'This clearly written and dryly witty book, though avowedly a work of scholarship, is also packed with anecdotes and smart quotes, and displays an evident empathy for its keyboard-clattering subjects.' The Independent

• Introduction; 1. The seductive space; 2. The paradoxical nature of online relationships; 3. Emotions on the net; 4. Online imagination; 5. Privacy, emotional closeness and openness; 6. Is it worth it?; 7. Flirting on and offline; 8. Cyberlove; 9. Chatting is sometimes cheating; 10. The future of romantic relationships.

'This clearly written and dryly witty book, though avowedly a work of scholarship, is also packed with anecdotes and smart quotes, and displays an evident empathy for its keyboard-clattering subjects.' The Independent

• Introduction; 1. The seductive space; 2. The paradoxical nature of online relationships; 3. Emotions on the net; 4. Online imagination; 5. Privacy, emotional closeness and openness; 6. Is it worth it?; 7. Flirting on and offline; 8. Cyberlove; 9. Chatting is sometimes cheating; 10. The future of romantic relationships.

'This clearly written and dryly witty book, though avowedly a work of scholarship, is also packed with anecdotes and smart quotes, and displays an evident empathy for its keyboard-clattering subjects.' The Independent

• Introduction; 1. The seductive space; 2. The paradoxical nature of online relationships; 3. Emotions on the net; 4. Online imagination; 5. Privacy, emotional closeness and openness; 6. Is it worth it?; 7. Flirting on and offline; 8. Cyberlove; 9. Chatting is sometimes cheating; 10. The future of romantic relationships.