Jasper met his partner in virtual reality. Is this the future of dating?

A man in a VR headset looking off to the side with a purple squiggle wrapped around his body. Behind him is a photo of himself next to another man, a 3D grid and purple geometric mountains.

재스퍼 씨는 가상 현실 플랫폼을 통해서 연인을 만났다. Source: SBS

As virtual reality gains popularity, people are falling in love and building lives together, with some never actually meeting in person. But are there dangers?


Jasper Wannajaroen first bumped into his partner the same way many of us do: through a group of mutual friends.

Only instead of the setting being a pub or dinner party, it was in virtual reality.

As they began chatting online about their shared interests, including Nintendo games, music production and 3D animation, Jasper felt a connection starting to grow.

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