LITTLE GREY BUBBLES | Omeleto

A young woman attends a funeral.
LITTLE GREY BUBBLES is used with permission from Charles Wahl. Learn more at charleswahl.com.
Kim and Marlon never met in real life, but they considered one another best friends, bonding initially over a shared love of photography and cameras and texting one another every day.
But Marlon dies, sending one last message to Kim saying he had something important to tell her, but not able to send his message before suddenly passing away.
With that eternal "dot dot dot" lingering between them -- and wanting to see if she can recover his final message -- Kim decides to attend his funeral to gain a better sense of the friend she never got to meet.
Written and directed by Charles Wahl, this thoughtful, elegantly crafted drama probes the elusiveness and mysteries of human connection, as well as the unusual shapes and expressions of grief. It takes on the contemporary subject of online and digital relationships, but it asks eternal questions of what it means to really know someone, and whether such an idea is even possible, even in an age of over-sharing and 24/7 communication.
There is almost a severe sense of realism in the visuals, which manage to be both stark and muted by turns, thanks to an emphasis on natural and practical lighting. True to a film whose main characters are photographers, the cinematography is exquisite and restrained, able to conjure an enigmatic atmosphere by transmuting simple and mundane everyday details into symbols of almost talisman-like suggestion. The framings also alternate between a close, almost intense intimacy and an off-kilter distance when Kim is among Marlon's community, emphasizing her separateness from his community and perhaps her own personal remoteness as a person.
Lead actor Kaelen Ohm offers an engaging performance as Kim, whose arc is essentially an outsider coming into an unknown world. The twist, though, is that she believes herself to be more on the inside as one of Marlon's closest confidantes. She speaks with a gentle, kind yet almost naive confidence about his deepest thoughts that she was privy to. And yet as Kim encounters Marlon's widow and their friends, their reactions evince a great skepticism and even hostility towards her.
How well does she know him, anyway? Could they really be just friends? Was there no ulterior motive? Were they really as close as she believed? Kim finds herself never quite drawn into the fold, leaving her in a state of suspension with her own strange grief.
LITTLE GREY BUBBLES doesn't directly answer those questions, practicing an intelligent, rigorous storytelling economy guided by a sense of restraint and a refusal of easy sentimentality. Instead, perhaps recognizing that those answers are as elusive as an electronic ghost, it lets those questions hang in the air, both for viewers and for Kim.
Beyond that, it ponders just what happens to these modern bonds when they inevitably stop -- as all relationships will, eventually, due either to the vagaries of life or mortality. It has been said that grief is the price we pay for love, and what's remarkable about LITTLE GREY BUBBLES is how it portrays Kim's grief as something essentially separate and isolated from the community of grief that his real-life friends and family share. In many ways, the isolation of her mourning feels a larger tragedy at the end -- and poses disquieting, melancholic questions as many of our real-life relationships shape-shift in life and online as a society.

[@maddsrose7713]

Going to a funeral for someone you love where everyone there doesnt want you there is just awful.

[@ajl2232]

Society is judgemental. Instead of trying to get to know you they just prefer to be biased. It's so sad.

[@addie3147]

how is that awful😂😭😭

[@maddsrose7713]

@@addie3147 imagine hunting youtube comments to start drama? Lock down hittin ya hard babe 🥺

[@onekem]

Madds Rose 😂

[@bagenius5970]

@@addie3147 You wouldn't know because you are one of the judgemental people at the funerals

[@jammydodger5558]

The fact that the old woman was the only one that believed that they were just friends is sad

[@ZiRR0]

Well a grown man and woman talking over the internet is bound to be suspicious to his wife and relatives, so I would get why they wouldn't believe her, but I do agree with you.

[@pineapple3555]

lol

[@kittymervine6115]

@Ashley-MaRie Deeble days are different now, but as an older woman, trust comes first and also friendship is so important and can be done between men and women. I have younger males I'm good friends with, that I would trust to be first in line if I were in trouble. My husband works closely with women all day, now online. They often tell him their troubles and worries, They are younger, he's the "boss" but, I am proud he shares his wisdom with them. Hearing it all now that he works from home, has been terrific. I'm so happy that his female employees trust him, and so glad he goes out of his way to help if there is a family crisis. Such as covering for an employee that is trying to home school three children as a single mom. He does their math online class. I think if your marriage lasts long enough, you want your spouse to have friends....and be open about it.

[@kellyp8228]

There is also what they call emotional infidelity, so although they may not be lovers, they shared emotional connection. A connection that he could share to his wife but shared with her instead.

[@tetrakis7755]

Yea, there’s so much distrust (especially from the wife), you might as well date for eight years, then get married.

[@DelRae]

It’s so weird how you can trust an absolute stranger more than someone you’ve met face to face

[@LunakieCherrie]

People face to face are sneaky and a bunch of backstabbers. I learn to just keep my mouth shut and comply. Online is easier, soo much more easier but you really wish u could meet them.

[@thomascho8975]

I thinks it’s because of how online, you are sitting behind a screen and a username. You are anonymous. You can say anything and connect with others without the need to be embarrassed or worried that the people around you will know about your secrets. Meeting people face to face, they all put on a facade. They most likely secretly talk behind you back and honestly speaking, those are not people you can trust. Those are the people who will betray you and it’s reasonable to say that trusting people that you’ve met is harder than a stranger online. Just my view :D

[@tanyasmith5828]

Well with strangers there's no judgement. You don't see each other face to face (like family). Your friendship is built up off emotions so it's easier to just be yourself with them. There's no distractions. Nothing holding you back from letting your guard down. And it's easier.

[@jennyjoseph778]

Where is your profile pic from if I may ask? It looks very nice

[@elfinneocity590]

Fact. The stranger who doesn't know how you live can't judge your life. It's greatly amazing to tell them about yours, and ask or chill about your favorite things. None emotions and no lie. Just talk

[@RayMak]

Online friends are real today

[@TonyTonyDLuffy]

This is the first time I've ever seen a comment of yours with no likes for over 10 hours.

[@TonyTonyDLuffy]

True, they keep us accompanied during this Quarantine

[@user-wu4ie4wy4b]

you're everywhere on Graenolf's videos and now you're here lmao

[@ghiblikami5329]

True and they have feelings too.

[@evaangie3577]

gosh.. your here again? r u stalking me?.. 😂

[@shatteredXmirror]

Horrible how everyone at the funeral is assuming the dead guy had an affair with her.

[@dustigenes]

The wife had the phone. The messages were there. She could have read them. Why would she tell a stranger he was dead and when and where the funeral was if she thought they had an affair. It was good, except for that.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@dustigenes I read it that the wife, while suspicious, wasn't sure what to think. I don't know much about the technology, but I would think there would be ways to delete any posts that would expose an affair. And they could have kept such correspondence limited to phone calls, so the wife wouldn't have been able to know about them. At the same time, I assume the wife contacted this woman because the wife loved her husband and wanted to do what would he would have wanted her to do--including letting this online friend know about his passing and the wake (not funeral). So it was good, period. (No "except for".) Does that make sense?

