The latest edition of Utne Reader has a good article about this, called "The Trouble With Romance." Some experts think that our on-line relationships only serve to further isolate us from each other. The reasoning goes that the time we spend on-line detracts from our 3-D relationships, and has now been added to the long list of reasons for marital discord and divorce. Yet the same article mentions that the number of romances and marriages as a result of meeting someone on-line are up. Go figure....