My kids almost never convinced me to let them get an Xbox live subscription to play Halo 2. When they finally did, I got hooked on the game and within the first couple of weeks my oldest son (gamertag minedpardread) met a young man (gamertag now ninja sraggs) and they began playing Halo 2 together. They eventually exchanged cell phone numbers and became long distance friends (we live in Oklahoma and he lives in Texas). As the summer of 2007 approached they began to talk about getting together and to make a long story short I was introduced to ninja scraggs parents and he came and spent over 7 weeks with us in the summer. We (our family) continue to remain in close contact and have a friendship that will last a lifetime. All thanks to the Halo community.