Internet usage has grown tremendously in recent years. It is undeniably one of the most popular mediums for communication purposes. The Internet facilitates development of relationship. Given the increasing easy access to the Internet around the globe, would the medium then be the ideal technology to reduce isolation while providing ample opportunities for many to cope with difficulties encountered in face to face interaction for instance? Is there any relationship between shyness and online relationship? What are the social consequences of this technology that enable one to form relationships --whether real or imaginative? This study, conducted in a collectivistic culture, investigates whether shy individuals were more likely to establish online relationship and their preference for such relationship. A secondary purpose was to determine whether there are any gender differences among the shy and non-shy in terms of their choice for establishing online relationship. Implications of the findings will be discussed.