Amy Taylor and David Pollard, a British couple who, until recently, had spent three years together in marital bliss, are both avid Second Life players. So avid, in fact, that their nuptials were delivered in the game's virtual world in addition to, you know, the real one. Unfortunately, digi-Amy caught digi-David in a compromising position with a digi-prostitute shortly after the wedding, leading these two fully grown adults to file for an untimely digi-divorce. However, they remained married in real life, which likely led to a few awkward conversations over brunch.
Digi-David seemed to prove his fidelity by passing a "honeytrap" test later ordered by digi-Amy, in which a buxom digi-Private Eye attempted, and ultimately failed, to seduce his avatar. Unfortunately, digi-Amy recently walked in on digi-David and another avatar, who were conversing with "genuine affection". In response, real-life-Amy filed for real-life-divorce from real-life-David.
This report has been fairly sensationalied by the mainstream media over the past few days -- some outlets state that Taylor's divorce lawyer had already seen a Second Life-related seperation earlier that week, while some mention that Taylor has found love once again, this time in World of Warcraft. Regardless of the veracity of these questionable accounts, the news of couple's split due to online infidelity seems to be as true as it is infinitely depressing.
Reader Comments (66)
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 6:52PM (Unverified) said
This article omitted vital information: pictures!
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Second_Life_sex_causes_divorce&in_article_id=402338&in_page_id=34
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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Second_Life_sex_causes_divorce&in_article_id=402338&in_page_id=34
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 6:59PM (Unverified) said
Mayor Lulz at link.
(Can anybody tell how I get my password send to my email?I'm tired of having to confirm every post)
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(Can anybody tell how I get my password send to my email?I'm tired of having to confirm every post)
Posted: Nov 17th 2008 1:57AM (Unverified) said
That is quite possibly the ugliest couple I've ever seen in my entire life.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:10PM (Unverified) said
Digi-eatin' ain't cheatin'!
This digi-ring comes off.
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This digi-ring comes off.
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:24PM (Unverified) said
Don't bundle us all together with these two idiots.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 7:13PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Nope, nothing like me and I'm a pure brit.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 7:47PM (Unverified) said
Don't be ashamed Maverick, you know that's just like you. Embrace it.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:22PM (Unverified) said
"Well I'm part Brit"
I'm sure pretty much every white person is, at least in America.
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I'm sure pretty much every white person is, at least in America.
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:18PM Supermanisdead said
So they married in the game, then married in real life, then divorced in the game, then got back together in the gam, then he cheated in the game, then they broke up in real life?
WTF.
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WTF.
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:24PM Maxwell said
I saw this in the paper yesterday. The funniest thing was the comparison between their avatars, and their real photos. Fat balding man. His new virtual wife is American, and is apparently nervous about meeting him in real life, although they have exchanged photographs. I laughed at them.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:25PM (Unverified) said
This is old, this was posted on kotaku a few days ago.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:48PM (Unverified) said
I highly doubt Kotaku posted this story as hilarious as Griffin did. Your digi-comment makes you look like a real-life-idiot.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:25PM (Unverified) said
Just another reason why stupid people shouldn't be allowed to play video games.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:52PM (Unverified) said
Since Second Life is not a game, gamers' reputation remains untarnished.
...Wait.
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...Wait.
Posted: Nov 17th 2008 9:40AM (Unverified) said
They give democratic presidential nominees bad names.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:42PM (Unverified) said
The girl is 28 and the guy is 40. I don't get it lol.
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Posted: Nov 16th 2008 5:49PM (Unverified) said
I feel this photo of the unhappy uncouple is important to keep things in perspective:
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00433/Second-Life2-385_433039a.jpg
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http://women.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00433/Second-Life2-385_433039a.jpg
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:17PM (Unverified) said
I say it can, but only if you can separate fantasy from reality.
You'd think that would be really easy to do, and yet....
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You'd think that would be really easy to do, and yet....
Posted: Nov 16th 2008 10:24PM (Unverified) said
It seems to me just as bullshit as finding it in real life 99% of the time. Sometimes you get to know the bad sides of people in games better than you would in real life.
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