Skype

No one can deny the fact that Skype is one great example of this era’s scientific brilliance. People from across the globe can talk and see each other through free of cost video phone calls. One friend of mine, who lives in Vietnam, even has beer with his best buddy, who lives in the U.S., once a week via Skype.

And I know there are even more things people can do on Skype:

- Hey I’m seeing this girl…

- Yea? Where did you meet her?

- On Skype

- Oh Ok. Did you see her in person yet? How's she like?

- Umm…Not yet, she’s on the other side of the planet.

- Right. Hahaha.

Well I guess Skype dating is just another form of online dating. People go on Skype dates. People have Skype relationships. But unlike Skype beer- drinking, Skype dating can be a little tricky: Bottled kisses have not been invented yet and virtual kisses seem not to be satisfying enough.

Obviously, a Skype video phone call can’t take the place of a real touch, or a real kiss. But unlike dating in real life, Skype dating can be polygamous: you can Skype date with more than one person; or you can Skype date with one and go on real dates with another in your non-Skype life.

I can’t help but wonder: can Skype dating be hurtful? I.e. can someone break your heart via Skype? Might it be the case where you may feel hurt when you sign onto Skype after a Skype break-up, but then when you sign off Skype and turn off your computer, you are happy again?

If that is the case, then I would like to meet my October man on Skype, so that if we end up breaking each other’s heart, we only have to sign out of Skype, even delete the software in our computer, and move on.