[@sarahwright5754]

@CarlyKpdx I talk to many people every day. I dont have feelings for them. Some I even talk to over text through out the day if they aren't nearby. Being open to someone isn't always because of sexual, or emotional desire, it's just a connection. Would you be considered in love with your mother or father if you talked to them everyday throughout the day? No, you'd just have a strong bond with them. Here I see Kim has a strong bond with Marlon. Despite the distance, they still talked, they shared what they could of their day together and bonded over cameras. They were close, but not close like he was with his wife. Kim even said he talked only good things about her when he did. Which shows that he loved his wife a lot, even when talking with a stranger. He talked about his family, his kids because she obviously knew their names and faces as soon as she saw them. Even his brother, who he wished to have a better relationship with. Remember as kids, (or atleast I do) teachers would have you write a letter to another student in another town. They called it being penpals. I feel like this is what having a penpal in today's world is like. Texting, but never meeting. Being able to share without having to literally be there. I wrote my penpal about my week everytime we wrote a letter. I'd sometimes have four pages, front and back filled, acknowledging what they wrote and then writing what I wrote about. And when we met, we felt like best friends. But it was only the one meeting. And I missed writing to him when the project stopped. (It was to teach us how to send mail and such.) If I ever met Evan irl again. It'd be like meeting a long lost friend. One that is even showcased in this video. You never know how strong a bond can be, even at its simplest form.

[@sadisticwinter8354]

@CarlyKpdx I agree. Texting all day every day is really inappropriate and disrespectful.

[@aboutharis]

Me too.. OMG

[@joelpierce1453]

She called him buddy. There was clearly nothing sexual going on.

[@reenkinaik6427]

So???

[@davidnoffsinger5214]

wow brilliant observation. Are you into espionage ? Or maybe you're a detective? Excellent work. sheesh

[@SuicideRedemption]

I call my boyfriend buddy sometimes..

[@uselessrana8727]

@@SuicideRedemption i call my bf daddy

[@davidsumner7604]

@@uselessrana8727 I called your boyfriend daddy.

[@0wlet290]

This shows 3 problems. 1. People that exclude someone from a funeral just because THEY don't know the person. 2. People that think male/famale relationships don't work. 3. People that can't take online friendships serious.

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

Yeah, it sucks. I feel like I gotta explain myself to other (in-person) friends of mine with online friends. Online friends and in-person friends have their differences, of course, but to assume that one is inherently more important/more 'real' than the other is a misconception. Online friends can be just as close as in-person friends. For me, personally, I'm closer with most online friends I have because my in-person friends don't understand mental health stuff as much. That doesn't mean in-person friends are 'worse' now, it just means that FOR ME, I'm closer with online friends.

[@Fulanah0909]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 👍

[@ellellim]

well, funerals really are for the living. I got from the video that close friends thought their friendship went past online, probably due to gossip. And sometimes a friendship grows into love; Be it romantic or not, it will raise other's eyebrows. I don't think their problem was about their friendship being online, for the brother it was that he was family, but not really close anymore. for the friends it was about how much time they talked about, for them, nothing. For the wife's BFF was about at least an emotional affair. for that older lady was about chit chat...

[@henrietta9206]

Catfishing is quite real it kinda trumps #3.

[@nuped7021]

Female*

[@katielouwho888]

I hate how people assume that males and females cannot be friends without it being something sexual. She liked cameras and he liked cameras. It just was two people who needed a friend.

[@PrepperDawg]

Agreed

[@merakimate6188]

I met a guy at a halloween party in 2019. I gave him my Tiktok and we chatted on there, eventually I gave him my phone number then Snapchat. It’s been 2 years and he’s one of the closest people in my life. I’ve met up with him at the shopping center a couple times and we just mess around. He’s my best friend and helps me a lot, I’m hopefully meeting up with him in three weeks! Yet, my brother teases me saying that he’s my boyfriend, my Mum doesn’t do anything to stop it, and my Dad always asks if I’m dating him and that he better not be a low lie slob. I hate it whenever I hang out with a guy someone has to say ‘You so like him don’t you’ why can’t I just be friends with who I want without being criticized or have people asking questions...

[@anabellesabangan7565]

Same here. When I was younger I prefer talking to older males because they talk sense.

[@williamfirst5471]

In real life? A scarcity.

[@sonyaberry9805]

Is this a real fear? I watch this very old show called honeymooners. In one episode the bus driver helps this old lady & she dies & leaves him a bird.. honestly just be kind to people even if it is hard & that kindness will help you to not worry so much about dying alone. You might not realize the impact you have on people. Also due to distance or circumstances you might die alone, but someone will remember you for your kindness. Hope that makes sense.

[@MariaV0071]

When the stereotypes are still alive that man and women can't be friends. Friendships grow from common interests, humor, emotional support etc. These can all flow without a sexual tension present.

[@madalenacaldas7666]

MariaV0071 what about friends who do have sexual tension and sleep together ? 😇 haha

[@karthikaas1728]

@@madalenacaldas7666 your comment is composed off the track when it comes to what this comment section is all about. She said simply that friendship can develop between a man and a woman and most importantly STAY LIKE THAT.

[@madalenacaldas7666]

I scream I agree age is irrelevant when it comes to friendship !

[@LunaHeartnet]

The grandmother a least seems to get it.

[@IllIlllI]

MariaV0071 this comment was made by a woman 😂😂😂😂 I can 100% guarantee it

[@1Deejay7]

"Friends" I know in person probably wont even attend my funeral.

[@SnackKing1]

Facts

[@claucemicro1080]

Time to get new friends or develop those relationships more.

[@Arin-3]

Time to get new friends, actual "friends".

[@suii_lyy]

Same 😧

[@rishumishra2050]

I want my friends to toss the nut of my choice at my funeral. I love nuts.

[@Zayaxa]

My online friend tragically died two days ago, and today this came up in my suggested. Yikes. Her funeral will be streamed for COVID-19 reasons, so despite being on the other side of the Atlantic, I'll be able to go.

[@hunterharris637]

This video is not an accurate portrayal of how an online friend going to a funeral is treated. If you truely love someone and they die it doesnt matter who someone is, or how you knew them, they will appreciate that you share their memory and cherished them.

[@Romawitch]

Sorry for your lost

[@LetsPartyOurFacesOff]

Sorry for your loss. At least you’ll get that last goodbye. 🥺❤️ I went through the online funeral and to tell you the truth, it’s not the same as a real one but still got my closure. He’s no longer suffering. In eternal peace. 😊

[@sophierenatajubilee8521]

Zayaxa I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm praying for you guys

[@antistraightmen]

Hunter Harris You missed the point

[@billybubone]

Hardest part is, if I die, none of them will ever know. Everyone will most likely assume I ghosted them.

[@monsur-adamjundam3656]

Like to start a friendship?

[@vapecat4428]

Wanna be friends?

[@billybubone]

@@monsur-adamjundam3656 What is this? Another fellow brother in Christ? My my, this is rare. I would be honored to be an acquaintance of yours, yes.

[@monsur-adamjundam3656]

@@billybubone niceeee

[@monsur-adamjundam3656]

@@vapecat4428 I'm not sure who your referring, but the three of us can be one 😁

[@googlethis313]

Shared passions do not have to be of a sexual nature. Why do so many have to be so quick to judge?

[@davidsumner7604]

You can also have an emotional affair with someone that, even though it never gets physical, can still severely damage a relationship.

[@sparky3669]

Did anyone say they were?

[@ashleythebest.]

Google This ego and small closed minded people don’t understand

[@sparksfly5877]

Sparky ...did you watch the video?

[@era3596]

@@davidsumner7604 Having friends is not an emotional affair, lol.

