Romantic relationships put to the test by online dating

Whether physical or not, a romantic relationship is a bond between two people based on mutual attraction. It begins at the moment they meet - that unique instant when two strangers discover one another for the first time. A romantic encounter experienced through a sense of magic and enchantment. The timbre of a voice, a whispered phrase, the delicacy of a hand, the outline of a figure, or even the way someone moves, plays with their hair or slightly covers their mouth whilst laughing... In that encounter, it is the body in that specific moment that stirs the other's desire and is captured by the imagination, before being magnified, intensified and becoming part of the lover's very being. But what of our society today? Nowadays, technology has infiltrated every sphere of our lives, and its role in our daily existence continues to grow. Where does the magic of love stand in an age when everything seems rationalised and disenchanted? Is love still as sacred in a world where we might first discover one another through a virtual profile on Meetic rather than on a street corner or in a café?