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Last updated: 9 march, 2010 - 16:27 GMT

In search of love: Internet experiences

Outlook has been hearing your stories of love and relationships that have come about because of the internet - it's all part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s SuperPower season which explores how the net has changed people’s lives.

James Carey and Jenn

From America, James emailed to tell us he's been married for eight years to Jen.

He says, "I'm Irish and met my American wife playing checkers online. We chatted for about three months and got married in Las Vegas two days after we met. I've sent you a photo of us on a return trip to Vegas."

Shannon Brown, his wife and child

Shannon Brown got in touch to say that he and his wife met through the internet back in 1998.

He's from America and she was in Australia. He was in college and signed up for an X-Files mailing list that she was also on. They started talking, then dating, and in July 2001 were married. Last year on December 14, their first child was born.

Ian Murphy, Marsha Maule-Murphy and family

Yet another international internet love story comes from Ian Murphy and Marsha Maule-Murphy.

Ian lived in Alice Springs, Australia, and Marsha lived in Chagaunas in Trinidad & Tobago. Within about 18 months, after many e-mails and phone calls, they got married, and Ian and Marsha now both live in Alice Springs. They have two children and are approaching their 10th anniversary in June.

Outlook listener Elizabeth Bernstein also has quite a tale to tell.

She was living in New York when she met Dave on a photo sharing website. They met up in real life when Dave was on a work trip to the States and love blossomed. Now Elizabeth has relocated to Dave's home town of Edinburgh in Scotland and the couple are planning a New York wedding for next year.

If you have a story to share with us about finding love online, and maybe even a photo, then get in touch by emailing us at outlook@bbc.com.

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