[@ares12351]

This is sweet. She came all the way for his funeral. All the actors did a great job.

[@chapole6263]

I wonder if it's based on a true story

[@oliviabenjamin5844]

@@chapole6263 probably

[@mr.depression9140]

"I gotta go to sleep, let's build a tree house tomorrow!" Last online 10 years ago

[@Kylie-zm6vw]

I felt this

[@emperorlizZ]

Gosh! It gave me my old roblox friend vibes xD

[@weewoo3892]

My last message on my bestfriend was: "Heyyyy, wanna go to 7/11? I'll pay for our foods!". Shes still here but she never talks to me anymore. And that last message was 6 years ago.

[@bouken539]

This comment broke my heart.

[@rachelmacdonald9195]

oh wow. Did you talk to his/her other online friends?

[@ellaannemarie9095]

I feel like he thought of her as a daughter or a little sister that he could share his passion with. Idk but I just imagine Kim back home a couple weeks later opening a box from the mail. All the card says is “I think he would’ve wanted you to have this. -Annie” & it’s the camera he was so excited to tell her about. Something for her to have have that reminds her of him. This piece was so beautiful, I couldn’t help but cry.

[@mays_alpha]

That is so beautiful! 🥺😪

[@jessicagarcia7558]

❤ that is beautiful . That would of made a great ending.

[@tamrissa]

we need a part two of this!

[@12thDecember]

@ 13:04, it was a lens, not a camera, and I think Annie wanted that chapter closed by the way she said "Goodbye."♥

[@evinoteevie8845]

That message was so innocent and described their friendship perfectly. Everyone would be expecting a big impactful message but a simple everyday text is what she received and it's so powerful. The simplicity of the text is what makes the emotions powerful

[@Alexandriafrancescakiel]

Gold Rose I agree with you. That’s what bothered me the most. There’s nothing wrong with having friendships but when your wife and brother have to ask an online friend if you loved them? That’s unacceptable and sad and a reflection of the true lack of values in our society today - a replacement of family for friends.

[@Leprutz]

I disagree with you all. This is not as weird as it seems. It is not that the brother didn't know if his brother loved him or not, but he said they do text just once in a few months. I have a brother and I love him. but we go months without talking to each other... and even when we are together our bond isn't that strong. It is just becaue some people get along better with others. I know my brother and how he acts around family and how he acts around friends... We all tend to behave differently. I just make sure to tell the people around me how I feel about them, because you never know what might happen and it'll be to late. I have a very very good friend, I'd say one of my best friends and I only have two in person. But this guy... I have never met him in person. He was always there for me when nobody was or could... he always cheered me up in my worst moment of life and always supported me and still does. I loved my father... but he and I were estranged in the end due to an argument. Sometimes you cannot tell everything to your family.

[@Leprutz]

plus... maybe there was nobody else in Marlons family who had the same passion about Cameras as both of them did. One thing hobby can connect people in some ways you cannot imagine.

[@ghostieeitsohg]

Ye it made me sad.

[@MoonlitPhoenix0]

To summarize what you said, she got emotional because his last words to her were of something he was happy and passionate about and it hit her hard because she got her last memory of him to be a happy one

[@bellaancheta5407]

12:47 The fact that the car paused is beautiful. It’s like the whole world stopped for one last moment between two friends...

[@valprem6401]

Noticed that too through my tears

[@ashleylove514]

My thoughts exactly. Then as she released the sadness, the car moved on, like life would for her.

[@lilianacalix2753]

That’s such a great observation, I was honestly so caught up in the emotions to actually notice that

[@simeonaditan]

Yeah, the power of directing. I am amazed.

[@jamieshepard637]

Such a great point thank you for this comment

[@Manny___]

This is a clear example of how two people of the opposite gender can be friends without there being anything sexual about it.

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

It's sad people were skeptic

[@oliviascarlet123]

it just sucks because every guy friend i’ve ever had eventually tried to “go to second base” with me, and when i reject it they get bored and leave me. i just wish guys didn’t have to turn everything sexual. i can’t even have a conversation without them having to bring up the “let’s play never have a ever” bs. 🙄

[@Thisbook2022]

online only

[@nunya887]

@@oliviascarlet123 its just male sexuality, men are very visual creatures and men are attracted to many women vs how women are only attracted to some men

[@rme1383]

@@oliviascarlet123 what is the meaning of "let's play never have a ever" . I had a guy friend. we were together for 4 years then I got married and my husband couldn't handle such relationships so we lost touch. I miss him sometimes we were best pals

[@zerogamer935]

If he texted back I would have had a heart attack

[@schmoogle8459]

I wish he texted back 'you got siked lmfaooo'

[@zerogamer935]

@@schmoogle8459 right

[@Eng-ArabicTurkishGermanyFrench]

Death is our big brother.......Man ! Hahahahahahaha

[@zerogamer935]

@@Eng-ArabicTurkishGermanyFrench lol

[@s444r]

when “marlon” called my heart dropped LOLLL

[@SteezyKane]

Chills... this was the best short I've ever watched.

[@Sktchyx]

I was not expecting to see you here..

[@isha9300]

UNEXPECTED BUT WHATEVER, LOVE YAAAA

[@timothylathan2059]

😭

[@poonamverma6393]

WOW YOU HAVE 3.3M+ SUBS!

[@emrold5811]

What you doing here lol

[@himanshuagarwal4673]

Why is everyone asking her about the way he felt for them. Like the family has the phone. They can probably check the texts.

[@huna5923]

Plot hole

[@chisaime]

MNova B seems like they’ve talked about each other, the brother asked “are you that kim?” plus you can most definitely scroll far... then again, it’s a movie

[@therealme6526]

I would think because his best friend was not his wife or his boys or his own brother. He was reaching out to a stranger to share his thoughts. If Kim found a better friend in a stranger, then she was socially awkward and probably found it hard to be close to the people around her. And now they are all thinking that about Marlon and themselves too. That he thought he couldn't find intimacy and friendship in the people closest to him.

[@matthewsmith7872]

It seemed like Annie was not asking, and she was the only one who had the phone. The brother, Annie's friend, and others were asking those questions, but clearly Annie was perfectly ok with her being there and would be the only one to have access to that info.

[@High_Monk]

@@therealme6526 finding it hard to get close to the people around you doesn't mean you're socially awkward, it just means you have the wrong people around you. Even if those people are your family. I've been in that position my whole life and almost started to believe I was insane. I still wonder sometimes if I am, but finding the right people to get close to is what anyone should do, don't be the "but they're my family" type. Family can suck sometimes.

[@kagotagang8779]

4 years back my friend passed away when her liver failed. Maybe she had foreseen her death. The last text she sent me was "dont you dare forget me". 😔 I miss you Yani.

[@13413mario1]

Sorry for your loss

[@winwinlimitlessera6891]

I'm so sorry

[@shiraney102]

kago Tagang my friend died last July 8 and July 7 at night we chatter she was at the hospital she told me “I need to rest now sis. See you.” Then I told her to rest well and we will talk again tomorrow. Not knowing she will be resting forever .

[@kagotagang8779]

@lilbitchanair parow yes.. ❤😔

[@kagotagang8779]

@@shiraney102 we are in this together.. I believe they are in a much better place..

[@zooer64]

It's weird that for as long as the internet has been around now there are still people who don't agree or believe in internet friendships. Sometimes, it's easier to make connections online instead of face to face.

