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Tell me: Do you have friends you've never met?

From the lens Long Distance Friends.

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  • Morgannafay May 22, 2012 @ 2:03 am | delete
    My best friends are my long distance friends. I've known them all for years too! They are better because it would seem that the friends I've met, kind of drifted to the wind over the years. So, my long distance friends are really the ones I talk too with regularity, where months could go by without hearing from the childhood pals.

    They don't even know it since they don't even know I'm on squidoo. I know I'm weird. But, I value them far more than they'll ever know.
  • RoyMickey May 2, 2012 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Yes? Perhaps on Squidoo?
  • siobhanryan Apr 24, 2012 @ 9:34 pm | delete
    This was a deep insighful len into the meaning of real frienship-well done
  • naheedahsan Feb 29, 2012 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    True friends are the greatest treasure in the world.
  • nyclittleitaly Feb 9, 2012 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    I have a good number of long distance friends.Great lens.
  • arunadavis Feb 1, 2012 @ 10:27 pm | delete
    What a cute lens on the cutest topic of friendship!
  • TheLittleCardShop Nov 7, 2011 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    I do! Have been working online for over 10 years and some of my co-workers are great friends and I haven't met (in person) most havof them but we are close friends. Then here on Squidoo and through my photography I've made great friends as well :)
  • Waxing-Lyrical Nov 7, 2011 @ 10:07 pm | delete
    Some of my closest friends I've never met. They are as special as those who I see on a regular basis :)
  • Stazjia Nov 6, 2011 @ 4:38 am | delete
    True friends, whether we've met them face to face or not, are the greatest treasure in the world.
  • PaulOnBooks Nov 5, 2011 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    Friends I've never met? Yes, too many probably :) I've also met a fair few in person after getting to know them online - always rewarding and fascinating.
  • ForestBear Oct 29, 2011 @ 3:37 am | delete
    This is so true, well done for putting this together. Wonderful work, thank you for a great read.
  • stevie10772 May 10, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
    My very closest friend is a woman I've never met face to face... but we have something far richer due to openness, candidness, and tranparency. God bless you for this lens! I wish all my acquaintances could see and understand its wisdom.
  • a_willow Jun 20, 2011 @ 4:48 am | delete
    Thanks Stevie! Glad we are on the same page with having long distance friends! :)
  • Bella_Stella Apr 29, 2011 @ 7:04 am | delete
    Congratulations for having made such a great work. You have touched very important issues and the advice given through your modules can be really helpful in one’s life. I will read this lens again and again!
  • a_willow Jun 20, 2011 @ 4:48 am | delete
    Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment Stella Bella :)
  • AshleyBretting-M.S. Apr 8, 2011 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    I've lens rolled you :) How To Make Friends (for grown ups)
  • AshleyBretting-M.S. Apr 8, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Like this subject good job (I made how to make friends for grown ups)
  • Wednesday_Elf Feb 3, 2011 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    I thought this lens was special when I found it on my SquidAngel journey. Now am returning to tell you that this lens has been 'featured on' and 'lensrolled to' my "SquidAngel Blessings by an Elf" lens. :-)
  • gravityx9 Jan 23, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    Great lens! THUMBS UP and I have featured it with my lens.... *SEE IT HERE*
  • Michey Dec 14, 2010 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    This is a great lens, you just proof that you know to think outside the box, you treasure friendship, you have all the great qualities to be a "friend". I have a lot of long distance friends, and I make no distinction between face to face friends and long distance friends... It is true sometime I wish to see them and lean on them, but this don't change my friendship with them. Being born in Europe and living in USA, make me have a large variety of friends, and life itself teach me a good lesson about friendship.
    I sprinkle angel dust Blessing this lens.
    Regards
    Michey
  • RinchenChodron Dec 12, 2010 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    This is a very creative and interesting lens. Way to go.
  • jgelien Nov 12, 2010 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    I do have friends I have never met. When I was young they were pen-pals. How the internet has changed our world. I have way more internet friends than I ever could have imagined and it's been great. I enjoyed this lens very much.
  • LisaAuch Oct 31, 2010 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    This was just beautiful to read, I have a friend who we swap emails, txts' but have never met, in fact it has never came up in the conversation...we ask advice, share stories etc, and its good to have - congrats on your Purple star for this
  • darciefrench Oct 30, 2010 @ 12:43 am | delete
    Precious lens, I really enjoyed it. Congrats on your purple star.
  • spritequeen Oct 22, 2010 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    I have friends all over the world that I've never met in person. I think it's the coolest thing EVER!
  • kt_glasses Oct 20, 2010 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    Lovely lens! I love it so much!
  • AddaptAbilities Oct 16, 2010 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    Absolutely, and I consider you to be one of them :)
  • TeamSTM Oct 14, 2010 @ 10:40 am | delete
    These are virtues that seem to lost in our World today but this Squidoo Lens demonstrates that all hope is not lost!! This Lens is touching the many Readers that find this Page!! What a Refreshing Squidoo Lens this is!!!
  • Laddoo Oct 11, 2010 @ 5:38 am | delete
    Blessed by a Long Distance Friend and Squid Angel!
  • drifter0658 Oct 9, 2010 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    Well...seeing how I have never met the coolest Croatian Squid on the planet..I say the answer is yes!
    I have always loved this one ;)

