Okay, first, the two of you are adorable.

Second, I totally get it. I do have buddies that I’ve never met in person – usually betas – and I just adore them. And I miss them when they don’t post, when we don’t talk, and when one of us goes internet-free, it’s really weird. I mean, if I hear from Huw that you’re sick, I can bring you homemade chicken soup and when Angel answers the door and me a weird look, i can turn on the charm, and if worse comes to worse, beg entrance. And maybe I won’t, and maybe you’d blog from your death bed, but my point is that… I can reach out in a way that might or might not violate your boundaries, because I know you in person, because I live in the same area, but it’s also a way that requires no participation from you at all. You can be utterly passive in that moment, and we can still be connected.

My only sadness with internet friends, is that if I’m having a moment of needing to be utterly passive – oh, say, I feel like I’m going to die b/c I’ve got bronchitis, or because I’m grieving because my mother just died, I’ve cut myself off from them who otherwise are great friends and a good source of support – not because I want to ignore them, but because whatever the reason, I need to receive, and not to give in that moment.