e-luv, by Dave Roberts

e-luv is the name of Dave Roberts’ blog, as well as his book. And a great book it is too.

Have you ever decided that someone you met online was your soulmate? Or that they were really cool and had to be your friend? Or even that they were the devil incarnate?

A lot of people are chatting online right now this minute, and coming to all these conclusions and more. They start with a bunch of selectively-chosen and not-always-honest characteristics, fill in the rest according to their own prejudices or desires, and come up with their ideal hero. Or villain. But then maybe they talk to them on the phone, even meet them... and the reality is not quite as they imagined. Or perhaps they fall in love and everybody lives happily ever after.

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