Asyria Wrote:You know, to take your story into perspective, it would have been the exact same thing if those two people had been going out in bars without their husband/wife, met their regularly, and started a relationship.
It's only the medium that is different. RP Relationship gets the blame because that's how it happened, but it could have happened in a bar, a gym, a bowling club, at work, anywhere.
In truth, the fact that it happened through a RP thing has absolutely nothing to do with how it turned out for those two in RL. They weren't happy with their couples, met someone they liked more and, voila.
Life happens.
And yet it is enough of an occurrence and happening that it is worth mentioning.
You forget that many people turn to roleplay as a means of escape, and doubly so when it comes to MMORPGs. It's true, there are many other ways to escape one's life; alcohol, drugs, things like that. But MMOs are a different thing altogether, especially when you throw in the fact that it is a social environment through and through, coupled with the fact you can escape reality without the hassle of dressing up, going out, and whatnot.
Can gyms, bowling clubs, or even work be an escape? Sure, they can be. But I don't see those being the same sorts of escapes that an MMO allows you to have, and I hope you can agree with me in that regard.
There is also a lot more at stake. Euphina's post really lays that out, and what can happen. I once knew a girl who threw everything away to go and live with a guy she met in-game just once, and after perhaps a year or so of smooth sailings, and that whole honeymoon effect was over, began talking about how she in some ways regretted her decision, because she couldn't go home at that point, and had no real place to go.
But I'm with Broken, and to tell the truth, it is why -- and yes, I know this is tinkering too much with my character from a personal, attached standpoint -- I personally am very gun shy towards roleplaying relationships. I also have my own story to share, much like his, and believe me it's a doozy of a story. But out of respect for "the past is the past", I'll abstain from sharing. That, and I'm a paranoid sunuvabitch nowadays.
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I walk through the sea, swim through the sands.
To the edges of the earth, to your rescue when you hurt,
Only thing I learnt is I'm not Superman.
~Giant Panda - Strings