[@tanyasmith5828]

So very true it's no judgement you can truly be yourself with them.

[@monkiram]

I have social anxiety so meeting people in person is really hard for me. Online, it's much easier to open up and be myself, so I could definitely see how people get close online. Plus, I keep up with most of my in-person friends by text anyway, so it's not like it's even that different in this day and age. Also, the first 6-7 years of my relationship with my now-husband were basically all online because we were long-distance. Like the first couple of times I met him were in person but we barely knew each other at all before he left for school so it was basically an online relationship for years.

[@ellievergo6354]

Most of the ppl who say that have never made online friends y'know

[@justanothermortal1373]

I have made stronger relationships online than I have irl. Most of my closest friends I have built friendships with, I have done so online. I think most people my generation (gen z) are like this.

[@russellejohn440]

I met a friend once in the internet, she was very open and caring, we exchanged drawings and paintings which we liked to do at fridays. She helped me with school which we spent nights talking about trigonometry and this equation that we bot did not know how to solve. I remember saying to her " I wish we can be bestfriends in real life" and she responded "It would be fricking awesome. I had so much fun with her, playing,studying and goofy calls at night. One day i was coming home from school and she sent a message. The message said " John im so sorry, i was waiting for the day i can talk you about this but i dont have the courage to say it, last week i was diagnosed with a brain tumor, i cant walk correctly and stand up straight. In a hour i will get a craniotomy for the surgery of the tumor, the doctors doesnt know if i get infections or even if i can survive, but dont worry coconut i will not die lmao just remember to get that 10 on biology". I fell on my knees, desperately crying, i wasn't able to do nothing but to wish she can survive. A week has passed and she still didn't respond, i got a A+ on biology, im pretty sure she would be super happy to see my test results. I never knew that we were making memories, we were just having fun.

[@tsetsenkhaantsogt-erdene7399]

Zexy Zacky please update me

[@peter-jm1pu]

yes please update us.

[@russellejohn440]

Yes, i'll try to update you guys !!

[@LemmyCook]

Damn :/

[@o.mendez1255]

This made me feel so grateful for everything I hope you the best and keep trying for your friend and yourself too!👌

[@dagthewog6290]

The last message was so innocent and described their friendship perfectly, defying the speculation and suspicion. Everyone would be expecting a big impactful message along with her attempts to dispel what everyone believed was the truth, but a simple everyday text is what she received and it's so powerful. It provided validation, not only to her, but the wife as well. The simplicity of the text is what makes the emotions so powerful. Great job.

[@sromero6738]

I know. I was expecting a "I love you kim" or something around the lines

[@FC-eh7ll]

Sandra Romero I was expecting something more along the lines of suicidal thoughts... perhaps

[@sromero6738]

@@FC-eh7ll true. That too. But it was a sweet text at the end.

[@daan6424]

Omg, you explained it perfectly! Are you a psychologist or something?

[@_ShwetaPandey]

For a sec I thought it was something like "my wife wants to kill me". No, Actually throughout the story until they showed the actual message.

[@zenoshinha2482]

its funny how she (who did not meet him in person) know so much about him than his actual "friends" who lived with him...

[@IRL_randalivory]

there are people like that and im one of them

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

Not so weird for me...I can relate to this story

[@Sadaaaaf]

When I was around 12 I met my bestfriend Thomas on minecraft! this was so long ago. He told me all about his life at home. How terrible it was. If I told you guys his story you wouldn’t believe it. He committed suicide in 2017 at the age of 14. We were both so young I miss him so much. He had no one in his life. They all died. All there was left was his step brother who Molested him and his mother who didn’t do anything. She brought men home all the time when she was married. Thomas I’m sorry I tried my best, I love you. The roses haven’t wilted, Tom you’re my rose. Rest in paradise.. I wish he can come back I miss him so much.

[@lasshapafford]

I'm so sorry. My dad's name was/is Thomas. It's really hard whether or not to speak in past tenses when someone dies. He's been gone for 4 years.

[@Sadaaaaf]

@@lasshapafford thank you, I agree. It hurts to speak in past tense even though it’s just one word, it still is hard I’m sorry about your father :/

[@lasshapafford]

@@Sadaaaaf thank you 😔

[@iiheartaddyy]

I am so, so sorry for your loss. I hope Thomas rests in peace. It sounds like you two had a beautiful friendship

[@rachelmacdonald9195]

i'm sorry to hear that :( You did all you could I am sure. So hard when people kill themselves and you're left wondering what you couldhave done. what if i just said or did this or wasn't distracted by that...? Maybe you'll see him one day in heaven.

[@riamiosakilyrics]

I thought this fool came back from the dead for a second when she got that call

[@angelaoriel5912]

I GOT SCARED FOR A SECOND

[@miaa1762]

HAHAHAHAHDJDJDNDNJS

[@mica1425]

i thought he would be driving the car idk why

[@ratlady8520]

SAME and when the lady was like “...I’ll send you the message...” I thought his text said something like “help my wife is trying too murder me..” 💀

[@hannahyalea]

@@ratlady8520 LMAO damn it that got me

[@E9EXPO]

She wants the D. The Canon D 85mill lense

[@MrX-nh1xm]

damm you , lol

[@WASTHATABULLET]

Damn it you got me 😅

[@xzickzickly]

Caught me off guard hahaha

[@jeffreyzain]

3NViED - Hahaha! I feel so bad for laughing!!!

[@barbarajoseph-adam8337]

3NViED Screw you, dude - now I’m crying in confusion, don’t know whether they’re tears of mirth or sorrow!

[@cinnabunz4940]

I hate it when parents say that “they aren’t your real friends, you don’t know them in real life”. This short film shows how important and integral online friendships are to people, and that they are as real and tangible as face to face friends.

[@-ix-3152]

It kills me a little inside every time parents say that because it's just not true at all...

[@peachcampanella]

This was one of my relationships with a girl named Blair. I loved her. She was one of my best friends and taught me to grow in ways I never thought I was capable of. When she passed I was so devastated. I was in California. She was in Kentucky. There was absolutely no way I was going to be able to go to her viewing, her funeral. Her family doesn’t know of me. She refused to share about her family, and after her death I found out why by talking to her sister. It makes me so sad, especially now that I’m isolated in my home. I want to go to her grave and just talk to her nonstop. I want to give her a nice bouquet of flowers and some Captain America merch she always loved. I will never forget you Blair. I love you.

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

❤

[@lydianici1696]

Same happen to me its so sad

[@LewisLarsen]

This will probably become more common as time goes on, I have friends online that I've known for years and I know that if one of them were to pass away unexpectedly, I would attend their funeral no questions asked. A friend is still a friend, regardless if you've only talked to them online.

[@catt759]

Feels

[@Jesusis_theway]

Hope this is not the case. Humans need physical contact like every other animal on the planet. Technology cant replace a hug or spending time with someone. I think this new generation sees less kids playing outside and interacting in person... because their on their phone or gaming or on social media. They arent happier...being in front of a screen most of the day... I feel glad to be before cell phones and social media.... it forced you to eat with the family, go out to play, study groups over a friends house, outings for boy(girl) scouts/ Indian guides, 4 square, spending time with grandparents and hiking / skydiving / offroading with new friends. Idk...maybe a little screen replaces all that for some. ...got to go feed the horses... gl.

