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I don't necessariusly think that one needs to have met the other in person to be able to call them a friend, maybe it's because my definition of it is rather loose, but I could consider some people here my friends, despite not having met them in person.
While it's true that your image of them might not be the real deal, you can't always say that seeing someone face to face will give you the real deal either, people will hide what they want to hide, and seeing them up close in personal is not going to bring their personalities to light any more than the image you already have of them.
I believe that even if a person doesn't turn out to match your mental image of them, it does not mean the memories you have of them are false, and that goes the same for the connection you made with them, be it in person or online.
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