He tried to explain what drew him to his computer. “When I’m talking to Cindy or you like this, face-to-face,, it’s hard for me to say what I feel.” As Tommy, however, the words came easily. And then there was Jessi. He loved her, or at least believed he loved her, though he knew he was “never going to meet her.” His plan was to “kill Tommy off” in Iraq, but Cindy intervened too soon. He nearly committed suicide because of his guilt about having lied to Jessi. Why, I asked, when he was suspicious of so much of what Jessi said, did he believe she was who she claimed? “She kept sending pictures. 1 picture, maybe not. But there were so many pictures over a period of time.”

too funny. both sides were internet dogs, as it were

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