Anonymous wrote:As an introvert, I actually kind of like friends like this. No drama, we support each other, and no pressure to make plans. I like friendship from afar I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you all for the feedback. It seems that in most cases ‘mirage friends’ are just genuine introvert friends. I am an introvert so sometimes this lack of in person time makes me wonder if (as somebody else stated above) the friendship is slowly switching to acquaintance status.
If you are my mirage friends and stumbled on this post: hey I love you very much the way you are but sometimes a hug is better than 100 text messages 😊

Why?

I disagree that you change from friends to acquaintances because you haven't seen each other in person in some time. Are you no longer a capable employee because you are no longer in office? When people were separated for an entire year during Covid did they stop being family?

So foolish.

I think seeing each other in person once in a while is necessssry, it is a way to nurture threlationship. I live far away from my family but I cannot even think to never see them in person again even if I could ‘zoom’ with them ten times per day. We are social animals..
Same thing with coworkers. Most companies could keep their employees working remotely but realized an even minimun in person interaction is important to create a team spirit and to keep people that are still able to relate to each other in am appropriate way (did you notice coworkers getting socially awkard after relating only online for months?)

What does any of that have to do with your capabilities of doing your job or your ties with family?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you all for the feedback. It seems that in most cases ‘mirage friends’ are just genuine introvert friends. I am an introvert so sometimes this lack of in person time makes me wonder if (as somebody else stated above) the friendship is slowly switching to acquaintance status.
If you are my mirage friends and stumbled on this post: hey I love you very much the way you are but sometimes a hug is better than 100 text messages 😊

Why?

I disagree that you change from friends to acquaintances because you haven't seen each other in person in some time. Are you no longer a capable employee because you are no longer in office? When people were separated for an entire year during Covid did they stop being family?

So foolish.

I think seeing each other in person once in a while is necessssry, it is a way to nurture threlationship. I live far away from my family but I cannot even think to never see them in person again even if I could ‘zoom’ with them ten times per day. We are social animals..
Same thing with coworkers. Most companies could keep their employees working remotely but realized an even minimun in person interaction is important to create a team spirit and to keep people that are still able to relate to each other in am appropriate way (did you notice coworkers getting socially awkard after relating only online for months?)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you all for the feedback. It seems that in most cases ‘mirage friends’ are just genuine introvert friends. I am an introvert so sometimes this lack of in person time makes me wonder if (as somebody else stated above) the friendship is slowly switching to acquaintance status.
If you are my mirage friends and stumbled on this post: hey I love you very much the way you are but sometimes a hug is better than 100 text messages 😊

Why?

I disagree that you change from friends to acquaintances because you haven't seen each other in person in some time. Are you no longer a capable employee because you are no longer in office? When people were separated for an entire year during Covid did they stop being family?

So foolish.