Is there still such thing as long-distance relationships?

Remember the times long distance romances involved hand-written, beautify crafted letters and pigeons?

Yeah, me neither.

Travelling around Europe this summer I had no trouble contacting anyone I wished to contact and if ever felt lonely in those empty Italian hotel rooms I’d just call them via messenger. Facebook Messenger.

We live in a glorious of an constant internet connection and since we are able to have Skype-drinking, Skype-sex and even Skype-mornings after it makes me wonder:

Is there still such thing as long-distance relationships?

Thanks to the tools free to use nowadays you and your partner, no mater the country of permanent residence, connected whenever you wish. You may find yourselves spending more time together than couples physically living in the same cities.

Being able to pet, kiss and caress each other’s minds. Only the minds. There’s a huge possibility of reaching the level of understanding and knowing the other being that people who have a chance to screw never care enough to reach.

Here’s where my hypothesis gets screwed. (At least my hypothesis.)

No matter how close the minds can get, you still need a union of the bodies to sustain a relationship. And be truely happy in it.

Neglecting the regular sex factor was a trap I came in willingly time and time again. Because it’s so tempting to keep in touch with your ex and see him grow into a better, wiser person than the one you broke up with. And so easy to desperately want to get back together no matter you’re living English Channel and couple of countries apart. 

Or to foolishly keep a toxic summer romance alive and become a zombie heartcuffed to your computer.

No matter how real the presence of the loved one next to you or how real that intimacy feels, it’s still virtual.

After all Spike Jonze’s “Her” is a fabulous movie, but who’d like to lead that life if there are plenty of people you could not only talk to, but also perform some dececent analouge love making with?