    Smell the smoke of a burn out blessing? This lens is featured at http://www.squidoo.com/chaotic-good
  • Sep 28, 2010 @ 3:12 am | delete
    beautiful lens
  • lou16 Sep 18, 2010 @ 7:58 am | delete
    What a beautiful lens Michelle, it must have taken a long time to find all the great artwork that you've included.
  • SofiaMann Sep 13, 2010 @ 10:10 am | delete
    He who can not see beyond skin color, is blind. Poor him. Thanks for putting the subject.
  • BevsPaper Jun 11, 2010 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Kim was right this is a wonderful lens on friendship, no matter if it is long distance friends or friends you see on a regular basis...these are all wonderful qualities to have in a friend and to be a friend. My favorite quote was: When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life there are 1,000 reasons to smile.

    Kim and I had the pleasure of meeting face to face yesterday and she is exactly as I've known her to be online...kind, gentle, funny, and generous. And thank you for the long distance hug, Michelle!
  • kimmanleyort Jun 11, 2010 @ 7:22 am | delete
    Hi Michelle, I always enjoy reading this lens for a little inspiration. Featured today on Squidoo Lens Reviews. Stop by to pick up your badge if you'd like. http://blog.growwear.com/friends-in-spirit/
  • KathyMcGraw Jun 1, 2010 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    A purple star....congratulations! Re-reading this so many months later gives it new meaning ;) I was looking for something else...but remembered this when I saw the Title so had to read it again.
  • lollyj Apr 26, 2010 @ 7:40 am | delete
    I've visited this great lens before but just had to come back and congratulate you on your purple star. Well deserved. :))
  • Norma_Budden Apr 25, 2010 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Congrats on the purple. It's been featured.
  • Norma_Budden Apr 23, 2010 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Check this out.
    This is the latest breaking news I have. I thought of the idea last week and couldn't wait for April 23rd to come. I will also be featuring your purple star in your showcase in my PPS later. Congratulations on a well-deserved purple star.

