But would you go so far as to having a fake partner?
Invisible Boyfriend, and Invisible Girlfriend, allows you to have the appearance that you are seeing someone, with texting, voicemail and even a gift service. You can create how you and your fellow robot met and his/her personality.
Reasons people use the service:
When you sign up, you chose a selfie from user-submitted photos. Then you get a text from a real, but anonymous person from their workforce.
The company are currently working on creating Facebook profiles for the invisible partner.
When I first heard of this, I thought "what?! this is creepy" and thought it was a complete joke. But reading through, dare I say it's a weird but wonderful idea?
Someone asks about your day, has an interest in your life and you release dopamine when you get a text. And you have no time for an actual partner, but want someone to talk to and to get co-workers off your case. They always respond and have the same interests as you.
Their introductory price is $24.99 a month, including 100 texts, 10 voicemails and one handwritten note.
The idea was pitched at St. Louis Startup Weekend, they won and immediately assembled a team. Within a few days they were featured on Buzzfeed and Business Insider. Over a million people have visited the site from 193 different countries.
The service is US-based. In the future, there will probably be something similar in the UK with the increasing number of people using social media and social dating sites.
Am I convinced by the idea? No. But I do think it's very original and probably does work for a few people, just not for me.
What do you think? Comment below!
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