Dear Tineoidea,

It was exclusively online. … We’ve had great times together too.

I was a little surprised to learn that your best friend is someone you only know online. But I guess it’s no surprise, considering your history of moving a lot, not being able to grow roots anywhere, and also that your real life was painful (it was a good way to escape the pain of daily life), and you probably had no close connections.

I still remember vividly every person I was involved with somewhat deeply from those times and all of them hold a special place in my heart, even though we haven’t had any contact in well over a decade and I wouldn’t even know how to contact them anymore.

So you stayed in touch with this particular “friend” for well over a decade, while you lost touch with your other internet friends. Am I understanding this right?