No and yes. I have met a lot of good friends online who have helped me a lot. I have also met people, who literally can not stand me, I just try to ignore the bullies and hang with the cool people. I own a weather forum, so my staff are all friends, most of them are older than me which helps. I also have some members who are good friends as well. I feel the internet is a much easier place to meet friends, but you have to be careful as some people do not want the best for you. I do not like chat rooms at all, I usually only hang at weather forums, and webmastering forums.
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"But in general, at first shy guys may seem interesting and cute, but it DOES get old really quick. Gets too boring."