LONDON (AP) - British newspapers say an Internet affair in the online community Second Life has shattered a real-life marriage in England.

Reports say 28-year-old Amy Taylor and 40-year-old David Pollard of Newquay in southwest England split after she spotted her husband's online alter-ego cuddling with a virtual home wrecker.

But while their flesh and blood marriage has disintegrated, both say they are still looking to the Internet for love.

Taylor was quoted by newspapers including The Guardian and The Times of London on Friday as saying she has found a new man in an alternative cyber universe, World of Warcraft.

Pollard says he is already virtually engaged and can't wait to marry his new fiance "in rl" - short for "real life."

http://realestate.aol.com/article/_a/virtual-affair-ends-in-real-life-divorce/20081114105409990001?icid=200100397x1212956446x1200792101

wow and I thought I had issues.

How dare you cuddle with that virtual hussey! hahahah

it happens more than most people think it does.

i personally know of 2 families that ended because of a virtual love affair. in both cases, the affairs have since ended but the spouses did not take them back

i guess there's a lot to be said about staying 'virtual' huh?

A betrayal of trust is real, even if the events are virtual. The internet and internet affairs can often result in a very real divorce.

I see how that could be possible

I've been gaming ten years. Everquest and World of Warcraft mostly.

I have met many of the people I play with in "real life" at player parties and get togethers.

I have seen couples find each other, marriages made and broken and even people moving to new countries to be with people they meet in game.

Infidelity no matter where it occurs is a betrayal of trust not matter where it occurs but honestly it's no more likely to happen in game than in the office or anywhere else.

Well said, its like birthday gifts its the thought that counts.