In person is more likely to be "real" than online. I've met a enough people from online, that you only get a partial view of who they really are. YOu dont see how they really act until you sit across from them. You are in full fantasy mode. \n\nTake a step back and be realistic. Someone far away whom you never met offers only text, a person nearby offers their laughter, shoulder to lean on, their hand to hold. \n\nLove for yourself means letting go when things are not fully right for you.