I could ramble on abt the details but my sisters kids, 20, 18, & 14 have no friends, never been on dates, and rarely leave the house. I know
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Funny you should mention this. My sisters online friends (from the days of AOL message boards, very long relationships) were absolutely
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devastated about her death. I'll never forget their outpouring of love and support.
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:) I get a lot of support here. People know me better here too coz I'm being me whilst in real life interactions, a lot of social niceties.
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When I first came, I didn't mention Dave much & several intelligent, good-looking, kind & funny men I'd connected with asked me out in DM.
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They didn't really know what I looked like. I've seen studies which show that relationships which begin online last better. Meeting of minds
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So, I'm a believer in thinking abt people online as real people & real friends. Perhaps you niece could make meaningful connections this way
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I might have a thread later about online connections but when I say 'people often think...' I won't be talking about you. :)
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More about real-life people who wonder why I spend so much time online particularly academics who get very scathing about superficiality.
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