It was then that I realised why people used this app. It was the wait that made it worth it.

You do not have to be worried about being judged or misinterpreted at all. Everyone is so welcoming and accepting.

I could totally talk about stuffs that no other souls have ever heard from me.

I could open up and my insecurities of fitting in were understood with curious encouragement.

우리는 현실에서 앱에서처럼 쉽게 이야기했고, 쇼핑몰을 돌아다니며 Dippin’ Dots에서 디저트를 먹었다...

Letters are not for everyone. I had sent letters to my friends on their birthdays and they have, without fail, never written back.

지구는 무섭고 혼란스러운 곳일 수 있지만, 수천 마일 떨어진 곳에 당신과 함께 이 도전을 맞이할 준비가 된 사람들이 있다는 것을 알면 더 이상 집처럼 느껴집니다.

Of course, sociophobia didn't go anywhere, but it became easier to live with it.

그녀의 진짜 이름을 알기 전, 얼굴이나 사진을 보기 전에도 저는 그녀의 편지에 반했어요. 그 편지를 통해 저는 정말 중요한 것을 봤죠, 그녀의 영혼을요.

I've never had an easy time making friends, feeling much more comfortable talking through the computer screen or cell phone.

I didn't know I was about to meet someone new to talk on a deeper level about everything.

I uninstalled and reinstalled the app about four time until I made my mind to stick to it and really try it out.