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Vena McGrath

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 As the author of a novel about my life online in chat rooms specifically, and a few adventures into online dating, I can answer almost any question anyone could ask about chatting online. The excitement, the adrenalin rush, the manipulation of the mind, the corruption of morals, the danger of stalking and harrassment online and offline, the lies, the secrets. The reality of this `fantasy` is frightening. My book tells a story that hopefully will make anyone who reads it more wary and chatwise than I was when I stumbled upon chat in late 1999 as a naive woman who didn`t have a clue what a chat room on the internet was. I have spent many hours online counselling men and women with broken hearts, wounded pride, and yes, very real fear. My passion is to try to help eradicate the not so good factors out of chat rooms and make them once again fun places where people feel safe.

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2009-11-19 Ex getting remarried and moving:

Hi Ben I feel sad for you and your loss. However, the reason that the two of you ended up being together for a time is over. I would hazard a guess that you both used each other for your own reasons

2009-11-18 wife and online activities:

Hi Bob It seems strange to me that you have let this slide for 10 years without taking any action. If you had evidence of her infidelity, be it online and not in an intimate way, why didn't you confront

2009-11-15 Can you get over mistrusting someone?:

Hello Sarah I have my own feelings about what has been going on here, but then again I am highly suspicious of men, and women, who can only give the other person in their lives one day a week. I was

2009-11-13 my past:

monalisa The sad smile ... but you made your choices or someone made them for you. I'm not sure if your marriage was an arrangement because I don't live in your country and in Australia we usually

2009-11-09 online chatting:

Hello lalith If your wife is having another affair then I gather she has done this before - maybe once before maybe more times. Why didn't you make the rules before about the marriage? It's a bit

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