tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post2256842158321171938..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: At The Intersection of the Virtual and RealUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-70540796215593517262008-11-17T13:28:00.000-07:002008-11-17T13:28:00.000-07:00Wise commentary - communication is key in any rela...Wise commentary - communication is key in any relationship. <BR/><BR/>I do think that the world of virtual socialization has yet to finish making its mark on our world in terms of the social rules framework.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-52643785007419616422008-11-17T08:35:00.000-07:002008-11-17T08:35:00.000-07:00well, i heard through ann landers, but someone pro...well, i heard through ann landers, but someone probably said it before her.<BR/><BR/>but basically her take on it - was if you can't tell your loved one about it, you probably shouldn't be doing it!<BR/><BR/>my feeling, though, also is - which is along those lines - if you talked to your loved one or your loved one knows, then it's perfectly fine.<BR/><BR/>what's between them is between them!OlderMusicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012801701374225938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-88984713785064527472008-11-15T15:17:00.000-07:002008-11-15T15:17:00.000-07:00I have somewhat of an insider view of Second Life ...I have somewhat of an insider view of Second Life relationships.<BR/><BR/>I think it would be hard to be sexually unfaithful in SL, or anywhere on the Net, because there's no contact. At most, it's mutual masturbation, like phone sex with pictures. If that has a negative impact on a first life relationship, then it would be a problem.<BR/><BR/>I do think, however, that it's fairly easy to be <I>emotionally</I> unfaithful on the Net. I have had and still have very close emotional attachments with virtual people, who are of course real people I don't see. Fortunately, I don't hide these from my spouse, and our emotional commitment to each other is very strong. But I imagine that many people develop emotional attachments via SL or other similar means to the point where it has serious impact on their first life relationship.<BR/><BR/>It's all still rather messy.VĂ©ro Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895169022031921712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-17979840947155891362008-11-15T10:42:00.000-07:002008-11-15T10:42:00.000-07:00My fridge is a social petri dish .... SBMy fridge is a social petri dish .... <BR/><BR/>SBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com