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I was so excited to hear that Firebox is selling a Virtual Girlfriend/Boyfriend for the low price of $38. I’m not as bad as Steve Carell in 40 Year Old Virgin but I do still have my original white Tamagotchi in the original box. And the original Apple Newton, and a 20 year old hard drive, you get the picture. You never know what’s going to bring in the big bucks 25 years from now on eBay.
Women:
The more satisfied your virtual date becomes, the more points you collect and the longer the relationship lasts. Using the three control buttons you can select between gifts (anything from lingerie to deodorant), compliments (oblique or spectacularly blunt), places to go (the jewellers to the bingo) or, if you’re feeling lucky, wild passion.
Men:
If you don’t like your date you can attempt to get dumped by insulting them and giving rubbish presents. Just like real life. Alternatively you can press reset and try your luck with someone else. Nothing like real life. The possibilities are endless and really rather risqué.
The idea is to keep your randomly selected cyber partner happy by taking them out, complimenting them, buying them gifts and doing naughty things with them.
I see a lot of singles getting these as gag gifts. When can we expect the accompanying desktop application?
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