Personal Revelation
I've come to the realization that things online just don't affect me anymore. People online can't get me deeply interested, nor can they emotionally drive me away. There's simply a defined cap to how much I can feel about anything or anyone online. I don't really feel for someone, TRULY feel for them, until they become an RL presence...even just a voice.
Life wasn't meant to be lived behind a computer screen.
For me, people online are like a pet ferret (I know, I know...just bear with me on this one *chuckles*). If your ferret runs away, you'll look for a day or two, and then give up. If your ferret dies, sure you're kinda sad for a bit, but it passes quickly and then you just get another ferret. People whom I've met, seen, touched...that's what life is about. That's whom I have human-level feelings about, rather than pet feelings.
...everything else is just a collection of letters and pixels that makes cute noises and chews on your socks. :)
Life wasn't meant to be lived behind a computer screen.
For me, people online are like a pet ferret (I know, I know...just bear with me on this one *chuckles*). If your ferret runs away, you'll look for a day or two, and then give up. If your ferret dies, sure you're kinda sad for a bit, but it passes quickly and then you just get another ferret. People whom I've met, seen, touched...that's what life is about. That's whom I have human-level feelings about, rather than pet feelings.
...everything else is just a collection of letters and pixels that makes cute noises and chews on your socks. :)