Will Virtual Dating Take Off with Virtual Reality?

Technology has always been used as a way to improve dating and relationships. Phone dating and then online dating quickly became the norm in their eras, and now it makes sense that virtual dating may be the next biggest trend. Some futurists predict that the way we will date in the future will be through virtual reality, or at least, that’s the way tech savvy individuals will give it a go. Even some television shows have comically imagined this scenario, usually ending in some silly disaster.

There are already VR & Bluetooth enabled devices that seek to improve sexuality. Fleshlight has a masturbation sleeve that you can watch with specially encoded VR porn videos to feel what is going on in the video. There is also an app, Kissenger, that lets you kiss your bae through the web.

There are some obvious applications for VR in relationships and some not so obvious applications. It could really help those in long distance relationships feel that they are close to each other. Video chat is one thing but it has some serious caveats. Virtual reality makes it feel like the person is really there, especially when it is made in conjunction with augmented reality. It may also be a great way for couples to explore a new fantasy idea without trying it in real life. They can see how it would feel to try a threesome, for example, before they bring an actual person into the mix. It can also be a great way to explore fantasies without incurring jealousy or insecure feelings.

There are countless ways that virtual reality could affect dating whether it is through meeting people in a virtual space or using it to enhance a dating relationship. The only thing to do is to see which ones will take!