Thanks for sharing how you feel @SprinkL3 I do think many times we might feel awkward posting but I think that’s more about us than about the people reading our posts though. I think this is a safe place and my experience is people here are gentle with each other (mostly!)

I’m sorry to all those posting here who lost online friends who they had bonds with, it’s a particular type of bereavement, I lost a dear online friend myself (her husband kindly wrote to me which was so kind considering his own grief). The bonds we can make online can be very special, and it’s wonderful we have the opportunities to make them.

Oh I really don’t like the ‘New normal’ phrase either, although it does seem to be a new part of language now.