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Let's talk about sex...
Ok no, not about sex, but about sl relationships. I don't mean just bf/gf relationships. I'm talking friendships as well...
At the end of this month I'll be an sl addict for 3 years. Over this
time people came and went. So much has happened. I learned a lot, and here
is one of those things that I've learned:
I can roughly divide SL
residents into two groups regarding relationships (again, I'm using the
word relationship in general and not just lovers):
- Those that SL is A GAME to them only. The moment they click the x it is gone till next time.
- Those that SL is a social thing for them and the people there are people.
Both groups and approaches are legitimate and acceptable. There is
nothing wrong with them. The problem is honesty. If you belong in the
first group, the best way will be to make it clear at the get going. At
the risk of sounding cold or maybe have a shorter friends list, at least
your name will be intact...
I know the pain of realizing a
friend was NEVER a friend. As he chose to bring up an sl disagreement
while I was recovering from losing my grandmother the day before.
I also know the pain of someone saying his affection statements are
genuine, though they never were the moment it got boring for him I guess. Easily
vanishing and leaving people who truly care and were worried. Had them and I
known we are (in his eyes) part of a toy being played, the whole story
would have been different.
Both people in their head, done
nothing wrong. They were in game, talking to an in game person about in
game "plot". We met in sl, within the sl world, therefore it's role
playing even if the role being played is the role of a
friend/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner etc.
What amazes me is that
these two groups usually state about themselves the exact opposite. The
SL is A GAME group asks us to remember that behind every avi there's a
real person (I can't be more tired of hearing that one to be honest) and
the power of love (a force from above).... The SOCIAL group state clearly
about SL being second in their life.
Again, whether you're on the
first group, or the second, it doesn't matter. It's the interaction
between the two and honesty that matters.
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