I have a few people on here who I really appreciate (they know who they are), they can understand my mh issues and I theirs - I don't have that level of understanding in real life. They are very dear to me, but I do feel online friendships are more fragile than ones face to face, it is easier to drop out of each others lives and it's not like we'll bump into each other.

It's different for sure but all friendships are special and to be treasured.