The Thin Line Between Virtual and Real Relationships
Most people nowadays have Whatsapp buddies, people who you chat freely with about your life and issues, without actually having to meet them in real life.
Sometimes, they even know more about you than your close friends and family… They can accurately gauge the mood and need, and provide necessary words of comfort and encouragement.
This is similar to what used to happen years ago in airplanes, when we didn’t carry along our laptops and tablets to watch movies… The person on the next seat shared their entire life story, safe in the knowledge that they may never meet the person again.
Which brings me to the real purpose of this blog — What makes virtual relationships so real, and why are anonymous relationships actively sought?
Are we filling voids in our existing real-life relationships, or are we simply seeking safe refuge?
A space to open up and share with a person, knowing he may not judge you or expect anything of you, but still someone you can lean on — at least virtually — to make sense of your world.
While we seek these safe virtual listening boards, how do the real relationships suffer, or get enhanced?
