Just because you communicate with them online doesn't mean it's not real.

Hell, I miss the Bob & Tom show if I go a few days without it.

Seriously, IMHO, emotional attachments are not built from physical bodies or physical closeness, it only helps in the process of communication. Especially for me...I suck at this. Beautiful bodies and touches, gentle or not (hehe), are not what makes us care for people. It helps us to WANT to get to know them. It's who that person is inside. You dont say I love her because she's so beautiful. YOu say I love her because she understands me, appreciates me, cares for me. One can only go so far at this thing here without those physical senses, but I find myself reading particular peoples posts and thinking "I like her" more than I care to admit.