Having been partnered to someone no longer in SL I read your blog and it is as if you are speaking from my own feelings I have about the subject. Partnering is complex, SL mixed with RL makes it more complex. The thing that does not change is the person behind the avatar and if they are "gamers" then the proclamations of love are just a part of the game to them. I know many like that, and in the end...hurt those that are sincere.
I for one try to surround myself with people that have genuine feelings that come from the real person behind the avatar and leave the fakes as much out of my SLife as possible. At the end of the day Chel, isn't the only thing that really matters is how we touch the people we meet and the people we chose to love?
chelpixie
· 2 years ago
Aye but it also important that each of us keep in mind there is a person on the other end of that screen. One can proclaim to want to keep SL outta their RL as much as possible, but they need to be sure that the person on the other side is on the same page. I can't imagine how horrible it would feel if I found that out after getting pretty involved with someone.
At the end of the day, if we've touched many people and loved even once, it's been a pretty wonderful day.
Second Life gives a way to do those things and that's a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can allow us to run away with all of our emotions. I haven't figured out how I feel about that yet.
Laurence Simon
· 2 years ago
I think a lot of people partnering in SL that are already partnered in RL should have a listen to Randy Travis' "On The Other Hand" a few times until things get clear in their heads.
Although, when you ponder SL and country music, George Strait's "The Chair" would be a whole lot shorter:
Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair. Hold on just a sec, I'll give it a click. Oh, that wasn't my chair after all.
See? Totally ruins it.
chelpixie
· 2 years ago
Laurence, you never fail to crack me up, seriously.
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I for one try to surround myself with people that have genuine feelings that come from the real person behind the avatar and leave the fakes as much out of my SLife as possible. At the end of the day Chel, isn't the only thing that really matters is how we touch the people we meet and the people we chose to love?
At the end of the day, if we've touched many people and loved even once, it's been a pretty wonderful day.
Second Life gives a way to do those things and that's a beautiful thing, but sometimes it can allow us to run away with all of our emotions. I haven't figured out how I feel about that yet.
Although, when you ponder SL and country music, George Strait's "The Chair" would be a whole lot shorter:
Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair.
Hold on just a sec, I'll give it a click.
Oh, that wasn't my chair after all.
See? Totally ruins it.
It does kinda ruin it.