Gulf lovers use smartphones to beat segregation


  • TECH
  • Monday, 01 Jul 2013

VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIP: Jaber and his girlfriend flirt the day away, never wasting a minute to sweet-talk and dream of a future together, but like most Gulf Arab youths they can only do it virtually. — ©AFP/Relaxnews 2013

DUBAI: Jaber and his girlfriend flirt the day away, never wasting a minute to sweet-talk and dream of a future together, but like most Gulf Arab youths they can only do it virtually. 

In the United Arab Emirates and all across the conservative Gulf countries, dating is unacceptable among nationals while arranged marriages are the norm. 

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