I only read a bit of that I drifted off recalling when I first started using the Internet in the early 1990s and started communicating with people around the world.
I'm from a small town and never travel so it was a real eye opener for me. Of course I knew about the world, time zones and all that jazz I was excellent in geography and live maps, the world, cultures.
What I quickly realized is it's nearly impossible to have any relationship with a person who doesn't isn't in your time zone. Even e-mail is awkward since you know it's going off to someone who won't see it until they are awake, have time to read it, want to respond or may wait a few days.
It's like another world, I'd hate to see what happens when we discover intelligent life in a place where light takes years to reach.
This really isn't true. I know it sounds trite, but if you love somebody, you'll find a way to make it work, and it won't seem a chore. That isn't to say long-distance relationships aren't challenging, but small issues like time zone differences (even large ones) just melt away.
Can anecdotally confirm. I was once in a long-distance relationship crossing a few time zones, where we also had different work schedules. We basically lost contact because we could only sync when I got out of work and my partner would be about to go to bed.
I'm from a small town and never travel so it was a real eye opener for me. Of course I knew about the world, time zones and all that jazz I was excellent in geography and live maps, the world, cultures.
What I quickly realized is it's nearly impossible to have any relationship with a person who doesn't isn't in your time zone. Even e-mail is awkward since you know it's going off to someone who won't see it until they are awake, have time to read it, want to respond or may wait a few days.
It's like another world, I'd hate to see what happens when we discover intelligent life in a place where light takes years to reach.