[@anime_sh8224]

but why wait untill their death?

[@markmolino6091]

@@Jesusis_theway ,I agree with you ,humans are social beings .Technology even though is handy an all ,it can't really replace those things you mentioned .

[@Cuteallfly]

Lewis Larsen How would you know where to find them? Like if the two never met; how would they discover where each other stayed or even the news of death?... Asking for a friend 😅

[@SudhanshuPathania]

Who says online friendships aren't real. Beautiful. :)

[@kipuri4996]

@Newbeginnings19 2019 what about video calls?

[@lilachopp]

​@Newbeginnings19 2019 friendship=/=physical touching. the definiton of friendship is "the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends." nothing here about hugging/contact

[@goodnight2931]

@Newbeginnings19 2019 That's just your opinion

[@fabplays6559]

Newbeginnings19 2019 You can be with someone through their ups and downs without meeting them face to face, you know.

[@fabplays6559]

@Newbeginnings19 2019 And also, I'm autistic. I don't always correctly understand facial expressions, tone and body language. I also don't like touching or being touched unless I am extremely, EXTREMELY close with someone due to sensory issues. Does that mean that, in your opinion, I can never have a proper friendship...?

[@kimmyshilo4568]

As soon as she sent “I’m gonna miss you buddy” I broke into tears

[@yasmingomes6266]

I went to a funeral for my buddy that I had on ps4 . We would game everyday and one day he just wasn’t on. When I checked his fb I seen what happened. I was absolutely crushed. He’s sister invited me to the funeral so I went . I never even meet him in real life. I didn’t play anything for over a year. I miss him 😞

[@PrepperDawg]

So sorry for your loss.

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

Cyberhuggs ❤

[@revolver8394]

5 out of 5 stars for the driver for never talking

[@matcanary]

LMAO SAME

[@irishking1414]

Same aswell

[@sadadelic7475]

The driver sitting through the whole conversation like: 👁👄👁

[@brendawhite5910]

😆😆

[@meowster16]

😐

[@SailoOlias]

😆😆

[@kylebayeta9854]

😐

[@jeans2lace]

I thought the driver was going to be him. That he faked his death. 😳

[@tiffanu]

My best friend in the whole world was someone I never had the pleasure of meeting in person. We texted every day for years and the last thing we messaged about was leonardo dicaprio finally winning an oscar. She killed herself sometime in the days after. I think of her so often and i would give anything to know more about her life and her death.

[@cutieprettie9448]

I've had the same thing . I only met my friend once . We live in another country . We have been friends for 4-5years. She Killed herself in this year. İ can't go to her Funeral . İm not good at English but i just wanna talk about that . İ hope you ok . Even though our friends are gone, they still love us 💙

[@BahamaWynters]

My friend took her life. I called our friends to tell them and every response was, "So she finally did it." I was appalled and struck by wonder! How could I have missed what so many others knew as truth. A year later I shared this with a co-worker who could tell I was painfully struck by this event. I told my co-worker how my fired and I pulled our money together to go to Jane Goodall's lecture, we started a city college course of cultures of Africa; it became a litany of all these wonderful tales of eating, studying and laughing together and I could not understand how I could miss she would suicide. Then my co-worker told me very quietly, "Maybe she was different with you." Now, I am at peace knowing we were at our best with each other.

[@moonbubbles3046]

I’ve been in her place. The last text I sent to her was “is everything ok?” Horrible feeling to finally be at someone’s house after years of saying “oh we have all the time in the world to meet.” only to be mourning when you never even got to share the same space - or a hug. When I called and her brother in law answered I knew before he even spoke the words. She was a sister to my spirit. She was this bright, shining, supernova of intelligence and wit and beauty. She was my everything. Truly. We watched movies together. We discussed books and poetry and music and we created things together. She was a brilliant writer. She loved me for who I was and our level of communication was pure and vibrant and profound. Her son was just a toddler then. Now he’s almost an adult. He looks like her. He barely even got to know her. It’s been 15 years. I still miss her every single day. I still cry often. I still want to hurt the man who killed her.

[@mariyehgmaramawi6540]

I'm so sorry:(( She is so important for you and she is alive, within your heart and memories.. Hope she rests in peace

[@lgarza186]

This is so fuckn modern aged, it was amazing. Literally every single one of us has had a friend that we used to text everyday, but never met.

[@sylvestervoigt9836]

Yogi Berra said If You don't start going to other People's funerals, Well they're probably not going to go to Your's (even Online lol)

[@sofitocyn100]

When I was 11, my good friend was 16. We used to write each other for years until we lost contact. I know only her name, which is very common. Half of my lifetime later, still no news of her. I'm afraid she took her own life away...

[@Dan-wh7bo]

losing a best friend is undoubtedly the worst empty yet lonely feeling its more like that void which has been created, their absence haunts no matter how much time passes.

[@nnoiizy]

yeah it is just look at the movie “My Girl” on Netflix its super sad

[@bilge6203]

Losing a lifetime partner sucks more

[@Issa.mp3]

yea after losing a family member

[@kristaramos3898]

Y’all need to stop comparing traumatic things

[@kristaramos3898]

More than one thing can be sad, it dosent have to be a competition.

[@essianmavex7549]

I’ve been talking daily to a person for 15 years now and i’ve never once met him in person but he feels like a brother to me, We’ve had highs and lows and helped each other through depression and this video literally represents my worst fear.

[@mamarobyn]

you guys should make plans at least to get together....

[@PrepperDawg]

Yess yall should meet up. Life is short.

[@abegeilcamillon8889]

Same thoughts. He's in depression because of the pressure about his work and school plus his mom. That's why I always comfort him when he feel so down. I always told him "You should not die, because we need to follow our plans 'which is to meet each other" btw He's from Nepal and I'm from Philippines😊 -sorry about my grammar, still working for it.

[@manar4120]

You guys should meet up :)

[@zinnia5659]

My Internet friend. A male. We met when I'm was in my first year in high school. It was a really dark time for me and we shared a lot of memories. So much laughter that I used to cry from how hard he made me laugh. We never developed any romantic feelings but used to talk about his feelings for other girls and I gave him couple of tips. Sometimes he suggests we should meet but my low self esteem never allowed it . Nothing dramatic happened. After like 6 years we just grew apart. It did hurt a lot but this is life. I think he's now happily living his life abroad in Europe i think and his girlfriend looks lovely. I only wish for them happiness and joy in their lives. ❤

[@harleyvergara5301]

Do you still guys communicate with each other??

[@zinnia5659]

@Marina Mansfield that’s amazing, and soo cute that u guys still in touch, hope the best for you too😊

[@zinnia5659]

@@harleyvergara5301 no unfortunately we don’t.

[@shreyanshsingh7185]

Don't cry that it ended. Smile because it happened.

[@thekawaiicripple]

The ending broke me. I still text my best friend who passed away. It’s been 3 years but every time I want to talk to her I reach for my phone and start typing or call only to feel the overwhelming emptiness remembering she isn’t there anymore. I’m close with her beautiful family and they found it too hard to disconnect her phone line so now her mom replies and I talk to her which I appreciate but god what I would give to have one last conversation with her 💔

[@okalex.1230]

Grade A Trash On Wheels say died instead of passed it bothers me

[@thekawaiicripple]

Killerboise her family prefers passed away as do I. Don’t tell someone how to grieve, if saying passed away is easier for someone than saying died just respect that

[@andrewcarson6925]

Do you not understand she's dead 🤦‍♀️

[@user-ts7sj7dm8v]

@@thekawaiicripple I'm sorry I cried

[@drd.n4695]

Heart breaking ...

