What's the longest online friendship or relationship that you've had?

@ChampagneOnIce: Congrats on the "and counting" 😊

Thank you. I've made a couple close friendships online, and I'm grateful for those beautiful people.

@ChampagneOnIce: I am very grateful also. While I've lost touch with a couple, it was my fault in doing so.

I understand. The person I was closest to online for four years is no longer in touch. We wanted different things, and it was really hard when he just disappeared from my life.

@ChampagneOnIce: That's what scares me the most. He's become such a huge part of my life that I can't imagine a day without chatting. However, online friendships can be so different than real life ones. There's always the possibility of losing touch and never chatting again.

Exactly. I'm fairly guarded. I'm selective with whom I let get close, with whom I let in. True connections are rare and so wonderful when you find them. We clicked quickly, and I was an open book with him. Mourning the loss of his presence was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life.

I've had time to process, and I'm healing. Most days I'm quite well, happy, grateful, going about my life. But there are moments when I feel the loss again, and I miss what we shared. I know life moves on, and some people aren't meant to stay in your life. It's just really hard when you make a deep connection like that, and it ends, even when you know it's for the best.

I hope your friendship lasts, but if it runs its course I hope you both give each other the closure you need to move on and be happy having learned and grown from the experience.