I have asked myself this question, but not necessarily in this way. I have left real relationships over the years under the guise of "I can't get hurt. I can't get involved." Yet sometimes in this hobby, I become friends and confide in some people more than people close to me. Should I? No, but it is reality of where I am right now. I have had some terrible experiences and some really captivating ones that I still think about. I think there is something to being anonymous, but I don't think you can ever totally separate the intimate attachment from this game.
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