I'm so sorry about that. Yeah I don't understand that either. I've been ghosted by people online and in real life. For some reason, it actually seems harder for me to talk to people online since I always get ignored in the chats. I haven't been in the chats on here in a long time but in general, if I try to chat with someone online, it is either outright ignored even though they reply to other people, or if we do message each other, usually by private messages, it is very short lived before they stop. I am always willing to make new friends but I never count on it happening. In terms of online friendships, another factor at play may be that it is hard to maintain a friendship where you never met the person. Especially since they could easily be someone they're not. I've talked to some people online in the past and then when they add me on FB or something, they are completely different from who they said they were. Someone who fakes something like that is super off putting and sketchy to me. So it could be a defense mechanism, not necessarily an attempt for others to be rude. I'm sorry you have this problem though. I can relate.