I too want to add that just because my relationship is online, this in no way means it is a fantasy! I do not role play or pretend, every thing I say or do is real. I can understand how someone who has never had an online relationship might think they are all play, but for many of us they are as real as any other relationship in our lives.

I agree too that it really does depend on how compatable you are with your partner and how well you cope without that physical presence of another during play. For me, it works, but I know others who just can't get their head around what it means.

Back to the original question, what an Internet sub if for? for me, it is the same as what any sub is for. My submission is real, my feelings are real, my time I put into the relationship is real. The difference lies in the way the relationship is run.

I know there are people who think online is only for games, and that is fine, but I hope through discussions like this one, everyone can get a bit more understanding of how real and fulfilling an online relationship can be.