(一)OnlineFriendsandLoveInsomanyways,cyberspacemirrorstherealworld
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Stillotherslookforfriendship,orevenlove
Unliketherealworld,however,yourknowledgeaboutapersonislimitedtowordsonacomputerscreen
Identity(身份)andappearancemeanverylittleincyberspace
16Soeventheshyestpersoncanbecomeachat-roomstar
Usually,this“faceless”communicationdoesn’tcreateproblems
Identitydoesn’treallymatterwhenyou’reinachatroomdiscussingpoliticsorhobbiesanditmakestheInternetagreatplaceforexcitingconversation
Whereelsecansomanypeoplecometogethertochaabouttheirinterests
17They’relookingforseriousloverelationships
Iscyberspaceagoodplacetofindlove
Thatanswerdependsonwhomyouask
Someoftheserelationshipsactuallysucceed
Othersfailmiserably
SupporterofonlinerelationshipsclaimthattheInternetallowscouplestog