I find it easyer to type, my voice gets tired quickly, and if the conversation gets boring its WAY easyer to dismiss yourself to go do something else.
and besides, there is no such thing as "an awkward silence"
though I do understand what you mean taera.
frendships over the net are umnn "cheap" for want of a better word. you dont have to work hard at them. you can come and go as you please, you dont have that "rubbing" which knocks all the sharp edges off you
