Okay this is gonna sound a little weird.

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There are a whole lot of people with problems who probably the best medicine for them would be a friend. And i want to do that for everyone but im afraid i'll become friends with so many people i wont be able to pay enough attention to everyone.

Which is why i always recommend others try to get more friends instead of doing it myself.

Do you think i should try to take a shot at becoming online friends with as many people as i can anyway?

Absolutely. Being friends with too many people can be a happy problem. One nice thing about online friendships is that they can progress at a different pace from real-life friendships. I have friends online that I barely know, and a couple who I've actually seen and become real-life friends with. And yes, there are some I should talk to more often. Key to success here is to distribute yourself as evenly as you can among all your friends - if you have to, maybe implement a schedule of who to talk to. There's no such thing as having too many friends.

I agree. I have a couple of people online with whom I got on, as they say, like a house on fire, and others, although seeming equally lovely people, with whom I just haven't clicked, so those friendships have progressed at a different rate. Online friends are always good

You can try, but finsing time to talk to everyone can be very tiring.

I ignore most people online because it tires me, and I'm very busy. Hell, I even ignore a lot of the people in real life (not in a mean way!) because of the same reasons, but I don't mean to offend anyone!

With many people, if you give them a crutch, they will lean on it forever and never get back on their own two feet. You must figure out how to "weed" your potential friends into 1.) Who will benefit most from your friendship and will eventually go on to help others and 2.)Who will take advantage of you. If you have too many of the #2's, you will be exhausted, demoralized and destroyed. I guarantee it.

Freinds aren't always on the same levels as far as how much attention you pay to them. You can have people online you generally like and people online you're crazy about. It's not about quantity but quality. If you want to have a million online "buddies" if you have the head for it go for it; the nature of online friendships is usually kind of sporatic. And seomtimes a not-too-close friend might need a lot of attention if they're in a tough spot and a close online friend is coatsing through life and all you have to do is say hi; sometimes you'll need a day where you don't talk to anyone. C'est la vie. Go with your gut is what I'd advise here; don't befirned peopel just for the hell of it though.