    http://www.squidoo.com/luvmyludwigs-purple-stars

    Thanks,
    Norma
  • purplelady Apr 23, 2010 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    I do have long distance friends. My best friend still lives in NE while I live in CA. My kids and grandkids still live in NE, WI and CO while I live in CA. Although we don't see each other enough to hug, pinch cheeks and rub arms; we do make an effort to be in "communication" with each other. The modern wold of technology does wonders for that. However, I am on the Internet more than more kids are in terms of the "social" part; but I am continually working on that. And yes, I have new friends here that I met when we moved here and I am sure that I have friends that I haven't met yet. This is a beautiful lens with beautiful messages. I love the way you have combined messages, polls, and duels all in one to keep people interested and motivated.
    5 old and new friends., 1 Fave, and lots of socializing (perhaps to meet new friends). Great job.
  • rms Apr 22, 2010 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    Your Purple Star has been awarded by our Purple Star Queen of the week, luvmyludwig.
  • WeddingZazzle Apr 17, 2010 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    Leaving SquidAngel Blessings on this lovely lens :)
  • Airinka Apr 10, 2010 @ 6:26 am | delete
    I don't have long distance friends.
  • Wordwinder Mar 2, 2010 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens - and that isn't sweet talk! It is truly meant.
  • kimmanleyort Feb 20, 2010 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    Ah yes, we were having a discussion about this on Fresh Wonders just the other day. I agree with all of your qualities for friendship and do believe that you can have friends you've never met. And I would say that you have all of these qualities, which is why many call you friend.
  • jptanabe Feb 4, 2010 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Love this lens Michelle! And I love all my friends that I've never met, including you!
  • lollyj Jan 11, 2010 @ 7:21 am | delete
    I have many friends I've never met face to face, some in other countries. Each one enriches my world. Some have died and I grieved their loss the same as I would any friend.
    This is a wonderful lens!! Everything about it is perfect. 5-fave-lensrolled to all my lenses.
  • lasertek Dec 27, 2009 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    I have a couple of friends whom I have never met. We greet each other and send forwarded emails. Although we have not talk face to face, I consider them my friends because whenever the need arises, they are readily available and never leaves my side. 5*

    Hope you could visit my lenses and be a fan of my fb page. Thanks
  • Spook Nov 27, 2009 @ 2:19 am | delete
    Courage is holding your head up high when everyone else has theirs bowed. A beautiful lens. Blessed by an Angel.
  • WeddingZazzle Oct 17, 2009 @ 3:14 am | delete
    Nice lens. I think I needed to read this tonight. Last year my best friend of 25 years betrayed me for her own gain. So right now, I trust no one. Sad but true. I prefer to call all the friends in my life acquaintances rather than friends...because at one point or another I think most of us have been betrayed by a "friend"...but rarely by an acquaintance. Nice job with this lens Willow.
  • luvmyludwig Oct 7, 2009 @ 4:03 pm | delete
    Angel Blessings To You!
  • Momtothezoo Sep 2, 2009 @ 9:12 am | delete
    Excellent lens! I am so fortunate to have so many long distance friends scattered all over the U.S. I am rich with their blessings! Jeanie http://www.squidoo/reminiscence
  • Laddoo Aug 22, 2009 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    Amazing Lens Michell! Wow! 5*, faved and twitted!
  • KathyMcGraw Aug 5, 2009 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    I have many friends I have never met, but a few I now talk to on the phone weekly....they have become a very important part of my life, and great resources. Not only that but we have built up trust, and can say anything without condemnation on anyone's part.

    This was a really nice look into what you value......and as long as people write as they are, and not try to be what they aren't the 2 will match up like a puzzle piece if and when you ever meet them in person. I know as I have met a few of the people I blog with on another network. So nice when you meet and they are just what you thought :)
  • Mountainside-Crochet Jul 27, 2009 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Excellent lens! I have a few 'true-blue' life friends, of course, but since I became involved in the internet a year ago I have found people I've never met I now also call 'friends' in forums through my Etsy Shop and here on Squidoo through their lenses. It's actually quite amazing!

    My favorite 'quote' you used here is the one by Dr. Suess -- I've had that one posted on my bulletin board at home for some time now. I also agree with 'optimism' and 'goal-setting'. Very well done. Thank you for sharing.
  • BunnyBoiler Jul 19, 2009 @ 11:38 am | delete
    what a great topic, fun to read...It's so true about having optimists in your life, they are contagious and help the world evolve into a better place! Nice job! Don't mind if I lensroll this :)
  • Zut_Moon Jun 26, 2009 @ 11:17 am | delete
    Friends ...Bah Humbug ..who needs them when one is King.

    Subjects - Yes; Friends - Not Reqired.

    I must say I wish I had found this lens earlier. You are indeed one of a select small group of people. I have always advocated lethal injection for 80% of the wordl's population to get rid of the assholes thereby leaving lots of space for the 20% of us who remain.

