Who has actually tried taking SL relationships into RL?

Good stories? Bad stories? I'd like to hear both.

Two of my friends met through the organization I run, fell in love and got married in real life - even though they initially lived on different continents! So yes, it's possible!

I have partially in that I have spoken to most of my Family on the phone in RL. I converse with my partner and one of my girls by text and call my partner when I can. My second girl it cannot go into real life and I'm fine with that. She's happy ^_^

I haven't yet physically done so due to impossibilities with jobs and other situations.. however I do plan to take at least part of my Family into RL if all goes well...

One of my girls, and possibly my partner though the latter is the more unlikely of the two I think.

Honestly can't wait.

I am not sure if you mean romance or just relationships in general? But I have met some very good friends in SL whom are now my RL friends...

seems to be a popular subject lately

wonder why...

(yes my SL became my RL and I have never been happier)

Hopefully there won't be any mention of unicorns in this thread.

too late now
*rolls her eyes*

I have yet to meet anyone from SL, IRL....but I would if the opportunity came up. I've made great friends and I do indeed consider them RL friends. Distance has just been a big factor, and convenience.

As for romance....can't even consider it since I already have the love of my life. I don't seek it out in SL and I don't fake it for RP purposes either. It's simply a non-issue. But, that said...I did in fact, meet my RL sweety via the web. I never ever intended to but that's how it worked out. (I was single at the time and quite happily so, but now that I am quite happily NOT single IRL, there's simply no room for any romance play in SL for me, it's silly and pointless)

Many people I've met in SL have become good friends in RL. I've also brought some RL friends into SL too, so it works both ways, I guess.

That said, there are a handful of people I'm friendly with in SL who I don't think I would want to hang out with in RL. Some people are just a little too needy, if you know what I mean. While I don't want to end those friendships entirely, I wouldn't want to find myself in a position where I couldn't simply log out when I've had enough for one day. As horrible as that sounds to say out loud, it is the reality, and it's not a bad thing.

I think there's something to be said for the fact that technology like SL has made it possible to concentrate on the things in people that make them worthwhile as friends, while at the same time we can pretty easily put aside the more annoying parts that we might not be able to get past so effectively in RL. It's a whole different level of socializing that couldn't exist otherwise. I think it's pretty cool.

As for SL romance, that's just something I could never do. That kind of relationship is too deep. I need to be able to know the whole person, not just the side that comes through the computer.

/me imagines Chosen's friends wondering if they're one of THOSE friends

i have at least 4 friends i made in sl that i keep in contact with in rl constantly
either email or phone calls
they became a strong part of my sl life and are now a very important part of my rl

1 i have gotten to meet in rl because she doesnt live to far away and the others i have to contact at least every week or so because i feel a part of my rl would be empty without being able to contact them

I can relate.
That doesn't always apply to others, there been few times I have wanted to log out on myself LOL.
In real life and even here I am bit of loner but there was one person I met that I actually had talked to in real life but I can't say we've developed a friendship or talked a whole lot since.
Just seem to run into each other in different worlds every few years.
I actually lost her phone number and I figure she not too interest in being friends and that is okay I understand.

yes
so far so good
makin plans for a vaca

heh was thinking the same thing

wonder how many are wondering if they are one of THOSE friends

I agree that it is not a bad thing, it allows you to be more supportive and giving to some people then you can in RL, since in SL you can always log off when it gets to be too burdensome or draining.

Hahaha. Good point. I guess everyone I haven't met in RL will have to just keep on wondering.

Seriously though, as I said, and as Arch echoed, it's really not a bad thing. I consider it a privilege to have gotten to know people I'd never normally get to know otherwise because of the social constraints of RL. And I'm sure there are probably people who might consider me one THOSE friends, and that's fine too. The point wasn't to take anything away from anyone's worth; it was simply to point out how SL can enable relationships that couldn't otherwise exist. It's 100% good.

heh I was brought into SL by the person I was dating, met one person from SL in RL, and talked to (and still do) several more by phone.

gotta give some credit to Chosen for saying the truth (which applies to RL relationships too) but maybe there are some things that shouldn't be repeated where applicable friends would hear it? might not be meant as hurtful, but could hurt all the same out in public like that.