I'd like to say that the friend I've known the longest and who has stuck by me and talked me through everything since I was 13 years old is someone I met on the internet. We used to instant message every single day, almost all day. I've talked to him on the phone several times, and he's talked to my mom and younger brothers. If he hadn't been a constant in my life I don't know what I would have done with myself. I'm not saying all internet relationships are good. I only have the one. But they aren't all bad.

As for places like facebook (I have myspace) I don't use it to make friends. I use it to keep track of the ones I have. When my little brother changes his mood to "sad" and I haven't talked to him all day I make sure to ask him what's up. There isn't one friend I have on there that I didn't already know from real life.