Good question. Well, I think there might be a lot of reasons.Some of them: You have a lot of free time to kill You have no better things to do You have nobody to talk to in person You have friends/families online to talk to you You have a gf/bf who comes online You don't have a gf/bf and are desperately looking for one You are addicted to it It is fun too You feel lonely You think you can pick up gal/guy from chat room ....... That is all I can remember right now, there might more.One/more/or all of the above reasons make you chat. DP.