similarly with my old real life friends. with them, i think it's definitely more that i just miss having people to talk to and laugh with. none of them ever bothered to keep in contact with me after school, even if i myself tried, so.
VanitasFan26
I'm just a ghost.
I don't miss them, because I had enough with being backstabbed all the time. Before anyone asks why, its just that because I came to the conclusion nobody will ever understand what I go through. They don't know how it feels like to be abused, neglected, manipulated, and of course the most painful one being backstabbed by those who you thought they were people that cared about you, but then turned their backs on you. For an autistic like me its really hard because I feel like barely anyone understands that mental illness.
Combined that with depression it makes it a lot more difficult. I know there is kind people out there, but the biggest is we live in a time where its easy to spot really kind people, but deep down they can turn into something you would not expect them to be in a bad way. I'm just saying how I've been deal with this throughout my life. Not just on the internet, but in real life too.
Also I've used to have friends who I thought were really kind to me but they turned out to be fake. They were only my friend just to take advantage of me. It seems like everything when they talk to me they want something from me or they just feel the need to tell me to do something for them that they cannot do themselves. Me being stubborn that I was I just took the bait and did everything for them. When I noticed that they stopped talking to me they were telling me how they don't need me anymore because they got what they want.
Don't misunderstand its not like I am saying that "everyone" is bad but throughout my life this is the type of crap I had to deal with. You may not understand it too well but there are many people out there who try to be your friend just to get things out of you and then next thing you know they will not want to be around you anymore.
This is why I say I am not making more friends and truth be told I am just better off having friends. You may disagree with me thats fine I but in my personal opinion I am just better off without them. I have to take time to care for myself and not let people tell me things to bring me down or feel a certain way that benefits them and not me.
Combined that with depression it makes it a lot more difficult. I know there is kind people out there, but the biggest is we live in a time where its easy to spot really kind people, but deep down they can turn into something you would not expect them to be in a bad way. I'm just saying how I've been deal with this throughout my life. Not just on the internet, but in real life too.
Also I've used to have friends who I thought were really kind to me but they turned out to be fake. They were only my friend just to take advantage of me. It seems like everything when they talk to me they want something from me or they just feel the need to tell me to do something for them that they cannot do themselves. Me being stubborn that I was I just took the bait and did everything for them. When I noticed that they stopped talking to me they were telling me how they don't need me anymore because they got what they want.
Don't misunderstand its not like I am saying that "everyone" is bad but throughout my life this is the type of crap I had to deal with. You may not understand it too well but there are many people out there who try to be your friend just to get things out of you and then next thing you know they will not want to be around you anymore.
This is why I say I am not making more friends and truth be told I am just better off having friends. You may disagree with me thats fine I but in my personal opinion I am just better off without them. I have to take time to care for myself and not let people tell me things to bring me down or feel a certain way that benefits them and not me.
Dunquixote
Mrrrroooooow! T-Treasure...
I do! One of my friends is on discord but I’m afraid to bother him. I miss his posts on here. He had such wonderful design ideas and was a big inspiration. I still haven’t reached his level of decorating as I hoped I eventually would.
Another I traded a lot and chatted with back in NL. RedTropicalFish (I think her name has peachy in it now). She was always so sweet and helpful. I hope she’s doing well.
Most of my friends are still active here though
Another I traded a lot and chatted with back in NL. RedTropicalFish (I think her name has peachy in it now). She was always so sweet and helpful. I hope she’s doing well.
Most of my friends are still active here though
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