There Love
by Nyllone

I remember back when I was still wearing the green shirt, I specifically told one blonde guy in blue shirt that I was not interested in There relationship.  It's not in my vocabulary, whatsoever.  I just want to enjoy all the good things There has to offer, and make the most of it.  Snob?  Not really.  But I was so into learning, I can’t wait to get started.  And sure, I learned things one after the other, every time I am in-world.  I met interesting people as I learn.  Yet somehow, inevitable as it may seem, I learned that true enough, there is There Love.  One that sometimes transcends the world itself. 

No, it's not the kind of love that you would think when a guy in blue shirt asks you to be his girlfriend upon spawning.  Neither is it the kind of love that is born out of that kiss on the Island Guide Hut.  It is the kind of love that blossoms from having known each other for quite a while...  The kind of love with which you invest your time and attention to.

I have met several people with whom I learned that it's all possible.  I have read in the forums about There Love that crosses over.  And have read in The Voice one wedding that made my eyes misty.  Most of these people did not really plan it to happen.  It just came, one There day.

happy times together we've been spending
i wish that every kiss was never ending
wouldn't it be nice
- “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys

To say that There Love could lead to something more would be jumping to conclusion.  But to say that it will stay in There forever would be like nipping it in a bud.  Everything is possible in There, and I’m a believer now.  Although some There Love do not last, it doesn’t mean it is not real.  Some people may have become bitter, jaded, or burnt.  Some may have become so revengeful, hateful and mad.  But isn’t that what love in RL does to some of us sometimes?

After hearing There Love stories first hand, I've come to a conclusion.  Feelings are real and people are real.  Tears are real, and pain is real.  Friendship is real, love is real.  Betrayal and trust are equally real.  And I think that is where the "reality" in virtual reality comes in.  Which puts me to thinking, There is not just a game after all.

maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
we could be married and then we'd be happy
wouldn't it be nice

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