Hitched Friends

I do think I have made some proper friends on here. but mainly over various FB groups etc.

There are a few people I speak to very often over fb or email and they know who they are ❤️

I have met one Hitcher IRL - Nicnol - she lives near me and I saw her in a bar one night!

I speak to Bonnie almost every day over email but we havent met IRL yet.

ETA - sadly the reason I have become close to some of them is because we have shared in sadness - but some of the others I just clicked with and WISH I lived closer to!! (1 in particular...you know who!!)

I've got friends I have met in rl but there are also people who I haven't met yet I would consider a friend anyway.

i don't think you have to meet someone to be a real friend, geography, time and money isn't always in your side. Plus most hitchers live oop north!

I know who I dont like and will never click with!

I've only actually met one Hitcher and that was because I brought my puppy from her.

I reckon I've properly clicked with one hitcher even though we've never met but hopefully one day we will.

There are lots that I would like to meet though;

Mooey, Hattrick, Panj, Pinky, MissusS and Arquard to name a few.....

I have made quite a few good acquaintances, some good friends and a few really close friends who I now consider to some of my best friends.

I haven't met any Hitchers in real life and don't particularly feel like I could count any as my friends. Not because I don't like anyone but I still feel like a bit of a newbie. I'm also not friends with anyone on FB so the only time I speak to anyone it's on here

Yup I've met quite a few. I have a handful who I email/FB almost daily (Hi Bonnie!) and a few other who have busier lives than me but I chat with often on FB messages.

I heart my hitched friends.

Some Hitchers are without a doubt 'proper' friends now.

I really mean this - I'm not sure what kind of confused mess I'd be without some of them.

I've met quite a few in real life and I'm gutted I can't make it the next time a few of them are meeting.

My mam thinks you're all amazing.

The are lots of hitchers I would class as friends, some that I forget I actually met here.

I class a few Hitchers as friends but I think you are the only one I've seen/met with regularly. Missing you and little O now I'm back at work!

I've met a few hitches who are lovely! I've made a very close friend through the 2013 hitched brides group. She doesn't hitch anymore but I wouldn't have met her if it wasn't from this site.

You can definitely form real friends via a forum, a lot of mine I met on another forum! I joined it when I was about 13 so I've known some of them for the majority of my life! I too forget we met through that.

I haven't met anyone IRL but am very much looking forward (and a bit scared) to meeting quite a few at the Birmingham meet.

I must say from first hand experience, you lot are awesome and brought a smile to my face at a very low time. ❤️ ?

Yep I have met a few and certainly class them as friends. Even though iv not met some, I class them as friends too. One of my close friends up here is actually a hitcher! There's loads on my hitcher list I need to meet

I met my H on a forum too! I have quite a few RL friends from that site, several of whom came to our wedding.

I have met a few Hitchers in RL, and I hope they didn't hate me, and there are plenty who I'm friendly with, but nobody yet that I'm very close to. I think if I had the opportunity to meet more of you this would change though!

I've not met any hitchers (looking forward to changing this, next month), but there are a few otters I talk to a fair bit via FB.

I consider a few people on here friends even some of which I have never met.

My OH thought I was a bit weird meeting people off the tinterweb until I reminded him thats how we met.

I haven't met any IRL yet. I will though. Hoping there is another Manchester meet next year. There are a couple I speak to over facebook and a certain someone a bit more but we are at the same point in our lives and have alot to share. I would love to meet her too x x

I have loads of RL Hitchy friends (Hitched meet whore ?) from the Glasgowa area; and also Footlong, Peanut, Kharv, ATB, and Kjay...all of whom I met in Leeds. I also have those who I have never met but who I consider friends. Recently, I don't know what I would have done without their help...at times I forget we have never met. Thank you OB, Cookiecat, and JoJo...I will meet you one day ?

I do think it's possible to make friends with people via forums, but alas I have never met a hitcher in real life. I live in the Channel Islands and don't think anyone else here lives on my little island (although I'm happy to be proved wrong)

I think it's more than possible to make true friends on a forum - I've seen plenty of examples of it and I also think the way the internet is a such a big part of our lives these days it's only natural that we'd start friendships from there.

I haven't met any hitchers yet and I don't have any hitchers on facebook because I'm very much a newbie here still. But I've got to say I really enjoy coming on here, particularly OT. The support between people is amazing, there's a really nice atmosphere on here and there's been times where I've needed a bit of support/answer to a question and it's been great on here. There's also been lots of threads that have really made me smile. I'd like to think I will make RL friends with some people from here in the future. Looking forward to meeting people too

I have met a lot of Hitchers in the last year and would consider quite a few friends. I am very grateful for my Hitchy friends, they give the best advice of anyone I know ❤️

I've only met 2 Hitchers, but would love to meet more of you. Distance and the fact that it's difficult to get weekends off prevent me from going to the Birmingham or southern meets.

I am grateful that I know I can come on here and ask for advice and do consider Otters as friends.

I am really looking forward to meeting hitchers in real life

At the moment I'm not as active on the forums as I would like to be as they seem pretty quiet in the evenings and I don't have internet access during the day.

I think that if it isn't strange to meet potential partners on the internet then it shouldn't be strange to meet potential friends here either. Saying that, my friends still think I'm odd for using a forum in the first place!

I'm mainly an evening hitcher too

i made some fab friends in the hitched2012 group, I was very sad when it imploded but it was good in away as I made deeper friendships with people I never expected too. I've met a few hitches and will meet more soon . I don't think I need to meet people in RL to be friends with them.

I like to think I have some very good friends, I've met a small number really, but there are 2 that I speak to every single day on FB and a couple more that I normally speak to several times a week.

I have met a fair few hitchers IRL and I feel (they may say otherwise!) that I could count on them if / when needed and hope they feel the same about me.

I also (think I) get on quite well with a chunk of the otters / hitchers round these parts that I am yet to meet IRL.

And still no train pictures... You don't love us that much

HA!! I was only thinking the other day I need to get my instructor to take a pic but I don't want to tempt fate so to speak!

I have some pictures from the simulator if you are really interested....

Show me!

If I wasn't interested do you think if still be nagging? How many months on? I really want to see

Only 1 month since I started training! I promise! Tagged you on FB hope you are not too disappointed- it is not all that interesting!

I'd day I was friendly with a few people, mostly because of Facebook. There are a few people I feel I've clicked with and like anywhere, a few people I don't feel I click with. I think that's normal with anywhere though but I think facebook helps and you do get to know each other better.

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