Tuesday, December 16, 2014

How To Meet A Nintendo Fanatic Online Friend In IRL

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 are comfortable with the group, you might be asked to attend an IRL meeting. This is the meeting where you have to meet up with the friends you met in the online group. If you are about to attend an IRL meeting, then here are some of the tips you can follow to make the experience pleasant.

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.

Do not hesitate to bring a friend to the said meeting. You can ask for the permission of the one in charge of the IRL meeting for that too. The friend that you bring should not be someone who can ruin the mood of this meeting. This is also a way to ensure your safety when you are meeting your online friends.

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.

The things that you talk about with these new friends should be limited to what is okay to say to them. You have to keep a tight lid on some personal information, as a precaution as well. You should only be talking about things which are okay to be talked about with strangers.




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