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Scenario

When online friends won't meet in real life

My online book club has been meeting for five years and we've shared everything but when I suggested meeting in person everyone made excuses and now I wonder if these friendships are real.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital relationships can create profound intimacy while revealing fundamental limitations in their translation to physical presence.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Online community — its gifts and limits?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.