AMANDA Lee is just 15, but she is already twice divorced and is now in the midst of another nasty split with her third husband. Oh, and she also has a daughter who is older than her.

Tying the knot...to improve game play ASIASOFT Online, which publishes games such as MapleStory and AuditionSEA, said getting married in these games is purely for fun. 'It's just a platform where players can train together,' said marketing director Ng Kok Khwang. Amanda Tan looks at how online marriages are made. ... more

Such a bizarre family structure could only exist in the world of online marriages, where all you need are in-game money and a willing partner - and a match is easily made, and just as easily broken.

Such virtual unions are becoming increasingly popular in the gaming community, especially among young gamers.

Details of an online marriage also cropped up in court last month during a coroner's inquiry into the death of undergraduate David Hartanto Widjaja: The 21-year-old Indonesian was 'married' to an 18-year-old girl on Destiny Online, a monster-killing game he was hooked on.

She was initially married to another gamer but 'dumped' him when he quit the game and married Widjaja instead. They never met but chatted online often.

Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.