(Issue 24) Screen Pals

To everyone out there, each of us belongs to a different class of friends:
Class 1 (Boyfriend): The close and ideal guys, whom we open our heart to and hope that the love would flourish and bloom into a never-ending fairy tale relationship.
Class 2 (Soul-Mates): Those we open our hearts to but not our legs (Haa). These are those we love to hang out with to have fun all the time, gossip and laze around. But best of all, they will make time to hear you out and be there when you need them most.
Class 3 (Ex-...): They could be Exs from relationships, work or school. They are the group of friends that invite you for gatherings or send you a big red bomb to their wedding, which you had to practically drag yourself over. They are the group of friends that refreshes your childhood memories and hopefully they mention all the non-embarrassing moments.
Class 4 (Acquaintances): They might include to be your friend's friends, but basically they are classified into two types, either the "Hi-Bye friend" or those that call and message you just for a favor.
Class 5 (Screen Pal): They are better known as Pen-Pals during my younger years, when technology isn't that common. We either know this group of friends through chat rooms, forums or interactive profile correspondences. We are able to typed all our woes about our families and enemies, share forbidden gossips and secrets on closest friends, and revealed our darkest secrets to. They seems to be the perfect one to whom you can speak freely without resriction and feel the most closest to. But sometimes I would wonder why would such a friend disappear within time or later distanced after the met-up.

Sometimes we have create a scenario of a cold war for no particular reasons, they are in our long list of MSN friends whom we add and now both parties are just waiting for one other to start the conversation. Some would block them to avoid embrassement, some would clear their entire list by creating a new account.

Was is it because of high expectations of a possible relation, after all we seem to have the common foes, likes and dislike? And why is it easier to chat freely with a stranger? Could it be because, he who doesn't know you will not judge you and therefore it seems like a close link between you two, after all we are looking for an listening ear, and somethings are better understand by a stranger because they take us as a blank paper and fill an image of with the words we choose to say.

Words are cheap, and therefore it may not be the truth, nothing is absolute in this world and even it is the truth, we soon realise that there is both sides to a story. Sometimes what we see and hear may not connect. Some of us may be disappointed by the face of the unknown, forgot about the past emotional image and form a new first impression with the physical image. Others worried that they will reveal their secrets, now that he has a face to connect your stories with.

Was it the distance that provides us with the security to open up? Or are we timid to receive immediate facial or physical response? Could it be sub consiously we allow the the physical shell always comes before the emotion heart?

Coming to terms with (contradicting) Me, (Opening) Myself (up to everyone) and (uncertain what do others think of) I.

Singing to the screen to: You Don't Know Me - Michael Bublé
You give your hand to me, And then you say good-bye
I watch you walk away, Beside the lucky guy
You'll never never know, The one who loves you so
Well, you don't know me