Online Caroline Skepticism

Warning: Don't read the recommended blog until you have spent a few days with Caroline. (Unless, of course, you don't mind that it gives away the story)

I just logged on to www.onlinecaroline.com and started what I believe will be a very strange "relationship." As a perpetually wary internet user, I was nervous to log in for the first time because it required my real e-mail address. Immediately, in her first greeting, Caroline assures you that she will e-mail you all the time. First thoughts: a) I have a new stalker that seems a little unstable; b) is my quarantine summary going to be fifty pages long?

After going over my concerns about the possibility of allcars.com hounding me to buy a repo, I explored Caroline's photo montage. Budgie, the pet bird, entertained me on the webcam for about five seconds. Next, I looked over the clothes, the boyfriend and the house. Finally, the "send me gifts" portion. Another commercial trap? Well, at least they don't have my credit card information.

Almost immediately after searching through Caroline's links, I checked my e-mail and, sure enough, I already have an e-mail. Just "housekeeping" stuff. I guess the "intimacy" is yet to come.

Anyhow, for anyone who has logged into your Caroline relationship, you may want to check out Jill Walker's blog post on onlinecaroline. She makes some interesting points about simulation and reader impotence in the relationship with Caroline. Warning: If you scroll down too far in the blog, some of the Caroline's story will be ruined. Perhaps it is best to read the whole thing after a few days with Caroline.