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I wrote an article a couple of years ago about WoW weddings that continues to get massive traffic and loads of comments even today. The article was actually about faux weddings in the game World of Warcraft (i.e. Where to get a tux and wedding dress, engagement ring, etc.) but the comment section took on a life of its own as people talked about their feelings regarding Internet relationships via online gaming.

Some people are highly against the idea, stating that it’s stupid or childish or even downright unsafe and ridiculous. Others expressed that they met their significant other in a video game and many went on to get married have children and even remain together years later.

One of the most important points made is a commenter who says, “I want to know how meeting on WoW is any different than internet dating websites.” This is a fantastic point. Meeting in a video game is no different than meeting in a chat room, a message board, an online support group or even a dating website.

The different with a dating site, of course, would be that people are there for the sole purpose of finding a mate whereas typically in an online game, people are there to play and if you meet someone special, that’s just a side bonus.

I think as technology continues to advance, we will see more couples hooking up online, even through video games and it will become less controversial and shocking. However, I think it’s very important that people who want to date someone they have met in an online game practices the right safety precautions.

No matter how well you think you know someone from playing a game together or chatting online, predators are out there. It’s important to be safe while being open to dating in online games.

Lisa Mason is a freelance writer with a specialty in Internet content and SEO articles and the author of How to Earn a Living Writing for the Internet as well as two poetry anthologies and a how-to poetry book. She has written thousands of articles, hundreds of ebooks and thousands of website pages and related content.

Professional wordsmith for hire: gamer, wife, mother, entrepreneur, published poet, co-owner of game guides company, public speaker and Internet business consultant. You can learn more or follow Lisa’s blog from her website

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For anyone who has a computer and would love to taking up gaming there are a number of websites that offer free online games. These strategy games allow you to build up logical thinking skills, as well as improve your hand-eye co-ordination. They’ll also ensure that you never have time to be bored again because addicting games such as the combat and space strategy games that you find among the free online game choices will keep your attention focused on winning for your “team”!

With the financial crisis continuing to keep household budgets tight and spare cash to a minimum, there’s no need to buy expensive store games. These are generally no more sophisticated addicting games than the free online games. You get a similar experience of joining a team for which you fight in combat either on land in a war zone, or in space in an intergalactic fight for supremacy.

What’s usually better about the free online game is that it comes not just with a set of instructions, but usually it has a back story, and a fan base that you can network with online as easily as you downloaded the strategy game program! For anyone who doesn’t network easily, or has different interests to their peers, this is a huge benefit as they are instantly accepted as part of the group.

What you need to make sure about when choosing your free online game is that it is absolutely free. There are many addicting games online available for download that appear free, but once you’ve started playing with them you discover that certain features are locked, you’re time restricted, or you only have a limited number of log-ins before you have to pay to register the game. Read the small print around the site carefully so that if there are any costs involved with the strategy game you’ve chosen, you know before you get too attached (or addicted!) to it!

Both combat and space games are popular online, and many of them come with high grade graphics so you need to also ensure that your computer is equipped to handle the multi-media program. If it’s not, then you should choose a free online game that does fit your hardware. There are many free online games that aren’t as graphically power hungry as others, and are just as addictive as though that are. Another thing to consider is whether or not you need any special hardware such as a joystick in order to play at a more advanced level.

Having found a free online game that you enjoy, you soon realize that the combat or space game may not be advertised on TV, but it’s just as addictive and fun to play as those that are!

See more addicting games at free online game website.

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When we were children, me, my brother and sister would sit in the family room and do jigsaw puzzles. I don’t want to say exactly how old I am, (my mainly salt and little pepper beard gives a good indication), but back then there was no such thing as cable television. There were only 4 channels that were hard to get, even though you tried positioning the antenna a thousand different ways. You had to be able to make your own entertainment and our family’s favorite was jigsaw puzzles.

My brother and I would make a contest of it, while my sister would calmly find the pieces and fit them into the puzzle. She always completed more of the puzzle than we did, but that didn’t stop us from proclaiming that we had done the most to complete the puzzle.

Now, instead of buying puzzles at the store, I put them together online. I have to tell you, of all the advanced technology out there, the ones that have been put into puzzle games amaze me the most. These are interactive puzzles that allow you to drag the pieces around the screen to form it. It may sound boring, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

My favorite game site, Big Fish Games, has puzzles that come to life as they take shape. There’s one particular game that uses the ocean as a background. You start putting the puzzle together and as the fish shapes are completed, they take on life and begin moving about the screen. Way too cool, as my son would say. Somehow, they’ve managed to give the puzzles a 3D effect, which makes them even more beautiful when they are completed. The details are so fine, that you feel like you are actually in the room shown in the puzzle.

Another of my favorite puzzles blends objects into the picture and you have to find them all in a certain amount of time. Some of the objects are easy to locate, but others are so well hidden, it’s hard to locate them. You can get hints to their location and I am always shocked that I didn’t see them earlier, since they appear to have been “hidden” in plain view. These games are excellent to sharpen your observation skills and provide exercise for your mind. Body fitness is given tons of attention, but little is given to how to keep your mind in shape. Puzzle games are a great way to do this and provide a lot of entertainment at the same time.

If you really want to get on a mental treadmill, try the games that make you find the differences in pictures. It might seem easy, but it isn’t. This weekend my sister is coming for dinner and I’m going to introduce her to these games. Finally, after all of these years, I think I may actually best her at a puzzle.

Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about this as well as puzzle gifts at http://www.puzzleandgamegifts.com.

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