In the olden days the process of dating was an excruciating one. Firstly you would have to meet, and plucking up the courage to actually ask someone out was not an easy thing, never mind deciding what to wear on your first date!

Well not anymore.

The webcam dating revolution is here and it is changing the way we meet new people forever. First there were the personal ads in the paper, which couldn’t have been less personal, and then there was the dating website. But now we don’t even need to sign up, it is simply a matter of recording your video and uploading it on to the web, and hey presto, your virtual dating has begun!

There are chatrooms and websites specifically for webcam dating and even if you’re not in the market for a relationship they can be an excellent way of making new friends. Either way you can wear as many outfits as you like – redo your make up whenever you need and always, always get your best side.

Analyst Brent Iadarola of Frost & Sullivan said, “I think people are more comfortable with online dating, and it’s generally been accepted…”

There will soon be a whole generation of people who met their partners or their friends over the internet; fell in love over their webcams; and had their first arguments or broke up in a chatroom. In fact you can conduct an entire relationship over a webcam from the corner of your living room. The only thing you can’t do is start a family!!