Newsweek suggests the answer is yes, we're not so sure.
Wishbringer and Stravinsky have met face-to-face only three times. They live on separate continents. Their real names are not Heart Wishbringer and Joe Stravinsky; but Rhonda Lillie and Paul Hawkins. And like 43,000 other couples, their initial meeting and marriage both occurred in the virtual online universe of Second Life. Newsweek is suggesting that their love might be more genuine than the kind that starts out face-to-face. We're not so sure.
Is virtual sex cheating? One Second Life user reveals all.
When 28-year-old Amy Pollard divorced her husband, she raised eyebrows. Not because her grounds for divorce were unconventional—infidelity—but it was Pollard's definition of cheating. She caught her ex having sex with another woman in the online world of Second Life. Or, specifically, she caught her husband's character having sex with another woman's character in the virtual game. Here, we get inside the head of a five-year Second Life veteran, who reveals what virtual sex is really like—and whether it's truly crossing the line. Wired columnist and sexpert, Regina Lynn, sounds in.
Second Life prostitution allows users to make real money while living the dream.
In the virtual world of Second Life, users can be anything they want and even make money at it. Some have even taken to turning tricks. "Palela Anderson" is one of these cyber prostitutes. And in a typical night of work, she can earn up to 3000 Linden Dollars. For those of you who don't speak Second Life, that's about $13.
Virtual sex, what not to do when you meet his family, and dealing with your partner's flaws.
What counts as adultery? For one woman in England the answer is virtual sex. The staff at Wowowow delves into the case of Amy Pollard who is leaving her husband of three years after discovering he was having an online affair in Second Life. The twist? Amy and her husband first met while playing Second Life, so we guess she knows a thing or two about how these online affairs can end up.
The Frisky is getting ready for the holidays with this handy guide on how NOT to deal with his family. Good to know we aren't the only ones who have been dreading Thanksgiving this year.
Divorce sought after husband cheats on wife in Second Life with avatar mistress.
These days, cheating can happen with a credit card, one's own hand or even an online alter ego or "avatar." A British woman recently filed for divorce after she found her husband's avatar cheating on her alter ego in the virtual reality computer game Second Life. The Guardian quoted the man as as saying "We weren't even having cyber sex or anything like that we were just chatting and hanging out together."
Looking for love? Want better sex? Get ready for Relationships 2.0.
From first dates via Web cam to text-message-controlled sex toys, the future of love lies in technology. Author and sexpert, Regina Lynn, gives us a glimpse of how we'll meet, get turned on and stay in touch in 2012.
