Some people are making new friends by socializing network websites and internet chat rooms. Some people say that this is a good thing. Other people opine that people should make new friends by face to face chat. Discuss both views and given your own opinion.

The advent of social network has made individuals mingle with many international people and

thus

help in making friendships. A set of people are of the idea that fresh friends can be easily made from the internet, whereas others opine that initiating friendship through real-world meetings are beneficial. I am inclined towards the latter idea. Through

this

essay , I would discuss both the views and conclude. On one hand , through social media ,

for example

, Facebook,Instagram and Twitter people are getting in touch with like-minded individuals so they are instantly initiating the friendships easily.The advantages through these sites are

firstly

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, no time is wasted in organising a meeting place.

Secondly

,no caste and creed are judged.

Thirdly

,economic status does not come into the picture.Due to these reasons,many young people are attracted to online friendships.

However

,

this

trend can lead to some cyber crimes as we do not exactly know to whom are we sharing our personal details.

Moreover

, one can easily be tricked by the person on the other end.

Additionally

, these online acquaintances cannot be

next

to us when we are in actual need.

On the other hand

, friendships started by face to face has many benefits.To start with we can personally connect to the person and speak to him so that we will actually know his inside and outside behaviour.

For example

, we can call them in an emergency and

also

help them when they are in need which exactly suits the phrase "A friend in need is a friend indeed" . Real-world friendships are always long-lasting. To sum up, I strongly believe that even though online friendship can be started easily, friends made offline are the ones who will be there in our hard times.