The study was conducted on high school and university students in Riyadh to describe the characteristics of the virtual community members what draws them to the Internet, especially chat-rooms, and to describe the types of values and social relationships. The study concluded how traditional relationships were affected by an individual>s submersions in Internet use. Youth can form new friendships and partnerships from their own homes. Chats have facilitated unhindered inter-sex contact in a society that adheres to gender separation. Youth prefer the internet because it removes restrictive attitudes and gives freedom of expression. Some are drawn to chats by curiosity and the need to start a new friendship, which mostly occurs between kin members from both sexes. They use chat-rooms daily, but the majority has not reached the addiction level. Females have benefitted more because their mobility is restricted in the Saudi society. Chats can lead to loss of sleep time and less mobility.