{"id":5813,"date":"2020-04-08T06:16:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2020-04-08T06:16:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:16:54","slug":"love-made-in-second-life-meet-the-bournes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/love-made-in-second-life-meet-the-bournes\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Made in Second Life &#8211; Meet The Bournes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Can real people find true love in a virtual world? It is happening each and every day in Second Life and our limited-run <em>\u201cLove Made in Second Life\u201d<\/em> series explores how romance and long-distance relationships can thrive in the metaverse.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>relationships can thrive in the metaverse.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ips_uid_7004_6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_7Dsx3Wq74\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meet Suite and Danny Bourne, a Netherlands-based married couple that first met in Second Life over twelve years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2020_04\/420-Love2.png.cb163dd947fb3492a1ab921dcc1e491e.png\" alt=\"420-Love2.png\" width=\"657\" height=\"348\" data-fileid=\"95175\" data-ratio=\"52.97\" data-unique=\"85mb33m8h\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It all started around 2007, when they first met on a virtual beach in Second Life. Danny, who sells prefab houses under his brand name <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/stores\/22976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">reBourne<\/a> in Second Life, was moving rocks along the shoreline. Suite was nearby relaxing on the beach before she noticed that her sunbed she was laying on was playfully lifted up high above the sand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was in the way, so I moved her,\u201d jokes Danny.<\/p>\n<p>That flirtatious encounter led to conversation and a day of exploration as the two got to know each other better and they toured various parts of the virtual world together. They kept meeting each other on the same beach over subsequent days and weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2020_04\/420-Love3.png.8a3a3a66e1574c36ad681fb0e49178e0.png\" alt=\"420-Love3.png\" width=\"657\" height=\"370\" data-fileid=\"95176\" data-ratio=\"56.32\" data-unique=\"03c8e6fkb\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Danny initially expressed some concerns over the age difference between the two, they both continued to grow closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t turn off attraction,\u201d says Suite.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2020_04\/420-Love4.png.e971c681cea2f4cff331f5418d148b69.png\" alt=\"420-Love4.png\" width=\"657\" height=\"369\" data-fileid=\"95177\" data-ratio=\"56.16\" data-unique=\"h5s26bsld\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Both eventually moved their virtual relationship to the physical world where they were married and now have a child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way we would ever meet each other in real life,\u201d says Suite. \u201cIt\u2019s magic. That\u2019s what I really love about Second Life. There\u2019s no prejudice, no judgments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2020_04\/1402823568_LovemadeinSLs2e2guitars.png.f0c06da74b147988d06c0e9c16e5ce64.png\" alt=\"Love made in SL s2e2 guitars.png\" width=\"657\" height=\"350\" data-fileid=\"95178\" data-ratio=\"53.27\" data-unique=\"8qgwfut8p\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It \u201cfeels like home,\u201d adds Danny.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/monthly_2020_04\/1223493031_420-LoveMadeinSL.png.a121a09aa64d6f0af2ac7e770d34db9c.png\" alt=\"420-Love Made in SL.png\" width=\"215\" height=\"215\" data-fileid=\"95179\" data-ratio=\"100.00\" data-unique=\"21t7jpo87\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO CREDITS:<\/strong><br \/><em>Production: Draxtor Despres<br \/>Logo: Marianne McCann<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have a great week from all of us at Zoha Islands And Fruit Islands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can real people find true love in a virtual world? It is happening each and every day in Second Life and our limited-run \u201cLove Made in Second Life\u201d series explores how romance and long-distance relationships can thrive in the metaverse. relationships can thrive in the metaverse. Meet Suite and Danny Bourne, a Netherlands-based married couple &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/love-made-in-second-life-meet-the-bournes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,3,4,5,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}