tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254081738184750613.post5758107485692143512..comments2023-10-30T04:29:11.842-07:00Comments on pixel this: Do *you* think it's real?pixel baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11729513629735431737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254081738184750613.post-53794399372855553722007-09-21T11:18:00.000-07:002007-09-21T11:18:00.000-07:00One of my best friends is a woman I originally met...One of my best friends is a woman I originally met in a birdwatching chat room nearly 14 years ago, and I did a little online dating before I met my RL husband. Meeting people online is certainly nothing new to me, either.<BR/><BR/>In SL I resisted doing more than flirting, initially, because I was concerned about how permeable the membrane between SL and RL might be. Of course, I found people in SL with whom I made a connection, and I'm having the same sort of experiences with powerful chemistry and making big changes in my life that you and cmykdorothy describe.<BR/><BR/>Do I consider my online friendships real? Absolutely! My feelings for them are no less strong for having never seen them face to face. Do any of us plan to meet in RL? Maybe, maybe not. <BR/><BR/>With those who are just friends, that might be fine, someday. With those who have become lovers in SL, no. We've agreed to keep things online only, as we value our RL marriages and have no interest in jeopardizing them. <BR/><BR/>I love cmykdorothy's idea about a roundtable, since I too am fascinated by these topics.Roisin Hotalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014416135662772888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254081738184750613.post-88465148505729677902007-09-20T06:15:00.000-07:002007-09-20T06:15:00.000-07:00cmykdorothy - you know how I feel about you. I'll ...cmykdorothy - you know how I feel about you. I'll drag you around anytime, dear.<BR/><BR/>dandellion - I think that's exactly the point - define 'real'. To me everything that is said (typed) is real. That's not the case for everyone, or.. maybe that IS the case, but it's only 'real' if it exists inside Second Life and they don't carry those words or feelings into 'real' life. Some people can separate with the idea of 'what happens online, stays online' mentality. I'm not one of those people.pixel baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729513629735431737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254081738184750613.post-4249251857118005372007-09-20T05:44:00.000-07:002007-09-20T05:44:00.000-07:00Is cybersex real? Define real, then I'll tell you....Is cybersex real? Define real, then I'll tell you. <BR/>For sure, it is different thing than physical off-line sex. But that doesn't make it unreal. It is just different kind of experience. And it is even more dependant on with who you are playing with. With intresting, intelligent and skillful partner cybersex can be amazing experience. It is not rare occasion that <A HREF="http://metaverse.acidzen.org/2007/real-life-and-second-life-dont-mix-sure-they-do" REL="nofollow">emotions indiced in virtual environment like SL goes out of it and show up far away from the computer</A>.<BR/><BR/>Though I do try to keep my two lives separated (in privacy way), they do mix. I am not about to become schizophrenic who deny significant part of own time and activities. And I am not to devalue all the experience of my cyberlife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254081738184750613.post-71416730400859275192007-09-20T05:40:00.000-07:002007-09-20T05:40:00.000-07:00I can never separate the two, even when I try. I a...I can never separate the two, even when I try. I always find it odd that *so* many people keep their "RL" off limits. I'm all for keeping some details private, but even in completely fantastical roleplay, there's a lot of the real you in there.<BR/><BR/>I have met people in person that I met online first, and it hasn't always been fantastic for me. I've never met anybody from SL aside from the people I already knew in RL first.<BR/><BR/>I have had insane amounts of chemistry with people I've met online. I so agree with how mannerisms, punctuation, and articulation can allow you to see into somebody's mind a lot quicker than you'd be able to pick up on those things meeting someone at a bar, etc.<BR/><BR/>This post and all of these topics fascinate me. I would love to do a roundtable of sorts where we can all just talk about this stuff and share openly. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I bought a really hot black silk blindfold last night that blinds you and lets people drag you around. I want Pixel to drag me around. *bites pinky*cmykdorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380123655359779508noreply@blogger.com