JeffBC
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Joined: 2/12/2012 From: Canada Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: kalikshama Sure it's a relationship, but as people often comport themselves very differently online than IRL, it is often not a relationship grounded in reality. YMMV. *nods* The fact that many people choose to use the medium in a fantasy way doesn't mean that it's not usable for actual, genuine, human to human communication on a real and pragmatic level. From my standpoint Skype, telephones, SecondLife, email, and snail mail are all just mediums of communication -- just as face to face speech is. They can all be used with integrity... or not. I often get the feeling people think the only form of online relationship is some breathless gorean kajira in a chatroom proclaiming the fire in her slave belly to all and sundried masters. Sometimes when Carol or I used to travel we would meet in secondlife and yes, virtually snuggle in my virtual hammock and watch the virtual moon as we talked about the very real day's events. It was emotionally comforting. Sometimes we would leave our avatars sleeping together in the hammock as we slept in real life then we could "wake up together". I have to admit that one even baffled me a bit but we both agreed it was true.
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I'm a lover of "what is", not because I'm a spiritual person, but because it hurts when I argue with reality. -- Bryon Katie "You're humbly arrogant" -- sunshinemiss officially a member of the K Crowd
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