This happens every day, everywhere around the world. When people get upset, their friends stay with them around the clock just to keep them from doing silly, stupid or even serious things. Their friends are there to help share those hurtfull feelings that come with a break-up of a relationship. The same things happen over the Internet. The difference is the platform its on.
Lets just imagine another senario.
Two people talk on irc, feelings grow, and that warm feeling of love blossoms. Soon, a break-up occurs and the inevitable feelings of hurt ensue. The hurt party, no matter how many friends try and comfort them see only despair and depression. Their loss of love for that person becomes so desperate, with a deep desire, they contemplate all manners of actions just to free themselves of the hurt and pain. Coming as a complete shock, the injured person finds out that their love has been lying all along and the feelings of love the other person had were completely false as all it was to them, was words typed from a chat window from 2000 miles away.