Many people make friends through social sites and chat rooms . Others believe that it is not a good idea to make friends without meeting them face to face. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.

Humans have always been sociable animals.
Therefore
,
friendship
has been valued among
people
to the point that some of them even make
friends
online while others disagree and consider
this
relationship a real interaction. I mostly agree with the latter group. On the one hand, online
friendship
is beneficial at some point.
Firstly
, an individual can find more
friends
through the
internet
rather than through reality. In today's world,
people
are often too busy with their jobs and families that do not have enough
time
to meet a new person face-to-face, whereas they spend much
time
surfing the
internet
.
For example
, a nurse can easily attend some chat rooms or websites
such
as Facebook or Instagram and talk to others, while meeting a person is much more
time
-consuming.
Secondly
,
internet
users can find like-minded
people
around the world and become
friends
by sharing information. That will require more effort,
time
and even money in the real world.
On the other hand
, I almost agree with those who prefer face-to-face
friendship
. In
this
way, the relationship can become deeper through
time
.
Friends
should hang out and bond with each other by spending more high-quality
time
together.
For instance
, they usually have some nights out together and experience different things which may result in excitement, happiness, anger and so on, which is almost impossible in online friendships.
Consequently
, the risk of deception and fraud will be decreased because most
people
cannot pretend for a long
time
in real
friendship
in spite of the
internet
. In conclusion, while there is a population who are fond of making
friends
through the
internet
, I support others who prefer to meet someone and become
friends
.
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