Would you cry if a long time online friend who you've never met before, died?

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This happened to me, a young guy I’d gotten to know online and had known for a few years, had severe depression and bipolar. He committed suicide by throwing himself off the top of a parking garage.

I spent the evening mourning. I didn’t cry, but I felt numb. I tried to reach out to a friend but she was unavailable so I handled it on my own. I was sad the second day but fairly back to normal by the third.