Online relationships work much better with a cam and a microphone. Wontworry and i have a purely online realtionship, as time and distance prevents anything else at the moment. A cam prevents any little white lies, because he KNOWS whether i obeyed because he can SEE me and hear me, and i can hear him. It makes things a little more realistic, rather than words on a page.
People who begin their relationships online, get to know each other more quickly, at least in my experience. i have told him things that i would have taken a much longer time to tell if we had been in person. i have found it easier to type some things than to say them aloud.
Just my take on the situation. Everyone is different.