@beardalaxy I think it can work, but the only people mature enough to make it work will never do any kind of online or long distance thing.
It is weird but the past 10+ years I have been suckered into many kinds of serious-feeling things online and they all fell apart simply because the other person just will go "I don't care anymore and it's long distance so lol bye" while I am holding the bag as the only person who took entire companionship seriously.
@arc