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It's such a weird feeling. We knew each other through an old online game we both played for a long time. We'd meet up 3-4 times a week for almost 2yrs. Sometimes we'd bullshit and talk for an hour before we'd even play the game.
He was easily one of the best players on the server bur we'd just grab our friends, throw down and chill out.
Recently his son got online and told us that he'd passed away in early October. It's a weird feeling I have now and I'm trying to figure out why this bothers me. I never met the guy, I think I only heard him in voice one night, but he was a real one.
It's making me realize that I haven't had anyone else I felt was close to me pass away yet, and that was just a video game buddy. When you get a taste of grief and realize it was only a taste...

It's such a weird feeling. We knew each other through an old online game we both played for a long time. We'd meet up 3-4 times a week for almost 2yrs. Sometimes we'd bullshit and talk for an hour before we'd even play the game. He was easily one of the best players on the server bur we'd just grab our friends, throw down and chill out. Recently his son got online and told us that he'd passed away in early October. It's a weird feeling I have now and I'm trying to figure out why this bothers me. I never met the guy, I think I only heard him in voice one night, but he was a real one. It's making me realize that I haven't had anyone else I felt was close to me pass away yet, and that was just a video game buddy. When you get a taste of grief and realize it was only a taste...

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[–] • 5 pts (edited )

Tim knows https://youtu.be/HmeLhwGRTn4 and a friend is a friend and that is that. No need to try to quantify or minimalize a friend w/ explanations like 'online firend'... if their passing made you feel like shit then your grief is real and your friendship was.

[–] • 3 pts

My brother lost his wife, then my other brother lost his wife, cancer, then my cousin lost his wife (degenerative disease), then I lost my little brother, car wreck, then I got cancer but pulled through, then my other cousin's wife was killed in a head-on, everybody had not even reached fifty years old.

And there's more...

It's a sad life. I do empathize.

[–] • 2 pts

Whoa, suddenly I feel extraordinarily blessed. Thanks for that

[–] • 1 pt

Sorry for the pity party but yes it's a sad, and short life.

As the years go by you will lose more and more friends and family.

[–] • 2 pts

Life is full of pain and loss. My condolences on your loss of a friend

[–] • 2 pts

I had my best friend from our age of about 21 pass away from cancer about 17 years ago. It hit me harder than even my dad or mom.

[–] • 1 pt

A connection is a connection. When it is suddenly lost forever it sucks. Hell man, I haven’t been on here that long and there’s people I’ve spoke with and people I’ve never spoke with here that if I heard they had passed I’d feel sad. Sorry you lost a bud.