When is that bonding/friendship/cyber group member, in appropriate?
Great points, all. How many of us see one another as family? We are all awaiting Karne's bundle of joy. We did the same with Honeypot when Baby Pot came along.
We are a great big functioning dysfunction.
You know when you cross a line... and if you don't know it... you learn it. None of us are perfect.
So as my shrink says... have the courage to take what you have learned, and do the best you can with it. Be easy on yourself. But be honest, too. Honesty... is learned. And it is without a doubt, the most vulnerable position in which you can place yourself.