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Skype is helping folks make love connections
Skype and similar services that allow free phone calls over the Internet are fostering "love connections between Belgians and Japanese, Germans and Israelis, Americans and Egyptians and even a Guatemalan nail technician and a Canadian member of the Raelians, a group that advocates human cloning," The Los Angeles Times writes today.

According to the Times, singles around the world who've found each other on the web are now talking to each other on Skype -- and some are falling in love.

It spotlights the blooming love affair of newlyweds Mark Passerby and Salwa Al-Saban. He lives in Lansing, Mich. She was living in Cairo when they discovered each other and started talking thanks to Skype. Last November, they got married and they're now living together in Lansing.

"Everyone around us thinks we're crazy," Salwa, 25, told the Times. "But it is much more perfect than anything I could have ever wanted."

David Finlay, co-owner of someonenew.com, a 14,000-member dating site, is a fan of the free phone programs. He tells the Times that by using Skype, singles can figure out with a phone call or two if they're compatible -- rather than spending a long time trading e-mails.