Editors note: Surfers...love...sand...sun...love...party...uh, love...ya, we know surfers love the wave and surfers love the beach bunnies and the beach boys. So along with the sims, the waves, the boards, the people, the fashions, etc., SurfWatch is dipping it's toes into the saltwater of SL looooove. We welcome Dr. Love to our staff to give us some advice and wisdom on our SL passion after surfing - love. It's all about da looOOoooove....
By Dr. Love
Where to begin! Ok, all you gorgeous SL avatars, this inaugural little column is going to be strictly about relationships in SL. Whether you've been in SL for years or if you're a "noob", hopefully, this column will help clear up and explain relationships in SL. Most importantly, these relationships are REAL so don't kid yourself in thinking, oh, hell, this is only make believe, it's only a game! If you take that path, you are in for a rude awakening!
For starters, if you haven't noticed, everyone in SL - all us avatars - are 25 years old and drop-dead gorgeous! What this accomplishes is that we seek out avis that will talk to us, share niceties and maybe some RL personal thoughts so we can get to know the person behind the avi that much better without the, well, she or he is prettier than her or him syndrome! There aren't any "ugly" avis in SL - physically I mean (unless by choice!). There are "ugly" personalities, tho, so be careful. In most cases, early on in this "relationship, it's simply making friends, usually with someone of the opposite sex, unless you are something other than heterosexual, that's your choice, of course.
SL time flies at the speed of light, people! Get used to this! It will amaze every one of you with how fast a relationship moves. In my humble opinion, here's the SL timeline as compared to RL:
SLT 1 day = 1 week in RL
SLT 1 week = 1 month in RL
SLT 1 month = 3 months in RL
Okay, you get the idea, and you can do the math for yourself.
When you find "that" person in SL, the one you think about while you're not even in SL! YOU HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY THE SL LOVE BUG! Now you start asking for a RL picture so you can even further fantasize while you're spending time with your gorgeous, built like a woman from you wildest fantasy, SL avatar! Fellas, and ladies, you are so screwed - lol! Having said that, there is potential for an amazing, roller coaster love fest that even you can't imagine. This will take your breath away. If you're not careful, if you both don't talk and be honest with each other, you will crash...VERY HARD. Believe me, folks, the hurt is real!
Well, there's not enough room here or time in the day to completely explain this phenomenon but rest assured, if the powers that be allow this humble writer and experienced SL guy to continue with future columns, man, can I help you all! (smiles) Until next time, I take my leave with this thought for the day..."Be good humans and respect each other."
If you would like to submit a topic, question, or need advice on an SL love situation, contact Tauri Tigerpaw and we'll pass it on to Dr. Love for a future column or leave your question in the comments section - this is one place we will take your anonymous comments.
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5 comments:
If that math is correct, V and I should be retired in Florida wearing matching running suits and driving a horrid caddy! lol
Great article and so very true!
LOL Lissa! Yes, very true. SL time is not like RL time. and our computers are the wormhole. And also yes, the hurt IS real.
Good advise Dr. Love,
But apparently Math wasn’t a requirement for your PHD.
A second life day is 4 hours long, from sunrise to the next sunrise, assuming you revert to regional settings. So that means 1 RL day = 6 SL days. Knowing that, let’s correct your miscalculations, shall we?
SLT 1 day = 4 hours in RL (NOT 1 week in RL)
SLT 1 week = 28 hours in RL (NOT 1 month in RL)
SLT 1 month = 120 hours or 5 days in RL (NOT 3 months in RL)
Keep up the good advise on love in Second Life, but leave the complex math equations and problem solving to me :)
~~~ LOVE IS IN THE AIR ~~~
Hey anonymous :)
(You write some great poems by the way)
Your math is right, but your understanding is wrong.
If one SL Day is 4 hours .. then there are 6 SL days in one RL day. In other words if you spent one RL day in SL .. it "feels" like 6 RL days.
The reason is not the math, but the intensity of interaction. In RL relationships, you have "time out" where you are not with your chosen partner for great portions of the day, or you might just be watching a movie quietly together. In SL, its hard to be there and just quiet, so your level of interaction "feels" like much more accumulated time spent in RL.
more...more!
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