Hi, Great topic thread. Thank you for starting it. I can't say that i've been on for long, i'm going on my 4th month. So, i lack the experience others might have.. BUT .. this thread could apply to ANY other online gaming community as well. In my view the company that runs the game feeds on alot of basics(and some not so basics) instincts any human needs. I don't mean this in a negative way mind you, it's a great business model. Sex sells. Always has, always will. But having a social life, a sex life, the feeling of not being alone, the feeling of being loved, the feeling of being cared for, the feeling of caring for someone, the excitements, the deceptions. Well, for some people, that can only be provided, for whatever their reason, in a virtual environnent like this. And you know what, i'm ok and fine with the fact a company exploits this.. I wish I had thought about it. Their initial intent was surely not to help those people but if we bottom line it .. it does help a certain part of the human population, ok lets go a little less dramatic here.. it helps a certain part of the 3dx population. I find what I want in this game, and sometimes more .. or less. And im sure some people find this plateform a safeheaven, a way to communicate, a way to have a social life and/or sex life they maybe wouldn`t be gettin in RL. But back to you initial comments.. I think i went a bit larger on my reply. Am I addicted ? Yes and no, as mentionned in one of the replies balance is the key. Am I ashamed of whatever i do in here ? How much time I spend ? No, it's MY choice, and so far that choice hasn't change anything in my social activities or sex life .. i consider it more as an .. extension to it. Great thread you started there. Thank you Love, Stella