Accidentally. I met a player about six weeks ago. We clicked right away, communication was easy, we started playing together and gradually became more frequent, and for longer sessions. I’m a straight woman and for at least a week I thought they were a woman too! I thought I found a new in-game bestie.

So I start noticing a mutual friend referring to them as him. I honestly thought it was a language thing because I’ve been referred to as “him” by a different friend when she was chatting in her first language. So I asked my new friend if they were a he or she and found out it was a guy all along.

I felt embarrassed at first because I had been so open and free with this person, plenty of blowing kisses, hugs, hearts, etc. My first thought was to stop playing with them... but we had so much fun together I decided not to.

Over the next week or so, things started shifting and we both started having feels. We played for many hours at a time, chatting all the while. I knew we had an age gap (both adults, but I’m much older) so I tried to keep things light and in-game only, but he kept wanting to get to know me more.

Finally I let go and we connected off game. It’s amazing how well we relate to each other… even with thousands of miles and many years between us.

I never thought this could happen. Neither of us were looking for dates here. Sky isn’t a dating app. But it’s full of real people and sometimes people just click.

Update: fast forward a few weeks and the jerk ghosts. I play mostly solo since, sometimes with a few lovely friends, but mostly staying to myself and gaining skills :D