Quote Originally Posted by 00CelicaGT View Post
i feel like he's showing his emotion because he feels like IA is a home/family. he said that his grandparents raised him and they are now gone, it also sounds like he doesnt have much family in his life. a lot of people will reach out to online forums especially when they spend a lot of time on them, over time forums become like a second home for some people. i see people who post on here and other forums religiously because they can relate and have a lot in comon with the online communtiy, its easy for someone to open up on a online forum when u feel comfortable and have a common intrest with the other people. also they can express there feelings openly in the comfort of there own home and not being face to face with tthe online community.
I totally agree Ant. Some people feel more comfortable with posting their feelings online. I mean there are at least two plus sides to this. One being that it's online, it's somewhat of a virtual fantasy land where you don't have to worry about taking it too serious because at any time you don't want to deal with what is being said or done you can always log off. Then there is the side of knowing that there are real people online. You can vent your feelings and know that someone out there can relate and may have some encouraging words. I personally know that IA is a huge part of my life and not just the internet aspect of it. I associate with people from here on the daily and have even dated other IA members (as you know), but all in all to say that yes I can see how someone would consider this place almost like a second home.