How to Avoid Sexual Activities in the Second Life Game

Second Life, the online worldwide virtual world of anything and everything you ever imagined, has it's good parts ... but it also has many dark, scary, even disgusting aspects. These darker aspects include the fact while most people enter Second Life - for sexual reasons. Most people see it as a playground for pornography and sexual activity - as most lands in Second Life have areas (pose balls you can click and use) where your avatars can engage in sexual activity together. And people (avatars with people behind them) are always asking you for sex or at least will expect it in exchange for being friendly to you.

So if you still want to enter Second Life, but do not want any part of this sexual side that permeates most of the land, there are some helpful tips that can help you to try and avoid this contact.

One: plan your travels well. This means staying away from areas that most likely will have lots of people there looking for romance and sex. And while this can be difficult, it can be done somewhat succesfully. Use the search engine to find exactly what you are looking for and keep in mind that places with beaches, gardens, etc. are romantic spots where lots of people hang out just waiting for someone to come through.

Two: mark yourself as having a partner. While this is rarely succesful, at least if someone wants to talk to you, you can point out you have a partner and are not interested in anyone else. Make your partner your real-life spouse or friend.

Three: put it plainly in your description that you are not here for pick-ups. Your profile allows room for you to write something about yourself, so why not say it plainly that you are not in Second Life for sex, romance, or anything like that? And while this sometimes sparks people's interest even more (some may even want to bug you more, to see if they can win you over), chances are it will do more good for you than bad.

Four: dress appropriately, just as you would in real life. People live with their vision - so if your avatar looks good they will be attracted just like in real life. Sometimes it's easy to dress less in Second Life, but try to be conservative so as not to attract too much attention.

Five: mark yourself as "busy". This can stop instant messages from coming in altogether and can actually scare some people away from even talking to you so that you can get done what you came here for.

Many people do not see the danger in Second Life - but, in fact, there are untold dangers. But if you would like to see some of the beautiful sights that can be found in this virtual world, go ahead ... just do what you can to remain seperate from the sexual overtones!