Whichever way you cut it, there are still people who take web sites too seriously, and are illogically affected by things that others post. In fact they go a long way toward confusing it with real life, their own in particular. So they behave on line accordingly.
The meeting one another more often thing the we Brits have over the US, isn't always an advantage, as other variables like physical appearance, and poor personal hygiene come into play.
They say that getting married is the best way to spoil a beautiful friendship, well the same can be true of over familiarity with ones cyber friends.
Remember the old joke, 'My wife and I were deliriously happy for 18 years; and then we met each other'

Giok