I don't think that's weird...when DH and I first met, if we were talking on the phone and I was too "shy" to get something out, I'd tell him to get online...it seemed easier to say some things in chat, then later on the phone. Now though, we don't chat online...and it's actually easier to talk face to face.
And you're right about the connection. I actually wasn't too sure about DH when I first met him (it was an awful time for me anyway)...but the things he said online (so sweet and caring)...he got to my heart that way and the other stuff just fell into place.