The fact that you are okay is a very, very good thing. We develop real friendships under pseudonyms; this common tie that is Althy is our home base.

I recently lost an old internet “friend”; one I talked to daily for years. It had been ages, and he was gone three months before I found out.

Hang around even if you’re busy, just to say hi, check in, and vent. The community is the value here, and you are part of that core.