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Even if you have a preference for online communication you still want communication. There is an itch you are scratching, and it can be scratched (though admittedly it may be to a lesser degree) face to face. The repercussions of disengaging are almost always worse in your head than they are in reality.
If you can daydream about someone then there are aspects about people you find appealing. Finding a man who fulfills all aspects is probably not likely but sometimes we are surprised by the people we like to be around.
In my teens I had literally no friends. Now I have a decently sized friend group, and they're not people I thought I would like to hang out with when I was younger. Could be the same for you