Growing trend towards paying for virtual affection

[The One Percent]

Must suck to be not be attractive

[Independent voter]

In Japan single women go to host clubs where they are entertained by young men. Just talking, no touching.

The women say real boyfriends require too much work and these fake boyfriends are good enough.

I know these guys aren't virtual but I don't see why they couldn't be.

[Mistame]

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Those dudes look like something out of an outdated Final Fantasy game. No wonder the girls only want to talk.

In Japan single women go to host clubs where they are entertained by young men. Just talking, no touching.

The women say real boyfriends require too much work and these fake boyfriends are good enough.

Sounds like they're scared of the D. Or, given the porn they produce, maybe they're afraid of razors.

[taliey]

Man, can't stay cooped up inside.

[prwraith]

In Japan single women go to host clubs where they are entertained by young men. Just talking, no touching.

The women say real boyfriends require too much work and these fake boyfriends are good enough.

I know these guys aren't virtual but I don't see why they couldn't be.

Japan women are also NOT breeding themselves into extinction. Weird place.

[dextersmith]

Can't these people get together and do this for free? Too busy for a relationship is a lie.

[kail]

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video...8OrvrlZhsf.mp4

Japan is way ahead of us in this department.

Oh....the humanity....

[WinnerKD]

I was just discussing this with a friend, and while he used larger words than I did, we both came to the same conclusion. The ultimate desire here seems to be control over one's innate desire to be loved. Control is the end, the virtual relationship is the means. There isn't any risk involved here, you're not dealing with another human. The price of admission is using your imagination and foregoing physical intimacy, but the benefit is the belief that you're loved, genuinely loved. Moreover, you're inoculating yourself against rejection. That's huge, that's absolutely huge. So, yes, I do believe this will continue because too many don't want to invest in a relationship, even if the feeling of touching and cuddling is unique, the time investiture is seen as too much for them to justify.

[shadowmouse]

I'm not sure that I see a huge difference between the kind of arrangement in the article and what seems to be happening with some streamers.

Call it "virtual affection" and it sounds as if it is something different. If, however, a guy pays money to support a streamer who happens to show a lot of skin and indulge their quirks, that's just part of the normal business model.

Computers and phones make it sound like something modern. Talking about hostesses in Japan makes it sound Asian. Is it really either? Before we had the flashy electronic stuff one could go to a bar, tip halfway decently and talk to the bartender or waitress. I remember getting coffee in the South, where it was common for the waitress to call me "hun" (not Atilla) and flirt. There have always been ways to chat and flirt without really being in a relationship, and tipping (not cows) was often involved.

[bassfu]

It's their money, if someone wants to spend it on a used up e-whore that's their business. Just less competition getting in the way of used up IRL-whores.

[fwc577]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...-a7355101.html




What do you make of this?

It doesn't surprise me at all and I expect this trend to continue in the future as more and more lonely individuals are willing to pay for companionship. Seems like a lucrative market for unscrupulous individuals.

Would you be interested in such a service or have you actually used a service like this already?

Suckers, 100%

I do the same thing but it's 100% free and I find them through various social media platforms. My favorite is Whisper where I have a few women in my area I chat with quite regularly about all the mundane things.

What's funny about this though is my name is Ben and I'm a Software worker (but the age is off and I'm in America) LOL

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Can't these people get together and do this for free? Too busy for a relationship is a lie.

Eh, you'd be surprised. Especially in software work, depending on what he's doing.

I've got student loans and I'd love a second job, however, my main job demands a lot of me and I can be called to work a weekend at a moments notice because something in our software is fucked up or we have an upcoming deadline. It's not difficult to make some time but it can be difficult to find regular time.

If you're already dating someone, this might not be a problem. If you're just starting dating and you occasionally have to cancel/postpone or outright decline a date night it can cause anxiety in a blooming relationship and some younger people have trouble with that shit already. lol.

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Must suck to be not be attractive

Trust me, attractiveness has little to do with getting dates.

Source: Personal experience.

[Rudkobing]

What do you make of this?

Very sad for this guy and society.

[dextersmith]

Eh, you'd be surprised. Especially in software work, depending on what he's doing.

I've got student loans and I'd love a second job, however, my main job demands a lot of me and I can be called to work a weekend at a moments notice because something in our software is fucked up or we have an upcoming deadline. It's not difficult to make some time but it can be difficult to find regular time.

If you're already dating someone, this might not be a problem. If you're just starting dating and you occasionally have to cancel/postpone or outright decline a date night it can cause anxiety in a blooming relationship and some younger people have trouble with that shit already. lol.

I know all too well, but he's not looking for a relationship, just a text buddy.

[Deleted]

Damn... how sad are these people?

I can see that young guys/men are pussies these days, but at least have some diginity!

[Neyze]

That's what omegle is for

[Tennis]

Damn... how sad are these people?

I can see that young guys/men are pussies these days, but at least have some diginity!

Nobody knows about it though.

[sethman75]

But when a husband buys flowers and chocolate for his wife and expects some sexy time later its not the same thing?

Im talking base line. Its the same human need