Words by Ella Dorman As social beings, we want to belong. We want to matter, to feel understood, to be acknowledged as worthy by those around us. We want to be trusted, to be listened to, to feel like we exist as something bigger than ourselves. This feeling of belonging plays a crucial part in forming and affirming our identity. So - what happens when we choose to seek this sense of belonging online, rather than in real life?  The first forms of online communications came in