I undertook to do another of the SL Enquirer’s Avie polls
and the question that was to be answered was as follows: Is it possible to find true love in Second
Life and make it in Real Life?
This question struck a chord with me and I decided it has
more legs to it than just a straight forward poll, and I obtained permission
from Lanai Jarrico, the owner and publisher of the SL Enquirer to turn it into
a series of SL love stories
Second Life is not a dating site, but by its very nature it is a social place and for many people it is their third place or third space, which is the social surroundings separate from the two usual social environments of home ("first place") and the workplace ("second place"). The following hallmarks indicate a true "third place" -