{"id":2593,"date":"2021-08-24T10:53:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/24\/do-dress-up-dont-get-drunk-how-to-have-a-great-virtual-date\/"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:53:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T08:53:17","slug":"do-dress-up-dont-get-drunk-how-to-have-a-great-virtual-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/24\/do-dress-up-dont-get-drunk-how-to-have-a-great-virtual-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Do dress up, don\u2019t get drunk: how to have a great virtual date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lockdown or no lockdown, the video-call date is here to stay. Experts reveal how to look your best, keep the conversation flowing and turn that online spark into a face-to-face meeting<\/p>\n<p>As if first dates aren\u2019t awkward enough, along comes video dating to add an extra layer of tech frustration and misinterpreted body language to the mix. During lockdown, video calls \u2013 either within a dating app, or on platforms such as Zoom \u2013 took off. But as restrictions lift, many dating experts predict the format is here to stay \u2013 or at least that it has become a helpful additional step. Dating apps rolled out video call functions last year, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/hinge-takes-video-dates-to-a-new-level-with-the-launch-of-video-prompts-301266327.html\">Hinge found that 65% of people who had been on a virtual date planned to continue<\/a> post-pandemic. Of Tinder\u2019s younger users (Generation Z daters, in their late teens and early 20s), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-57557180\">half have used video dating<\/a>. So you may as well perfect your on-screen hairstyle, decide what to wear on your upper half and embrace it. Here are some tips on how to succeed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2021\/aug\/24\/dress-up-dont-get-drunk-how-to-have-great-virtual-date\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/730d63f5c882f8aa168567efbdab4bfab80c7d36\/0_8_5256_3153\/master\/5256.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9d4b67399f87b3dd999c4885a93ca8b2\" title=\"Do dress up, don\u2019t get drunk: how to have a great virtual date\" \/>Lockdown or no lockdown, the video-call date is here to stay. Experts reveal how to look your best, keep the conversation flowing and turn that online spark into a face-to-face meeting<br \/>\nAs if first dates aren\u2019t awkward enough, along comes video dating to add an extra layer of tech frustration and misinterpreted body language to the mix. During lockdown, video calls \u2013 either within a dating app, or on platforms such as Zoom \u2013 took off. But as restrictions lift, many dating experts predict the format is here to stay \u2013 or at least that it has become a helpful additional step. Dating apps rolled out video call functions last year, and Hinge found that 65% of people who had been on a virtual date planned to continue post-pandemic. Of Tinder\u2019s younger users (Generation Z daters, in their late teens and early 20s), half have used video dating. So you may as well perfect your on-screen hairstyle, decide what to wear on your upper half and embrace it. Here are some tips on how to succeed. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lockdown or no lockdown, the video-call date is here to stay. 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