Reading the Times magazine today, I found this article about Skype infiltrating the privacy of the home and almost discouraging real interaction.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/magazine/28fob-wwln-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine
I loved Skype when I was abroad in France, and when Georgina was in China it was great for keeping in touch! I think it's one thing if you rely on it to keep in touch and another to form actual bonds. I'm not sure what to think!
"The very technology with which we choose to communicate in a relationship has become a barometer of our willingness to reveal ourselves within it. Racy photos, amorous texts and nonstop Skyping may be just the thing for lovers who are separated during the giddy days of new romance. At the same time, all that virtual togetherness may overaccelerate a courtship. There is something to be said for the slow burn, for anticipation over immediacy. I’m relieved not to be single in a time when you can flirt, fall in love, sext and break up with a guy without ever so much as meeting for coffee. And, really, what is more erotic, more personal, more potentially vulnerable than handwriting on a page? My husband won my heart by sending a witty postcard from a film shoot in Hawaii. No return address, no way for me to respond at all, let alone instantly in three platforms. These days, it seems, the only time we put pen to paper is when someone has died."
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with online courtships there is a lot of information available that maybe should take much longer to find out about someone....a false sense of intimacy is created, because what you find out is what someone wants you to know, not necessarily what is true.....communicating with technology is not as risky as face to face, you're definitely not as vulnerable , but you don't really know the person either.....i agree about the overacceleration part....skype is great for maintaining a relationship though, i love it....
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