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Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. Sections Coronavirus U. tv Today Nightly News MSNBC Meet the Press Dateline. Featured NBC News Now Think Better Nightly Films Stay Tuned Special Features Newsletters Podcasts. Avatars in place of real pictures to start the connection. Bonding through a single online interest opposed to truly getting to know someone. Whatever makes people happy. As for personally? I met my fiance 11 years ago on WoW. Been together 10 years now.

So it can happen. Online Dating in WoW? Langman and Mr. Bentley found a quiet spot for their avatars to sit. Hours evaporated as they discussed everything from their families to their futures. Sometime before dawn, Ms. Langman realized that while she was in the fictional world of Azeroth, she was also on a date. Virtual communication has its risks — most notably, people can conceal things about themselves that might become obvious in a physical meeting.

But talking together under a virtual tree does give people an opportunity to get to know each other before they ever meet in person — and before they ever put themselves in danger of physical violence.

It's not foolproof — daters still face risk when they do meet in person. But taking the early stages of dating online could make these early stages, at least, a lot safer. Rosenbloom writes about gamer Hannah Romero's first declaration of love for her now-husband:. Speaking of emotions, the first time she let Dreadmex know she loved him, she did so in the game, and then swiftly logged off.

Romero said. So to be able to say it and then to disappear is pretty great. Other gamers have echoed that sentiment, saying that typing their feelings or flirtations is less awkward than saying them aloud. That can lead to more-honest conversations, and fewer misunderstandings.

It's why many players believe that they come to know each other faster and better than, say, people who meet over a few dates. Online interaction isn't for everybody — some people prefer to get to know someone in-person as quickly as possible.

Forget Match. com, eHarmony, OkCupid or whatever online dating service you might turn to in hopes of meeting the love of your life or at least someone you can stand long enough to hang out with for a week or two. The New York Times has profiled couples who met while playing "World of Warcraft" — the massively popular online role-playing game — and the article comes off as a good argument for why "WoW" and games like it are far better places to meet people than online dating sites. Reporter Stephanie Rosenbloom explains how various couples met, got to know each other and fell in love in the digital land of Azeroth.

And she points out that while a game like "WoW" boasts more than 12 million players, a dating site like Match. com has less than 2 million subscribers.

But it's not just a numbers game when it comes to matters of the heart. Rosenbloom's article highlights some very good reasons why stories of online gamer love are increasingly common. She interviewed Ramona Pringle, an interactive producer for the PBS project "Digital Nation," and Pringle points out the game requires players to work together. Multiplayer games encourage such alliances. Pringle thinks that is analogous to love.

The article also points out how playing "WoW" together can make some potentially awkward conversations go far easier. Other gamers have [said] that typing their feelings or flirtations is less awkward than saying them aloud. That can lead to more-honest conversations, and fewer misunderstandings. Meanwhile, sure, "WoW" may take place in an entirely fictional locale but those who visit this online universe can find some pretty romantic scenery. Rosenblom describes how two players who fell in love "became inseparable, spending hours lounging beside by waterfalls and strolling through parks.

Over at women's website Jezebel , writer Anna North notes that "like any method of courtship, dating via Warcraft has its downsides.

Of course, games don't have to be played online to inspire love. After all, this couple recently got engaged thanks to their mutual love of the console game "Borderlands. But there's one thing the New York Times article doesn't say much about that I think is probably the real reason why "WoW" just might be a better place to meet someone than, say, Match. The thing is, playing "WoW" — or any game really — simply gives you something to do with the person you're interested in.

As most people with any relationship experience will probably tell you, the best way to meet someone you'll truly connect with is while doing something you love. Few people love surfing dating web sites. But plenty of people love to, say, go dancing, go to the theater and, yes, play games. If you meet someone while playing a game, at least you know you've got that in common.

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She interviewed Ramona Pringle, an interactive producer for the PBS project "Digital Nation," and Pringle points out the game requires players to work together. The thing is, playing "WoW" — or any game really — simply gives you something to do with the person you're interested in. Of course, games don't have to be played online to inspire love. Lots of E-Dating in RS when I played. The dishes still need to get done. The article also points out how playing "WoW" together can make some potentially awkward conversations go far easier. Sometime before dawn, Ms.

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