True friends!!! yes. i have a few. i can call them when i am down, visit them too. have stayed with them and been with them for a few days as a family.. It is all about the rapport...
I have one good friend. She doesn't post much, but reads my posts. She is my friend, confidante and much more. Can always count on her. She even suggested the avatar picture. http://www.samarpanafestival.net/images/ananya.jpg
Umm.... that is better than many marriages that consist of two legally attached but emotionally detached souls.
well bonding can be of any kind. virtual or real. does it really matter?! anyways i think the OPs question was more on the lines of " has anybody actually went beyond the anonymity and made good friends?" btw, meeting in person everyday is not 'true' friendship too. i might see my collegues everyday but i cant claim i am 'good' friends with them. but, i can say though my 'best friends' are miles apart and we meet virtually (thru skype) only once a week or even sometimes once a month, but thats enough, since we pick up the thread right where we had last dropped it. answering the OP's question, yes, i have made a few good friends at IL. and i dont care qualify/disqualify the friendship using terms like 'true' or 'false'.