A place on the tree
Being romantically involved with someone you have never met
A romantic connection can become emotionally intimate and feel like a relationship even when the people involved have never met in person. The lack of real-world closeness can leave one person questioning what the connection means and whether it will ever become more.
5 people have stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
Nearby on the tree
- Loving someone from afar without ever telling them1
- Finding out an online romance was a lie2
- Going a long time without seeing a long-distance partner3
- Finding a new romantic connection later in life1
- Waiting for someone to return your romantic feelings1
- Having unspoken romantic feelings for a close friend2
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.