Couple wed after 'Second Life' romance

PLYMOUTH, England, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A British couple said they split from their partners and moved in together after falling in love online via "Second Life."

Steve Sweet, 47, and Kristen Birkin, 33, said their avatars met in the online world at a virtual Duran Duran concert, leading them to cyber-date for five months and eventually marry inside the "Second Life" world, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

Sweet said he did not feel like he was being unfaithful to his partner of 23 years until he met his Internet love in person.

"I hadn't felt as though I was being unfaithful when I was online, although I did feel a bit uncomfortable with what I was doing," he said. "But once I met Kristen it took the whole thing to another level, so I felt the only decent thing to do was to come clean, because I couldn't lead a double life."

Sweet and Birkin said they split from their partners and wed in real life on the anniversary of their "Second Life" marriage. The couple said they named their daughter Kira, after the name Birkin gave her "Second Life" avatar.

"Second Life" is an online virtual world where users may interact.