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Have you ever been miles and miles away from someone you love? Whether it is with a significant other, a family member, or a good friend, long distance relationships can be very challenging. Fortunately, technology and social media has made it possible to bring people closer together at the touch of a button. Software applications such as Skype, help alleviate some of the communication pressures that are synonymous with these types of relationships.
According to their website, “Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles.” Using the program is so common today that it has become its own verb. The trend of “skyping” or going home to “skype” is spreading at a rapid pace. http://about.skype.com/
Distance takes away almost all of our five senses, excluding hearing because of the common use cell phones. Skyping bridges that gap and allows for a sense of sight in a long distance relationship. One does not know how much the sense of sight affects our lives until it is taken away. Not being able to see a loved one, even on a computer screen, can become lonely and make you miss that person more and more. This program fills some of the void of my boyfriend not physically being here. After a long, hard day, seeing his smile and as we talk online makes all the bad go away.
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Honestly, if it was not for the Internet and Skype, I do not know if my boyfriend and I would have made it as long as we have. We have been together for almost a year and a half and he lives 1,400 miles away in Texas. One of our favorite things to do is pop in a DVD on our respective entertainment systems and press play at the same time while skyping simultaneously. It makes us feel as if we are in the same room watching a movie together like the old times when he lived in California. We also like to video-chat and play online games together. Sometimes we “spend the day together,” as we call it, and skype for hours while doing daily tasks around the house such as watch TV, cook, do homework, etc. I even finished skyping with him a moment ago because he wanted to say goodbye before he went to work.
This program has opened up a great deal of new opportunities to stay in communication – one of the most important elements of a successful long distance relationship. I encourage anyone to give Skype a try as a new form of communicating with loved ones. It is not only fun, but it is also convenient, helpful, and free.
I think that it's funny how I stumbled on to this post. I wrote a blog post revealing the other side of the internet and how we are incredibly dependent on it.
ReplyDeleteI liked hearing this side of the whole digital age argument. We are all definitely more connected those around us, and long distance relationships don't seem as bad as they used to be before the introduction of the world wide web.
As far as the grammar goes. I didn't see anything that really stood out. I liked how you added your personal experience with the subject matter to your post. And Skype really is a wonderful thing. :)
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