Consider this. The explosion of online dating sites and other such media over the last 10 years is not new to anyone born with a computer. It is an effective way to meet other singles right? You make a profile, post a few pictures cut out of a magazine (claiming to be you) and you are off to the races. Simple enough.

But now there is a new revolution in play. One that has taken virtual dating to a whole new level - dating in Second Life.

Avatars are wining, dining, and romancing all over the web. Buff bodied princes, and equally well-endowed princesses are bumping and grinding in every corner of our digital world. With a swivel of the mouse and a heavy grind on the 'g' key and everything is sweet right?

Hmmm.... Maybe not. It only took one adventurous phonecall for a woman from Oaksville to find out she had been bumping uglies with a 12 year old boy from India. Or the case where after marrying in Second Life 2 Canadians decided to meet for the first time, only to be revolted at how unlike the Avatar the real person turned out to be. Online Devorce proceedings are still going on with a bitter dispute over who gets the mansion they built on Cappa 9.

The worst part is that many of these online daters are already in relationships, and even married, but don't see this as cheating! Now we have issues! But hey, maybe the guy with the mouse in one hand and a box of tissues in the other deserves some 80 year old attention, who am I to judge?

The reality is, although the cut out pictures from magazines are much more advanced than they used to be, online dating is still a fools game. Some do find love, true, but nothing will ever compare to the unadulterated love and attraction you feel from the swirling energy in real life.

Plus, I have never fallen in love with an 80 year old man posing as a 21 year old girl in real life, how many Second Lifers can claim the same?

Safe dating my friends!