totally possible, working my way through one right now... we're only a little under 5 hours apart, so it's not like it's totally impossible for it to actually turn into something... on some of the comments about being careful, that's the great thing about video chat, just say, "hey, do you have skype or something," and set up an e-date at first... like this guy i've got my sights set on right now, if we meet up half way, i'm gonna ask if my step-sister and her boyfriend would come with me, just to make sure everything was on the up-and-up... but yes, very very real