Esta se me fué: hace 4 meses salió una aplicación que te permite tener una novia virtual, que te busca, te manda fotos, mensajes con corazoncitos, y hasta se pelea contigo. Hoy salió la versión para mujeres, o sea, para tener todo un galanazo mandándote amor (por tan solo $24.99 dolares mensuales).
¿Soy solo yo o alguien mas cree que esto es lo más triste del mundo?…
It has come to this: an app that will help you invent a fake boyfriend. It’s called Invisible Boyfriend, and its significant other-creating services — including texts, calls, and handwritten notes — can be yours for just $24.99 a month.
Invisible Boyfriend first previewed a version of its service, Invisible Girlfriend, back in 2013. But both girl and boy subscription services were, well, invisible until they officially launched Tuesday.
The company says it’s not just for people who want to create the illusion of having a significant other. Sure, you can use it to trick your friends and family but it also “creates a safe space for you to practice texting with a real human if you’re out of practice,” the company writes on its blog.
They also note the app can even be of use to you even if you have an IRL significant other. Because what relationship doesn’t need a little manipulation? Says the company: “Sometimes it even inspires just enough jealousy to jolt that special person into committing.”
The whole thing sounded bizarre, and more than a little creepy. So of course, I had to try out the service for myself.
You begin by choosing a name, age, photo, and personality trait for your invisible partner (there’s also an Invisible Girlfriend service, so no one is left out; the whole thing is LGBT friendly, too.)
The site even lets you create a backstory for how you met, though I chose to keep the one it automatically generated, which was something about us getting our drinks mixed up at Starbucks (swoon)…
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