a random semi-deep reflection

When I was a kid, I thought all relationships were "in person". Then, I learned about the phone and its potential to bridge those miles. But, the concept of occupying the same physical plane simultaneously remained as the only "real" relationship.
In 1996, I discovered the power and potential of the internet. My life has never been the same since. I've had some truly amazing and awesome conversations with people that I will probably never meet. Some in Australia, some in Europe, mostly here in this country (USA). Some of those have actually morphed into "real" relationships. At least one of them I will meet one day, a prominent female journalist in Mexico.
Isn't it amazing how human relationships can be started and then maintained over tens of thousands of miles and years, without occupying the same physical plane ? Isn't this the miracle that is DU and the Lounge ?

Actually I agree. The internets didn't even exist ten years ago.