oh yes there is emotional involvment in
SL..
to me, it can be as deep or even more deep emotionally,
in RL we can be passive, in relationships, and in life in general, but in a virtual setting to really be part of a relationship i have to actually activly participate, i have to open myself up in ways i may not need to RL. The can be both good and bad, i have learned much about myself in
SL and not all of it positive. i believe that opening myself up this way leaves me vulnerable to emotional hurt but it also opens me up to incredible emotional highs. The biggest danger i see in Emotions in the Virtual worlds is the speed in which everything seems to happen, we joke that 1 month of a
SL relationship is equal to a year (or more) of a RL one, but it is true we tend to go thru all the phases of a relationship in very short order. i know this has been a rambling post, because it is a area that i am still exploring so many of my own feelings, as i have tried to detach myself somewhat from
Sl because i was in way to deep for way to long, but i treasure the friends i have made and would not give up any of the experiences i have had in teh last 4 years.