I am going to answer that question with a great big YES!  After blogging for two years I can say I have made some great friendships.  There are friends who live across the U.S./Canada and we talk through email or Facebook and I have a couple friends who I talk with on the phone.

Blog conferences and events are a great place to meet new friends.  Making friends and being able to chat in person is so much fun.   Every time I attend an event, I make a few more connections which turn into friendships.  Not only do you make great friends but there is the opportunity to work together or attend other events shared by someone you connected with.  (This has happened to me more than once!)

This summer I am hoping to attend BlogHer ’12 in NYC.   Finally getting to meet these bloggers is a huge excitement.  I want to be able to give so many of them hugs and just sit down and talk with them.   What a great place to meet my mentors and friends.

Last week I attended a blog event in Seattle.  I finally was able to meet a friend who I only had really conversed with over Facebook.  We attended another event last June but we passed each other during the day and never met.   Meeting face to face can be intimidating but it was so natural talking with her.  It truly is meeting a good friend (just one you have never met in person).

One thing I do regret is being so busy and not catching up with my friends more often.   There are a few I need to email and check in with…I miss them!  They know who they are and we all get busy with our families and blogs.    I hope my friends know they will always be my friend no matter what!

What about you?  Have you made some great friendships through blogging?  Or if you aren’t a blogger but have made friends with a blogger, share with me.  I love hearing about friendships!

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