Room for Debate Updated March 5, 2015 11:49 AM *Real Relationships in a Digital World?* http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/03/05/real-relationships-in-a-digi... /Introduction/ A defense of online friendship, published in The New Republic, argues that intimacy can be found in both digital and physical realms, and that plenty of “real” relationships play out solely on the Internet. Can real relationships be forged between people who never meet? Do online-only friendships count?