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Is This Man Cheating on His Wife?
The Wall Street Journal ^ | 08/10/07 | ALEXANDRA ALTER

Posted on 08/10/2007 2:01:57 PM PDT by 2Jedismom

Is This Man Cheating on His Wife?
Alexandra Alter on the toll one man's virtual marriage is taking on his real one and what researchers are discovering about the surprising power of synthetic identity.
By ALEXANDRA ALTER
August 10, 2007; Page W1

On a scorching July afternoon, as the temperature creeps toward 118 degrees in a quiet suburb east of Phoenix, Ric Hoogestraat sits at his computer with the blinds drawn, smoking a cigarette. While his wife, Sue, watches television in the living room, Mr. Hoogestraat chats online with what appears on the screen to be a tall, slim redhead.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: internet; internetcommunities; secondlife
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To: 2Jedismom

WWHPD

What Would Hiro Protagonist Do?


41 posted on 08/10/2007 3:30:24 PM PDT by Illuminatas (Being conservative means never having to say; "Don't you dare question my patriotism")
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To: 2Jedismom

No matter how bad your life sucks, just read this article and realize how comparatively awesome you are.

Once upon a time (before I’d ever had a girlfriend) I played “Ultima Online” and some stooges had a virtual wedding. I thought it was gross. I stabbed the bride to death during the thing. Man, that was satisfying.


42 posted on 08/10/2007 3:46:01 PM PDT by jack_napier
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To: 2Jedismom
Islands are priced at US$1,675 for 65,536 square meters (about 16 acres). Monthly land fees for maintenance are US$295.

This is for real!

http://secondlife.com/community/land-islands.php

43 posted on 08/10/2007 3:51:36 PM PDT by Afronaut (Press 2 for English - Thanks Mr. President !)
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To: 2Jedismom

Does Bill Clinton know about this game?
Would Hillary be mad is he did?
Would Hillary log in, go purchase a virtual Glock and then shoot Bill in his happy area?


44 posted on 08/10/2007 4:04:35 PM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: 2Jedismom

it wasn’t me....

I am not tall....


45 posted on 08/10/2007 4:06:16 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (I am grinning like a cheshire cat.............................................)
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To: 2Jedismom

If he cheats in his heart...


46 posted on 08/10/2007 4:07:21 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Isn't it time we dropped the big one on the State Department?)
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To: 2Jedismom

And I thought FReeping was addictive.


47 posted on 08/10/2007 4:12:41 PM PDT by gitmo (From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
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To: 2Jedismom
IM(divorced)O:

Sharing excessive time, interests, concern and secrets with another woman is cheatin'.

I'd leave--he already has.


48 posted on 08/10/2007 4:16:38 PM PDT by bannie (The Good Guys cannot win when they're the only ones playing by the rules.)
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To: yorkie; Lizavetta

LOL.. That is one great picure. Thanks


49 posted on 08/10/2007 4:20:48 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: PISANO
There are a whole lot of people out there that are in DIRE need of HELP!!

what is wrong with people? he is disgusting... his real wife needs to get her butt away from the television set... and his virtual wife needs to back off...

50 posted on 08/10/2007 4:30:16 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: Bladerunnuh
If you were lucky it would be down your throat.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

51 posted on 08/10/2007 4:34:21 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: Lizavetta

A classy green eyed blonde.


52 posted on 08/10/2007 4:54:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Pilsner

Thought about that too.


53 posted on 08/10/2007 5:20:24 PM PDT by Roses0508
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To: BenLurkin

That came to my mind too.


54 posted on 08/10/2007 9:38:58 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (16 more days.)
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To: 2Jedismom
The real Mrs. Hoogestraat is no stranger to online communities -- she met her husband in a computer chat room three years ago.

Live by the sword; die by the sword.

"I'm not really bad, I'm just drawn that way..."


55 posted on 08/11/2007 7:58:01 AM PDT by Leroy S. Mort
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To: latina4dubya

Isn’t that the truth...


56 posted on 08/13/2007 5:55:20 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (13 more days.)
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