Ignoring reality is the WORST thing you can do when trying to console someone, it doesn't matter if this is online or not. If you paint a fairytale scene for someone just to temporarily cheer them up it sets them up perfectly to fall again & fall further the next time they face some hardship.
The only difference is every time someone does this, they grow more & more convinced that everyone else is a liar which can be really dangerous if they suffer from a MD of any kind.
Not bashing anyone, just observing.
Oh it's no fairytale. Just the other day I was at the beach and this lerpy looking waif of a logger-man saunters by with what was an obvious mail-order bride megababe. He looked like he had just crawled out of a cave somewhere, torn up jean overalls and a huge dip in his cheek, I can't even believe he knows how to use the internet but bygolly he did it! And all I could think was 'That lucky sonofab*tch, he is getting the freshest borscht and dumplings every single night! The world is a good place!'. And she was just smiling and laughing at all his jokes, and you know why? Cause that Lurch-looking man was her knight in shining armor and she thought he was a BABE.
So there you have it. IRL.
Also, I can only speak for myself AND EVERY OTHER GIRL I KNOW, but the only thing worse than a meathead with a thick neck (swoll neck?) is a dude who's jealous of a meathead with a thick neck.