Cruising Takes a Leap

With the recent announcement by wireless providers of phones capable of two-way video talk, I believe online cruising for dating and sex partners has just taken a giant leap. This changes a lot in my opinion.

Today it’s just two phones (that I’m aware of) capable of video chat with the eventual ease of a simple phone call. But technology advances at an increasingly brisk pace nowadays. I’m sure more phones and services will step up to the plate and offer their own competing versions quite soon. The era of the ubiquitous video phone call will soon be upon us. Imagine the possibilities.

Whether it’s people meeting on a dating site or cruising for sex on a hookup site, the fact that we will now be able to view the person we’re talking with changes the game. No longer does anyone have to wonder if the photo in a person’s profile is real, recent or doctored in some way. Visual cues we get from seeing a person while we’re talking to them dramatically increases the thoroughness of the communication. The resulting snap assessment we make of people will be far more accurate. This can only improve our choices in partners and friends. Add into all that the phone’s GPS capabilities able to pinpoint the location of both parties and their proximity and you have a recipe for a perfect storm to change our cruising habits forever.

Sure, we now have internet web cam chat. Lots of people communicate that way. Phones, however, are with us at all times and are less complex. They’re incredibly convenient. They are truly becoming small laptops we carry with us 24/7. Their computing power is amazing relative to their size. I think in many cases people will choose the mobility of a phone over a larger computer or even a tablet. At least I think so. If so, this will be another technology shift in the varieties of ways we pursue our sex and relationship connections. I find this fascinating and am looking forward to seeing it all unfold. It’s going to be interesting.