A healthy friendship is built on a sense of equality where both friends' needs and desires are valued, and both contribute to the relationship's happiness and growth. Recently, I went on a trip with my friends. It was a prompt plan executed in no time. And everyone agree for an outing outside the city. I travelled for 16 hrs. to join and enjoy some good moments. They trust me were always there to support me, and I do have same understanding with them. They were the circle of friends whom I met offline when I was in my job. We develop a good repo and even after so many years apart we still have same understanding as was few years ago. It is strange how our friendship still going on even after years of staying apart.
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A healthy friendship dynamics always make us feel comfortable being in our genuine self around them and are not expected to act a certain way. There is trust to share information, express disagreement constructively, and have open conversations. Our plan to travel was an instant one. They understand and it was made without any objection. This is a sign of healthy friendship where all of us were agreed towards the same goals. I doubt such understanding or trusted ever exist in the online friendship. In the digital era, people unable to find time for themselves always lookout for online friendship. However, in my opinion, Offline friendships are often considered better due to deeper, more comprehensive understanding, shared real-world experiences, and stronger emotional support that can be gained through in-person interaction. Physical proximity allows for more spontaneous connection and shared activities, while face-to-face communication provides a richer, more nuanced understanding of a person's feelings and challenges than online interactions typically can.
Less scrolling, more living
A friend is someone who not only shares our joys but also supports us in our sorrows and provides us with emotional support. It is always been said that "A friend is a shoulder to lean on". And I think the shoulder would be missing in the online friendship. In an offline friendships we were allowed to witness a friend's daily life, emotions, and challenges firsthand. It leads us to a more complete picture of who they are beyond a curated online profile. Whereas such human touch is missing from the online friendship. We will witness only those things which were presented to us. It may be fake or may be real, but there is nothing that may prove real. Spending time in person creates a larger bank of shared memories and experiences that are unique to our real-world relationship. I have no experience to online friendship. My friend circle is completely offline one and we remain in touch through online mode. In my opinion, online friendships cannot fully replace offline friendships.
Together in spirit
Many of us were on #hive since many years. We develop some good friendship with fellow users. But the question is how many of them were there for you in trouble days. To make a contact with them we either have to stay online or wait for their calls. At times of difficulty and troubling days, we were not in situation to manage all, and at such time staying active online is harder. An online friendship can be meaningful and valuable when balanced with in-person connections. Online friendships offer unique benefits like connecting with people globally and finding those with similar interests, in-person relationships are essential for deeper emotional support, building resilience, and experiencing different kinds of social interaction, which is not replicated in a purely digital format. Digital interactions may not provide the same emotional depth or nuanced support as being physically present with a friend.
It is always wise to choose a right person to make friendship and make sure to have them around when they needed each other. Over reliance on online friendships can hinder real world social skills and may not fully combat loneliness.
In good faith - Peace!!
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It's great that you have this group of people! Human interaction is definitely an important thing. I probably don't get enough of it myself, but it's always been a struggle for me.
Good friends are rare, but once u find some whose tuning matches yours then it becomes quite easy....I too dont have much...
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