    I like you and Thank God - you are not American. Great lens ... see if I can spare more than 1 star LOL.
  • TheresaMayhew Jun 25, 2009 @ 11:44 am | delete
    Beautifully written and inspiring. I have friends I've met through my internet travels who I consider just as close as if we'd met in person. I have a business partner now who I met online. She and I compliment each other's talents very well.
  • SusanVillasLewis Jun 14, 2009 @ 9:46 am | delete
    Yea for long-distance friends! Congrats on winning the Best Friends topic this week at the Carnival of Squid. - http://carnivalofsquid.blogspot.com
  • BarbRad Jun 14, 2009 @ 1:07 am | delete
    My work as an online bookseller brings me into contact everyday with people I've never met, and some that I've later met in person. I am on several email discussion lists and have also made a few new "friends" on Facebook through the Bereaved Parents group. Some of these people I really do consider friends in the true sense because we do communicate from the heart and care for each other. Having common interests or experiences is a good basis for meeting people F2F or online. Personal communication that allows you to know each other lets you becomes real friends.
  • JanTUB Jun 11, 2009 @ 6:43 am | delete
    A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown
    My friend, this is great. 5* and faved and linked in one of my lenses
  • KarateKatGraphics Jun 9, 2009 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    I love the virtues you've chosen! Lovely layout and graphics here, too. 5***** of course!
  • KathyMcGraw Jun 6, 2009 @ 12:06 am | delete
    Loved reading this and I will say yes, I have many friends I haven't met "yet". there are a few that I talk to on the phone, but have never met face to face. Others I only know online, and am not sure if they are "friends" in the purest form, but in my mind they are friends :)
  • Tipi Jun 5, 2009 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    I very nice lens to visit! - Bless your heart!
  • shevans Jun 3, 2009 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    Awesome, awesome lens. The values you write about, and the graphics to accompany them are outstanding.
  • annetteghallowell Jun 2, 2009 @ 9:13 am | delete
    I love your quotes! I have two friends I only knew online for almost 10 years before we finally met for the first time last year. We were always expats in different countries. Now they are in DC and I am in central Virginia!
  • 24websurf Jun 1, 2009 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    You taught me of something that I need to keep in mind, to give without remembering and take without forgetting. It also gave me better insight about you. I love this lens and all it's colors!
  • MikkiGVee May 30, 2009 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    What a wonderful lens. The content of the lens, says a lot about it's creator.
    I've made many friends that I've never met. Many who make me laugh and give encouragement at the best of times.
  • planetweaver May 22, 2009 @ 2:45 pm | delete
    Yes I do; a couple authors whose books changed my life... And..; it was a new phenomenon to me to feel the quality of real friendship that blossomed in from the early days of Zaadz (now Gaia) online community. We literally went through births and deaths together, able to hold space for one another from a broader perspective
  • Joan4 May 6, 2009 @ 6:05 am | delete
    Delightful - and beautiful to look at, too! My on-line friends are a treasure. I am thankful daily for the dear people I have met on line - who likely will be forever friends-- whether I ever meet them face-to-face or not. Lensrolling to Life Lessons on Squidoo and Long Walk Part of Gift.
  • Heather426 May 3, 2009 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    What a beautiful lens! I wish I had your knowledge of html! And yes, I have made friends here on squidoo and also on some other sites..the internet is making it easier for us to connect. 5* for sure
  • TheGreenerMe May 3, 2009 @ 9:27 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens Michelle! I agree, I like someone that's more honest. Sweet talking only goes so far, then it falls flat. Actually, those sweet talkers are usually the ones that you have to watch closely!
  • EverythingMouse May 3, 2009 @ 1:07 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. The world is certainly changing and I definitely consider some people here on Squidoo as friends even though we have never met and most likely never will. Blessings for a beautifully presented lens
  • rms Apr 29, 2009 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    Nice work!
  • LindaJM Apr 28, 2009 @ 10:15 am | delete
    Great lens... a joy to see and read.... 5* and a blessing.
  • C-Joy Apr 28, 2009 @ 6:20 am | delete
    This is a beautiful lens! You are an inspiration :)
  • mutter Apr 28, 2009 @ 5:04 am | delete
    A lovely 5* lens! I found it so inspiring and encouraging- and yes, I am just getting used to finding friends whom I shall most likely never see, but that is ok! Thank you!
  • stargazer00 Apr 27, 2009 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    A very pretty lens!
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 27, 2009 @ 6:54 am | delete
    A lovely friendship lens.
    Blessed by a friendly Angel.
  • Ramkitten Apr 27, 2009 @ 2:33 am | delete
    Beautiful! In more ways than one.
  • naturegirl7 Apr 26, 2009 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Beautifully written, Michelle. Your friendship and encouragement has meant a lot to me since we met here on Squidoo. There are so many beautiful people who I count as friends that I met online.
  • Sojourn Apr 26, 2009 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    One of the most beautiful lenses I've ever seen, Michelle. I do have friends I've never met. In fact, I was thinking about this last night. Due to being involved in various networks, I think I almost have more friends I've never met than friends I have met and see on a regular basis. What a different world we live in.
  • enslavedbyfaeries Apr 26, 2009 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Your personality shines through on this lens and Squidoo is very fortunate to have you as a member of their community.
  • Wysiwigs Apr 25, 2009 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    Absolutely ~ I have "met" many many people particularly here on Squidoo and also on Etsy where I have two shops that have turned out to be some of the nicest folks I've never met :o) Wonderful lens...5*
    Http://www.squidoo.com/Wysiwigs
  • OhMe Apr 25, 2009 @ 8:39 am | delete
    Great Friendship lens. Lensrolling to my Friendship lens.
  • eclecticeducation Apr 24, 2009 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    Great lens!! I have "met" a lot of people online that I consider close friends. Some I am confident I will meet in person one day (lives 2 hours away) others, I doubt I will ever get to actually meet, but they are still dear to me.
  • spirituality Apr 24, 2009 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • Mickie_G Apr 24, 2009 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    Featured your lens on my lens, Show your love!

