With modern telecom and transportation systems, people can increasingly lead geographically-remote relationships. I wonder if anyone has done a study on how new technologies impact the number of LDRs over the years. Will there be even more LDRs in the future? If virtual reality becomes more of a reality in the future (some kind of bodysuit or brain chip for example that can relay sensory perceptions from signals transmitted through the telecommunications network), will we even need to have physically-present relationships?
Falling short of the full virtual reality experience, there are several inventions mentioned here that may or may not help with your LDR depending on how much the likes of Hug Shirt, Lover’s Cup, KissPhone, and boyfriend pillow appeal to you. For us, the good old telephone seems to work just fine, but a full virtual reality experience would be a dream come true.
