18 December 2014

How To Meet Your Online Nintendo Fanatic Friends Offline

By Claudine Hodges


If you are a gamer, then you are surely one of those people who are frequently active in online groups. Through these online groups, it should not be a problem for you to find those people who are into the same stuff as you. You can find a lot of those who can understand what you are trying to say about a certain topic.

The said online group is certainly more active the more gamers there are who participate with the conversation. You can meet a lot of Nintendo fanatic there. If you are a fan of this game yourself, you will surely end up with more and more friends. It is the best outlet that you can use to indulge yourself in your hobby.

When you have been in this group for a long time, it will be high time for you to be invited for an IRL meeting. The said meeting is when you will meet up with those friends you made in the Internet. To those who are asked to attend the said meeting, here are a few of the tips that you should take into consideration.

First, you have to make sure to agree to meet up in a safe place. Preferably, you should only agree if the venue is a public place. This is for your own safety. Out of the many options you have for a venue where online friends can meet up, the most suitable choice is the local restaurant.

Bring a friend with you. Of course, you have to bring someone who will not ruin the mood when you are meeting up with the online friends you have made. This is a preemptive strike against any bad intentions that this online friend turned predator might have on you.

While you are expecting your online associate to not be creepy during this first meeting in real life, you should not be creepy yourself. You should not give off the impression of creepiness, especially during this first meeting. If possible, try to lay off on those jokes and acts that will give off a creepy impression to your friends.

Listen to your guts. If your guts is telling you that the person you are about to meet is someone who is fishy, then you can just decline the invitation to meet up in real life. You should not be afraid to say no because you really do not know them that well. There is no worry of offending them then.

Do your research first before you agree to meeting others online in real life or before you go to the meeting. It will help you determine whether it is really okay or not to meet up with this person. The things you learn about the said person will also help you start a conversation during this meeting.

You have to be wary of the things you talk about with this person. Try to keep your personal issues personal. Do not expose yourself too much to the people you just met for the first time. Try to keep the topic at a level that is okay to share.




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