[@kajoje1764]

His wife will continue the friendship left by her late husband.

[@traceymacy]

i hoped that too

[@bazli83]

nah.... unless she is into photography too

[@daddyleon]

lovely head canon

[@anoninternetsurfer]

@@bazli83 now their common interest can be the man too

[@rihab6170]

@@bazli83 why did I read that as pornography lol

[@yaoi5987]

Yo, low-key gonna slap those rude people. Amazing actors.

[@silverspector9718]

His last message was so innocent, it shows exactly how deep their friendship went over the time. This teaches us that friendship is beyond gender, race, age, place, irrespective of everything just two souls who have smth in common are needed...

[@libratude9595]

I met my best friend through the Yahoo chatrooms back in 2002. Met in person in 2004, been friends ever since going on 16yrs. We've been to the movies, the drive-in, the bowling alley, comedy club, dinners, talk every Saturday by phone and send each other memes and KZbin videos everyday.

[@honeybun9274]

Goals

[@tejastoley6714]

Wow

[@sarahsamhy8937]

Kreedy lmao frrr

[@rehemaumutoni]

Wouldn't it be 17- nearly 18years of friendship. Since you met in 2002

[@sarahsamhy8937]

rehema umutoni I think they applied to 2004

[@4o8.sebastian]

The way she texted and called him a “buddy” at the end in messages kind of touched my heart. Just because buddy is a word my dad has used to call me and just thinking of that makes me wonder how much I will miss him when he is dead.

[@4o8.sebastian]

Quench Gamer TV generally used towards young men or boys, but no specific aim towards a specific gender

[@4o8.sebastian]

Quench Gamer TV ok no problem

[@RandomHippieCreations]

You will be shattered.... my dad was my best friend. Spend as much time as you can with your buddy ♥️

[@4o8.sebastian]

Tera K o.O yes, thank you

[@thedayzgod]

I miss my dad everyday please love him I always spent my time with friends and it will haunt me forever

[@matt4631]

“It’s nice to finally meet you.” 😭😭😭😭

[@CometArcadium]

I met my best friend online 11 years ago on a game. We talked for hours every day for years. We never had a chance to meet and I regret that more than anything. She committed suicide 2 years ago. Alejandra, I love you so much and I miss you every single day of my life. Nobody knew me like you did. I wake up every day feeling like there’s a hole in my heart and I spend so many nights laying in bed thinking how will I even manage to go the rest of my life having had and lost you? Because it just hurts so much. But I know I’ll meet you one day.

[@Eng-ArabicTurkishGermanyFrench]

Souls never die ! I am sure 100% !

[@accepttheawesome]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@PrepperDawg]

So very sorry for your loss!

[@hallekitten2315]

When I was a bit younger, I met my best friend on an online game. We joked about me going there to meet her and her coming to meet me. She lived in Hawaii and I lived in the Midwest, so it would be pretty hard to meet irl as we were young . A few months passed and she told me the week before she was diagnosed with cancer. We always talked to each other every single day. I remember the days before she died. It was around Christmas and she had just had surgery and the doctors were positive she was going to survive. Then, she stopped responding to my text messages. Me and her always jokes around about how we’d meet in heaven if she ever died. A month later, I got a message from her sister saying she had died. I still miss her to this day and I’ll never have another friend like her. R.I.P. “🌺Rosy🌺” - daisy

[@o.mendez1255]

Thank you for being there for her and I hope your doing well now

[@shaymiana2356]

Rosy and Daisy. Even youre names fitted well

[@maz33YT]

So sorry for you loss

[@kiyohshi6827]

Imagine if they never showed that last text but just the reaction?

[@abubaseet]

That would've driven me nuts!

[@Leprutz]

It wouldn't have been as impactful. Because this isn't the kind of ending like Lost in Translation which left a huge impact of pured boredom in my life.

[@arnavvaishnav1590]

Stephane Gregory Dan True!

[@rohinivelaga6364]

I kinda thought they would do that...but then I would have lived with mine own imagination of 'I love you'

[@imsaubia]

I was expecting that but they showed so I was relieved 😂

[@reeselyons4134]

not gonna lie when she started texting her dead friends phone as if she was saying goodbye but to no one it made me TEAR UP

[@muznasabiha6250]

I met a person randomly online. We were so similar that we kept on talking. We were both depressed then and we both got suicidal. Yet, we stood by each other and talked for hours everyday, 1-2 hours is like our normal now, might go upto 6. It doesn't even feel right if we don't talk one day. He became my bestie, a big part of my life in 5 months. We are both happy now in our own lives despite the problems. Now sometimes I feel scared that he might do something to himself and this video almost says what my story will be then. The worst part, I won't even be able to go to his funeral, wouldn't even know about it. We never met, but we did video calls and talked about anything and everything freely. Buddy, you are a part of me and I am grateful to have you in my life

[@monkiram]

If you haven't, you should tell him how much he means to you and that you're scared to lose him. I'm sure I don't need to tell you since you also have depression and have been suicidal but a lot of suicidal people feel like other people's lives would be better if they were gone. I hope things get better for you ❤

[@Castlee]

My 'best friend' is still alive but I'm seeing her becoming someone else, she's forgetting me, she's becoming a distant memory

[@buttholesadness5239]

Castle that’s what happens in life

[@robbrenton9438]

Simp

[@traceymacy]

we all grow and change ,be happy for her

[@niconobleza3637]

We all continue to change and grow. If you feel like you need to talk to her then go. Communicate with her and understand each other and see what problems there could be or what seems to be the case. Just know that even when you two grow apart, you will always have a part of her in your memory. Your feeling are valid and if you do end up growing apart, just heal from it (if you ever feel sad/mad) and learn to be happy for each other 'u'

[@vdiaz1051]

That's one of the saddest things I've heard. And I feel you, I went through the same

[@fluffytherock208]

So that's it and I was thinking that he was murdered by his brother or the wife till the end. I should probably stop reading more murder mystery.

[@Kino_Cartoon]

Yeah I thought that he might had a fight with the wife because he developed feelings for Kim and than he walked away while texting her a confession because he was ready to leaf his wife. But while he was texting Kim, his wife got even angrier, hit him on the head with something that cursed his dead and than told everyone that he just suddenly fell and landed on his head. But I'm just glad nothing of this happened (probably).

[@fluffytherock208]

@@Kino_Cartoon 😂 exactly you know now what you have to write in your next story. 🤣

[@erinvinson5106]

I keep waiting the the twist ending... Thought the glass of wine the brother gave her was drugged or the wife was gonna give her a box full of pictures of other woman he was talking too.

[@davidsumner7604]

@@erinvinson5106 Not on the Drama channel. That's more likely in horror and Sci Fi.

[@ZebrazRus]

i thought it was gonna be a suicidal message

[@0oo087]

The fact that a KZbin channel makes better stuff than some of the big time Hollywood movies is insane.