    I, too, have made friends on Squidoo!
  • luvmyludwig Apr 24, 2009 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Great job on the lens friend, yes I said friend and we have never met. I think that little cartoon that says "I love my computer because my friends live in it", says it best.
  • tandemonimom Apr 24, 2009 @ 11:17 am | delete
    I have WONDERFUL friends I've never met. One I've known for years in an online group, and she helped me to Squidoo - Stargazer00. Thanks!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Apr 24, 2009 @ 9:37 am | delete
    What a wonderful tribute to so many friends you have met on Squidoo. I agree with all the attributes you look for in a friend and have been wrestling with whether or not to count online friends as friends. The media seems to promote a fear that causes isolation but here on Squidoo I feel an openness that allows friendship to flourish. Thank you for being my friend.zo
  • aj2008 Apr 24, 2009 @ 9:29 am | delete
    This is such an original lens. Very beautiful and very thought provoking - blessings to you.
  • SherryHolderHunt Apr 24, 2009 @ 9:18 am | delete
    Wonderful, wonderful lens. It's funny, I know more about my online friends than I do about some of the people I've known for years. I look forward to hearing from them each week. 5*s & faved
  • Rewards4life Apr 24, 2009 @ 7:05 am | delete
    Great job. Very thought-provoking and what a beautiful layout! Reading this lens was a great pleasure.
  • CCGAL Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:48 am | delete
    I find that most Squidoo lensmasters are just friends I haven't met yet - seems to me that the people who are attracted to Squidoo and stick around share some qualities that I find attractive. You continually amaze me, and this lens is no exception. Good job!
  • drifter0658 Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:37 am | delete
    Without a doubt.

    Wonderful!

    Thanks!
  • Stazjia Apr 24, 2009 @ 6:30 am | delete
    I think of you as a friend and many others on Squidoo. I've also got other online friends that I've known for over 10 years, ever since I first started on the web. I even started a business with someone I had never met until after we decided to do it. Then we met and I'm still in contact with her even though we closed the business a year ago because of my condition.
  • GrowWear Apr 24, 2009 @ 3:43 am | delete
    Oh yes, I do. Many folks online are my friends, and I care deeply about them. I agree with all that you've said here. In fact, I like YOU as a friend, Willow Michelle. I like the way you think, girl. ...If only we all could unlearn prejudice and judgment. Whew! What a great day that would be. ...Very nice lens!

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