What does this this site provide you that your real life relationships do not?

I have only been here, maybe a month. I have no spouse, family lives very far away and they do not make an effort to communicate, local friends are not really interested in who I am and are mostly co-workers and no one around my age. I am not a social butterfly, so meeting new people is very difficult for me. In real life, married men are the ones who come forward asking me out. I know their intent is not to really know me or care about me, and I do not want that or a wife coming after me, all because I want companionship. Single men are not interested in me. Don’t ask me why because I have no idea why. This has been the case my entire adult life.

Those I communicate with on here, must appear to be more than just someone seeking attention or confirmation or someone desperate for something they really need to be seeking in real life as it cannot be achieved online. I am not a therapist or a counsellor or a mentor. It is probably easier to list what it does not provide me or what I do not want, than it is to describe what I have found in this first month here. I was pleasantly surprised at the caliber of people I have met here so far. Yes, there are still those I am cautious of and do not interact with.

I have been on other sites, they were toxic. All I want is authentic communication and to enjoy what I build with friends here. My experience here is a positive one in comparison to the other sites I have visited. I considered having a penpal, and meeting people on here from all around the world makes it possible.

This is fodder for my writing.