[@jaxsjpg3225]

My best friend in the whole world I met online. I’m a girl and he’s a guy, I was invited to his birthday party but due to COVID I wasn’t able to go. We live in the same country and are only a year apart in age. I was so scared to ask my mom if I could go to his birthday, luckily she understood but I didn’t want her to think it was anything weird or sexual because most people assume that. The nicest people I’ve ever met I met online and I’m so thankful for each and every one of them. I wish the stigma around it wasn’t so strong, it’s silly to think our best friends or soul mates would live in our hometown, or even within our country. The internet bridges that gap and I’m so thankful for it.

[@Greytuneify]

Actress did a great job on this one. What a touching little story. Friendship is an incredible bond that can form between people, across the spectrum of age, culture, personalities. I'm grateful to all the people involved in making this film, and the ones who shared it with us all for free.

[@tkvimsavage1886]

In my opinion it's one of the best put together short films to date..

[@davyp2993]

Do you know who the actress is,?

[@Greytuneify]

@@davyp2993 Kaelen Ohm :)

[@toni2065]

After all, we are all humans who want to connect.

[@Doomlordof]

True :)

[@timmoneilson5687]

Scooby dooby doo :)

[@timmoneilson5687]

@Ghanwa Shahid doctor who?

[@timmoneilson5687]

@Ghanwa Shahid oh, i'm just keeping the rhyme going , keeping it going strong.

[@kymgarcia09]

So true

[@anni8990]

One of my best friends when I was 14 was an online friend. He was 2 years older than me and we messaged every day. One of my friends at school knew him in person. When he was 18 he had a heart attack and half a year later he got a transplant. My friend, who knew him and I planned on visiting him during his recovery. But he never recovered. I didn't attend his funeral and to this day I'm still to scared to visit his grave. Knowing for sure that he didn't just ghosted me but... really passed away. I don't want it to become reality. It's still just a call from his cousin 8 years ago.

[@tarzzamz2067]

Ill never forget when i went to my cousins funeral a few years ago- he was 19, had a heart condition and was also a gamer. Ive never been into gaming and didnt realise how much of a community there is with gaming online. There was a group of 10+ people there, all different ages, both boys and girls mostly ftom out of state. They became some of his best friends and yet they never met in person. This both touched and amazed me that you can have such a strong connection with a person or people that you've never met before.

[@mindweb7796]

When you call someone buddy, that's clear that it's only friendship.

[@Pantheon-with-a-P]

Onions make me cry.. But omeletes are worse!

[@dominiccobb6470]

omg :D so true!

[@henokhjosandraehesperus7369]

Depends on which onions

[@eternity9691]

Fire is that you ? Please answer.

[@Pantheon-with-a-P]

@@eternity9691 are you talking to me or the dude above your comment?

[@eternity9691]

@@Pantheon-with-a-P I was a long-time friend with an internet person on a karaoke app, with the same name and same dp. We were very close, because my ex approached him, and have no clues what he told him. My friend ghosted on me, I still mail him, there isn't a reply. Thanks.

[@brunal.m.5681]

I don't know why this video appeared on my recommendations today but... I don't know what to say Today, my 86 years old grandma got her covid 19 test. It came positive. The moment I received the news, I started crying and remembered of her I'm scared, I'm don't wanna lose her now. She paid my sewing machine because she always wanted me to learn how to sew. One day, she told me I looked like Lynda Carter's wonder woman and I promised her that I would make her costume. She also wanted me to learn to play the piano. She bought me a keyboard, it's been five years now, and it's been less than a week since I tried to play it again, finally learning to play Date, from Your Name. She loves Elvis Presley, I'm planning to give her an album for her birthday, a day after mine. I'm turning 18 in December, and she's turning 87 a day after me, I hope we will be able to celebrate together for another year

[@saranya2347]

hope u get to spend this year together good luck!!❤❤

[@mariyehgmaramawi6540]

I'm turning 18 in a couple of months and honestly, being 17 has not been easy so far.. I'll pray for your grandma and I wish you a happy birthday

[@u.s.lawyer8542]

She will be fine.

[@MsMesem]

Test means Nothing

[@faithm9284]

How is your Grand-Mother?

[@l.p.4617]

A friend of mine whom I’ve only talked to online, passed away two weeks ago. I feel like this is his way to say goodbye. KZbin just randomly recommended me this

[@Gabbs_0.x]

My best friend and I met online like 10 years ago. She’s in the UK I’m the US. We are now travel buddies too. We pick one place every year and meet there for about a week. I talk to her everyday. She’s my BFF

[@MaketimeforJesus]

Very nice to have a true friend. What you both share is an honest friendship. Wishing you all the best💞

[@archy_jk]

Wish I had one like that.

[@thotspecialforces1341]

Cool

[@annettecaitlyn1058]

That is beautiful!

[@micropens]

How's it going since quarantine?

[@damnitepisodestrikesagain2099]

The first and the last time u meet a person is in his funeral, that was probably the emptiest feeling you've ever feel...

[@limbosvi6983]

I can see how a complete stranger that just shows up to a funeral knowing everything about you and your family is going to raise some eyebrows. Even tell you how the deceased person felt about you. I would feel greatly disturbed.

[@tobiodejimi7733]

So glad I was one of the people recommended this, never seen a KZbin comment section with so many positive, this was 10/10

[@catladym5466]

that hurts so bad..imagine receiving a message everyday from someone important to you...and then it just stops.

[@mariyehgmaramawi6540]

I've been through the same thing, he's still alive tho.. I don't know maybe he's not. It's been more than a month since I last texted him and he hasn't replied yet

[@edgeofglobe6442]

@@mariyehgmaramawi6540 The same thing happened to me, but it’s been three months

[@mariyehgmaramawi6540]

@@edgeofglobe6442 he was so important for me, he still is so important. His birthday is in a month, I think I'm going to text him on his birthday... He used to tell me that I'm so important for him but maybe it wasn't true. Maybe it's better for the both of us not to be eachother's friends anymore. Maybe it's just better. We used to talk to eachother every single day; and once he didn't reply to my massage for one single day which made feel awful, but now it's been more than a month... Btw, hope your friend be happy and healthy, three months is not a short time, why don't you text him/ her?

[@edgeofglobe6442]

@@mariyehgmaramawi6540 Wow I think it’s insane that we have similar stories. I used to talk to her everyday as well, we were best friends - and one day she stopped texting me. A week later she FaceTimed me that we couldn’t talk anymore, and gave a brief explanation. I was heartbroken that we stopped talking, and I still am a little bit. I have tried reaching out to her before but I think she was forced to block me - something with her parents I think. But I don’t know 100% why... I just want to say thank you because I have never been able to talk to somebody about this before, or at least the details. I hope that you and and your friend get to talk to each other again, because he clearly meant a lot to you. And I will reach out to her again, now that you mentioned it. Since we both celebrate Christmas I could send her a quick text.

[@sadisticwinter8354]

I'd be absolutely sick.

[@tankerspam5884]

I was so worried his text was going to say he loved her or something. I'm left with an empty wholesome feeling.

[@lilliethbright6054]

Same here

[@_ShwetaPandey]

I thought it was gonna say "my wife/family wants to kill me"

[@JuniperJupiter]

This was such an oddly wholesome one. RIP, Marlon.

[@blyyy5203]

I've met my best friend online few years ago but we never met in real life. I knew a lot about her and she did too, even our deepest family secrets. When I moved to campus, her cousin happened to be living next to me, and when the cousin goes home, she always sent me gifts through her. One summer while I was home , the cousin texted me that my best friend got into accident and died right away. To this day I still can't wrap my head around the fact that we never got to meet physically. I didn't attend the funeral because it was too late. She visits me in my dreams so often. This month, she would've been 23. I miss her everyday.

