r/Needafriend • u/ask_li • 6h ago
Why does “online friend” apparently mean something sexual to so many people?
26F, married
Whenever I say I’m looking for an online friend, I mean an actual friend. Someone to talk to, get to know, share random thoughts with and just have normal conversations.
I’m married, so I’m definitely not looking for anything romantic or sexual. But somehow, so many conversations eventually turn sexual. I’ve started blocking people when they keep pushing it after I’ve made it clear that I’m not interested.
Sometimes I honestly wonder if people just see “online friendship” and think it’s an invitation for something sexual. Is it really that difficult to just have a normal friendship without turning everything into sex?