Tell a prospective date that you want to skype.

"You want to what?" they ask, incredulously. 

This is the latest act, in the pre screening for the possible, potential, could happen, we might just have a first date, in the you really want to go out with me, dance. Really.

Can you imagine? How does one look dramatic, fetching, alluring and slim in the bright light of morning, with a somewhat fish eye lens capturing them in all their glory? Does a bathrobe have the cachet, the look, you were going for? Perhaps a video conferencing center could work. They have lighting people there, you know.

There are actually people, I have come to realize, who read what has been written in the on line profile. All of it. What you read, watch, do for fun. Aren't they aware that the only thing that is of any importance is how you look? Except for those confident souls who have no picture posted on their profile. Now that speaks volumes. Either they are uber confident in the written word, are famous, in the witness protection program or truly a beast.

Would they skype, I wonder?

Equally daunting is the pre screening telephone chat. You've got to be fairly confident that you remember what you wrote about yourself in case you are quizzed. How old did you say your were, followed by how tall are two definitive questions that can easily trip one up. So, make sure that you have read and committed your profile to memory before the dialing commences.

As I said, this isn't for the faint of heart. But as the new decade is slowing making its way in, there are many a hopeful who are making resolutions for the new year. Skyping for love, however, is probably not one of them.