2039 年的约会是什么样子的?How will we date in 2039? | BBC Ideas

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In the year 2039, new developments in virtual reality could give 'connecting with someone you fancy' a whole new meaning.

Facebook already hosts a show called Virtually Dating, where couples strap on headsets and virtually spend time in exotic locations.

Imagine if you could go on a date without the commitment of having to actually be there in person.

A 21st Century romance?

Or just another way to bash into the furniture of your ridiculously small housing pod before you take off your headset only to remember there's no one there.

Alternatively, maybe your VR date will go so well, you'll question why you need a real-life partner in the first place.

A company in Japan is already offering men the chance to marry their favourite anime characters.

Will you be professing your lifelong commitment to a 3D hologram in a virtual chapel?

If you're a woman, the answer may well be no.

Even though research shows that people are more likely to open up to a machine than a person.

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