every year a bunch of us old college buddies go on a labor day weekend trip. one guy plays online, and takes things more seriously than the rest. however, he's able to get away from that form of thinking when we all play that weekend.

last year i cracked his AA with JJ to win a mini-tourney. his reaction was, "damn, i knew to only play AA against you if they were suited."

the point is to echo what others have said on this thread. if you see your close friends as nothing more than you see online donkeys, then you shouldn't play with them.