let me clue you in.
MMORPGs are not new, and they were having virtual marriages and funerals in games LONG before WOW came out.
http://www.uo.com
just because its finally so mainstream now that its on cnn, people like you are on a crusade to "help the addicted"
its silly. wow is a baby compared to the other mmorpgs that have been around for like a DECADE.