[@backspaced]

It is good to have online friends sometimes. Sometimes, it's easier to tell them things that you wouldn't tell people in real life. I'm closer to my friends online than my real life friends because when I'm online, I find more people that share common interests with me. While my friends in real life are nice, but do not share many interests because I can only make friends with people in my surroundings. Online, I make friends with people all around the world and understand a new perspective of life outside of where I live, and have similar hobbies. They make me happy because I can talk about the things I enjoy talking about with other people or about problems I have in life.

[@MaketimeforJesus]

I agree with you 100% on what you said here, truly friends are rare.

[@marifender4643]

I met a guy online few years ago..we became so close though we only talk on phone and messenger every day. He didn't want me to see him on video call. Until one day he stopped sending message and went offline. The next day his sister informed me that he was found dead in his home💔where lives alone. And that's the only time i found out he has lung cancer. It devastated me big time. He was so special. I know he's at peace now in heaven. I miss you Anthony McCarthy...❤️

[@iiheartaddyy]

I am so sorry about your loss. May he rest is peace. ❤️

[@valentinagrillini7608]

I have so many internet friends who I haven’t met and this...was so important to me. Thank you.

[@Elizabethtastic]

The first time I saw my best friend in person was at his funeral. I was so very lucky that his family and friends were incredibly welcoming and understanding of my need to be there.

[@shams8718]

As someone who has lost a best friend recently and mostly have online friends now this hit hard.

[@ari-pl1vq]

Same : (

[@markmolino6091]

My Condolences to you .

[@Alfreeod]

shams altamash oof I’m sorry for both things rip

[@13413mario1]

Sending love ❤️

[@goththique]

I’m really sorry for your loss, and send all my genuine condolences ):

[@mergja4180]

Hopefully this doesn’t happen to anyone

[@ivoryrosett1980]

It has but I never did go to their funeral cause they didn’t invite me

[@aleix9606]

Same

[@_aragornyesyes_7171]

Criminal 234 F

[@ysadeligero]

it’s happening to me right now

[@hanakinsidewalker]

It’s happened to me twice

[@dorkmyride]

I met one of my absolute best friends online when I was twelve (that's nearly 20 years ago!) and we only just met face-to-face four or five years ago. She has been my rock through some of the best, and some of the worst times in my life. Don't ever underestimate the power of online friendships....

[@christinekaye6393]

This beautiful, quiet, low-key film spoke to a lot of people's hearts, including mine. The stories people tell in the comments brought me to tears. I hope that, somehow, the people who have died know how much they are loved and missed by the friends they never met in person and that their lives meant a great deal.

[@shaundraevans7559]

Bless that guys wife for being so understanding.

[@Firebrand55]

Years back it was called having a pen friend. Is it possible to become emotionally attached to someone you've never met?.....and if so, just how intense would that emotion be.....without personal contact?

[@Tia-db9zn]

Firebrand55 yes. It is possible. You don’t have to see a person to be emotionally attached to them.

[@o.mendez1255]

I feel like my friend is my friend and im grateful that she is, not seeing her doesnt change anything to me

[@nakita2954]

I think the real question should be how can you be emotionally attached to someone you only hang out with and never actually talk to. Online friendships can be 100 times stronger than irl friendships because through text you share everything about yourself with less restraints. You get to know who a person really is without any judgment from appearance or anything. Being online friends with someone is far more freeing than being irl friends with someone.

[@Tocaraca]

Obviously. Shouldn’t this be common knowledge at this point? It’s really common to have online friends that one emotionally bonds with. Online relationships even happen sometimes.

[@lseifert111]

Try on line dating.. its the worst

[@gabriellebudd1166]

This brought tears to my eyes... When you have a friend who you can pour your whole heart out to... And they are listening is the greatest gift one can receive

[@serracaliskan]

I never thought that something so relatable could've been recommended to me. I do have a similar friendship like her, and it made sad just to even think that something like this could happen to me, or anyone else who has also a visual best friend. This short film opened my eyes to appreciate the person i'm talking with even more and to not wait any longer to meet him. Can't stop the tears, just wow!

[@arpad2188]

I liked how the car stopped at the peak moment and stood still and did not move until the relieving chuckle.

[@gingeeta_creecha3401]

Árpád symbolizing how in moments like that time stands still. 💚 loved that too.

[@lindsay8003]

This reminded me of my friend who passed in January, of suicide unfortunately.... brought me to tears. I miss his simple random message “hey silly girl” .... sometimes we don’t realize how much we value a friendship until it’s gone.

[@2fast4all]

Same here but I hope they are still around. I met this girl online many moons ago. It was my fault for the wrong things and it ended sour and I regretted my mistakes for many years now. To this day I have yet to hear a single world from said person. I just hope they are okay.

[@PrepperDawg]

So sorry for your loss.

[@lindsay8003]

@@PrepperDawg thank you. January made a year since he’s been gone. While out shopping a few months back... I caught glimpse from the corner of my eye, and the guy across from me looked so much like him.. I felt a moment of excitement, in reality knowing it couldn’t be... I would give anything to see him again.

[@PrepperDawg]

@@lindsay8003 I can tell you miss him terribly. I have a buddy online through a game. We talk often, mostly game related, but also about family and life. I would miss her very much if something were to happen.

[@kellyp8228]

A friend is a friend, it doesn't matter if it's online or in person. These people are with you during your lowest. The care you felt for them and the care they showed is real.

[@crystaljoke2431]

I've lost my best friend almost a year ago. We also spoke only online. I've known about his suicide 2 month after he did. It hurts. I've never suffered as much as the day, and the days after, someone told me the reason he wasn't answering anymore.

[@CentralCityCitizenMedia]

Sometimes people are just simple, uncomplicated and fundamentally decent.

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

Well said❤

[@henrietta9206]

you left some Hope in my life penning those words "fundamentally decent"....CC, thank you

[@moubhattacharya1902]

Totally distracted by the subtitles saying "I'm Kim, I'm a fan of violence"

[@izzahz730]

Yesss haha

[@rachelmacdonald9195]

hahaha! I missed that :)

[@syafaljabbar1374]

Yeahhh

[@syafaljabbar1374]

Yeahhh

[@philomenaxr460]

This really made me cry, and I haven't cried in so long. It's now been about a year since my partner died last Christmas from an OD, right in front of my eyes. It was so peculiar, how I saw first his consciousness get lost, then slowly the life, body heat...and eventually losing him altogether. Touching him, once paramedics declared him dead, was almost like touching cold porcelain, not a flicker of life remained, it felt so strange. I still feel it ingrained in my hands, and I cry every time I see this scenario in my head play again. There, I got myself to cry again. Thank You

[@rahmakareem4888]

One of the things I most love while watching these short movies, is coming down to comments and know that im not the only one been through this .

[@samuelhaze8772]

imagine the time spent wondering what that last message was and then finding out it was a meme 😆😂

[@Mayrik92]

oof

[@bluered5497]

Wow. Too deep. At least the wife knew about them even though she may have had doubts, a very risky relationship.

[@angelobenavidez9128]

I’ve never felt such filled with different emotions ranging from being really sad to really happy. Thank you omeleto