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All this leads me to wonder if Second Life couples couldn't benefit from pre-marital counseling. Now I know how silly that sounds, but let me explain. Second Life is a platform. Some call it a game. Relationships online are all too transitory and I know, through painful experience, how they can all go to shit in the blink of an eye. Real people at the keyboards get hurt, sometimes permanently, while the people doing the hurting move on to their next victim.
I had fun doing the wedding, but there is a nagging at the back of my head and my heart hurts for the inevitable broken ones.
If you are in an online relationship, or considering one, please think about the other people involved. Consider what their real lives might be like. If you're less than honorable with your partners, think about the damage you might be doing while they stare dewey eyed at thier monitors...so much in love.