It will reduce the risk of feeling socially awkward, lonely and depressed. But, if we cannot communicate with others in a face-to-face conversation, we should take advantage of communicating with them using video chat, rather than using writing or texting. With video chat we will be able to communicate more easily with our partner, for example being able to see their face for non-verbal cues, see if they are lying and understand what they are saying without just reading words on a screen.