My question is what do you consider a successful relationship? Personally, if I lived through it, learned something worthwhile from it and enjoyed most of the time spent together .....it's successful! So, I'd say about 1/2 of the ones I've had online (even if it stayed totally online) have been successful...I like people, I enjoy talking with them, just because it doesn't go long-term, doesn't mean it's not been successful ... at least that's my opinion.