Less Than Three Times a Lady

I am not a terribly big fan of Valentine's Day in RL or in SL. This mostly because I think it is an artificial day and if you really love someone you should be showing it every day – not just once a year. That said, there were many Valentine's celebrations in SL this past weekend because there are many couples in SL.

SL couples tend to attract a lot of curiosity. But personally, I don't think romances forged in a virtual world are really so different from those in RL - they both take trust and patience and kindness. So just in case you have never been in SLove, I thought we'd take a closer look at these relationships.

Come with me as we listen in on a random SLovers' conversation now:

Female Avatar: Babe, I SLove u. I'm so thrilled that we got partnered!

Male Avatar: I SLove you, 2!

FA: I want 2 meet u in person someday. No, pressure though. I know we haven't even done Voice yet.

MA: I think we should try it. I rly want 2 hear ur voice!

FA: I want to hear urs also!

MA: Well, before we move 2 that step, I need 2 tell u something. I don't rly look like my RL profile pic. That's a pic of a friend of mine.

FA: Whew!! Actually, that doesn't bother me. I don't look like mine either. I cut that out of a magazine & scanned it.

MA: LOL. That is ok. I SLove u 4 what's on the inside…not outward appearances. :-)

FA: Sweetie, while we r disclosing things, I didn't quite tell the truth when I told u my age. I'm not 27. I'm actually 65 years old.

MA: Honey! I can live with that. Age is just a #. A 30 year age difference doesn't matter if we r in SLove.

FA: Whew! LOL. I should tell u something else. I'm married in RL.

MA: That's ok! So am I! ROFL! But, there is something else. The reason I've not wanted 2 do voice yet is…well, I'm afraid 2 tell u.

FA: There's nothing u can't tell me! u r my soul mate.

MA: OK. Then I need to tell you that…I'm a woman in RL.

FA: Wow. Just wow. I don't know wot 2 say.

MA: :-(

FA: I'm a man in RL!

MA: :-))))) So...when should we try voice?

FA & MA: <3<3<3

* By the way, I hope everyone caught that "Leet meets Lionel Richie" thing in the title.

** And a big thank you goes to my husband, Jerremy Darwin, for helping me with this post. I had the title but no topic and I sure as heck wasn't going to waste it.