I don't think you can tell somebody 'I love you' and make it stick online. |
Our bodies still exist. We still have needs, strong needs, to see, touch and smell people. |
Our impression is that most online relationships have come from people who know each other in person. You can really maintain and nurture those relationships online. |
The Internet is adding on to community rather than destroying it. There were a huge number of people running around saying the sky was falling a few years ago. What we found is the sky isn't falling, that life is going on and quite happily. |
There has been a growing realization the Internet is not this strange beast. |
This creates a new basis for community. Rather than relying on a single community for social support, individuals often must actively seek out a variety of appropriate people and resources for different situations. |