So as most people know, there are two kinds of weird. There is the weird that comes from not growing up around something (eg. other cultures) and there is the weird that is just plain weird no matter what frame of reference you use (eg. Gary Busey). I will leave the final verdict up to you, but just so you know...this is pretty weird. Or maybe sad?MY GIRLFRIEND IS NOT ON RIGHT NOW.
Love Plus+ is a dating simulation game on the DS. Apparently it's very popular among the nerdy and socially awkward, which for some reason seems to only be Japanese men. You may, after all recall some college student (nerd alert!), marrying his virtual "girlfriend". In a rather business savvy move, the game is not sold in countries outside the land of the rising sun. The publisher realizes that real women are still "in" and that the rest of the men in the world would much rather interact with a woman without the need for a stylus and an extension chord. Me, I like to experiment.
ATAMI DOES NOT JUDGE YOU
A former hot spot among love birds back when the word "physical" actually meant something, is now trying to regain some of its former glory by catering to...you guessed it...virtual love birds. "Lucky" guys can rent a hotel room and experience a real life romantic getaway just like in the game..umm, I mean love simulation.
In Atami, the Love Plus+ fans—mostly men in their twenties and thirties—stand out. Unlike the deeply tanned beach crowd wearing very little, they are often pasty and overdressed for the heat in heavy jeans and button-down shirts.
Love Plus+ is a dating simulation game on the DS. Apparently it's very popular among the nerdy and socially awkward, which for some reason seems to only be Japanese men. You may, after all recall some college student (nerd alert!), marrying his virtual "girlfriend". In a rather business savvy move, the game is not sold in countries outside the land of the rising sun. The publisher realizes that real women are still "in" and that the rest of the men in the world would much rather interact with a woman without the need for a stylus and an extension chord. Me, I like to experiment.
ATAMI DOES NOT JUDGE YOU
A former hot spot among love birds back when the word "physical" actually meant something, is now trying to regain some of its former glory by catering to...you guessed it...virtual love birds. "Lucky" guys can rent a hotel room and experience a real life romantic getaway just like in the game..umm, I mean love simulation.
In Atami, the Love Plus+ fans—mostly men in their twenties and thirties—stand out. Unlike the deeply tanned beach crowd wearing very little, they are often pasty and overdressed for the heat in heavy jeans and button-down shirts.
This is an actual quote from an article in the Wall Street Journal. No matter how you look at it, these guys give Japanese men a real bad name. The word "loser" comes to mind.
FINAL THOUGHTS
In a country where the population is actually decreasing (this is true. I heard it from a documentary I watched sometime ago on some channel), having a virtual girlfriend does not sound like a practical idea. Check that. It doesn't even sound fun. The day I fall prey to this is the day I might as well accept the fact that I will never be able to share my DNA with world...you know, by scoring.
FINAL THOUGHTS
In a country where the population is actually decreasing (this is true. I heard it from a documentary I watched sometime ago on some channel), having a virtual girlfriend does not sound like a practical idea. Check that. It doesn't even sound fun. The day I fall prey to this is the day I might as well accept the fact that I will never be able to share my DNA with world...you know, by scoring.
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