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Marni's Online Romance

Date: Mar 25 2008

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New love can make you do strange things. When new lovers first fall for each other, they find themselves staying up all night together, traveling to be with one another and forgetting commitments. Sometimes they learn a language to be together.

But certainly online love makes people do the strangest things of all. They type back and forth for hours on end and exchange photos by the dozen. If you fall in love with someone online, next thing you know you might be watching your computer while trying to fry some whole lemons in your kitchen.

Wait…what!?

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Dialog

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Beren

Marni

Beren: What are you doing?

Marni: Um, uh, well…

Beren: You’re cooking and looking at…

Marni: I’m trying to cook and…the…OK. So I’ve been…I know, I know, it’s my dirty little secret. I’ve been having this online relationship, which is kind of a new thing for me…

Beren: Who is that?

Marni: His name’s John. I just think he’s really awesome. He’s this really great guy and we seem to have a lot in common, so I’m trying to cook because I heard he really likes Middle Eastern food, or that’s what he was saying. I just…I don’t know what I’m doing…

Beren: But you have your computer by the stove, which doesn’t make sense. Is he watching you right now? Is there a camera?

Marni: No…I mean, I just, in case he sends me a message. I just don’t want to miss it.

Beren: In the time it takes you to cook these lemons. Whole lemons.

Marni: I don’t really know how to cook. But I don’t want him to know that because he really likes Middle Eastern food and I was thinking, “OK, well if he thinks I can cook, then you know, that’s a plus, right? Everybody likes a gal who can cook, so…”

Beren: Sure.

Marni: Yeah, so I’m trying to figure it all out, but it I want it to be close by just in case.

Beren: OK. Cool.

Marni: Yeah.

Beren: Best of luck to ya.

Marni: Thanks. I need it.

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Discussion

Beren walks into Marni’s kitchen and discovers a very strange scene. Marni’s computer is sitting on the counter so she can look at while she cooks. While she cooks lemons. Whole lemons.

So Marni explains that she has a new online boyfriend. His name is John. Maybe you’ve seen him around the Ebaby!...

Anyway, John likes Middle Eastern cooking, so Marni is trying to learn how to cook. She’s not doing a very good job of it, probably because she’s distracted by her new love.

Beren slowly backs away from Marni as though she’s insane.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever done for love?

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bhoodevvidua

India

love is nothing only sex

Zil Va

Germany

“Once i loved a woman so much that she made a fool of me.” “I see, some women leave a permanent impression”

pairwen

China

LoVe always drives people mad~~there are no doubt that the power of the love

baby michel

China

interesting topic.now it`s popular fall in love online.but i also think it`s not good way

mckenzie83

Philippines

its nice to have a relatioinship online as long as it works

noeng

Indonesia

it’s good story…, please help marno…. ok???

wanglong123

China

People often out of their mind when they fallen in love

bahaa_diab

Syrian Arab Republic

i think it is agreat thing to be in love with some body.. and doing crazy thing can make the life beautiful.. the life is always in need for some thing beautiful and hopful like love…

cat m

China

This topic is very popular,i think by Ebaby, a lot of people fall in love with online lover.

cat m

China

This topic is very popular,i think by Ebaby, a lot of people fall in love with online lover.

Czajka

Poland

oh… I'm one a lot of womens who want find love. It's unimportant how we find someone. Every where sth could wait for us. Don't miss that opportunity! Let's do it. So, we yell at the top of one's voice- "I'm waiting for you- my Love!"

ikha

Indonesia

yeah, online rellation could be more interesting than a real one, i mean skip the part when u spent hours just to pick up the right collour for dinner..:P

abinnaya

India

It’s good.

The Jasmine

Syrian Arab Republic

waw that's love even if it was online by net …..It makes people crazy ..

serkan81

Turkey

some one can help me pls?

Czajka

Poland

So… I don't remember what is love… yes, it's true. oh, I think is magnificent but I'm not sure… I'm single for years:(

chloe25

Philippines

i think i felt the same way as marni. i fell in love from a guy online, until now we exchange messages. i believe falling in love in any way doesn't matter even it sounds insane that u've met online but what's matter most is that you feel you understand and you are connected to each other. it is like a guy and a gal with different cultures but still right for each other.