According to a Windows Live survey of over 700 Singaporeans, an overwhelming number (90.6%) said they would use Instant Messenger to ask someone out on a date, whilst some, albeit a much smaller number, (5.9%) would even propose online.

Not only do many people feel it is acceptable to start a relationship online, a quarter of respondents surveyed (24%) said that they would film their most intimate moments via webcam and share it via IM, and almost 60 per cent of Singaporeans admitted to flirting with someone other than their partner online.

Interestingly, whilst most people think it’s acceptable to ask someone out online, only a third of Singaporeans (33.6%) would actually break up with someone over IM.