Does this scenario appeal to you?

Your virtual lover is a vision of perfection. Created with your choice of body type and height, hair and eye color, voice tone, and body scent. Further, you have chosen their personality (masculine, feminine, non-binary, shy, seductive, humorous, dominant, submissive) and apparent level of intelligence. You have hand-selected their hobbies and the things they like to talk about (football, sexual fantasies, popular books, you). They seem to care about your feelings, and you only have to tell them once how to give you a mind-blowing orgasm. They have no needs of their own, which means that your sexual satisfaction is their reward. Since they don’t have bad days, they are never irritable. They don’t care if you brushed your teeth in the last 24 hours or put on something attractive to wear. They don’t have a bad time of the month, get angry when you forget their birthday or side with the wrong political party. As a result, you can save all your time and energy for whatever is important to you: sex, work, video games, whatever. How’s that for a lover?

At first glance, this may sound too contrived and perfect. There’s little reminiscent of a real romance in this scenario. However, in truth, many of us are susceptible to easily and efficiently getting our needs met. Consider the popularity of fast food, Zoom meetings, ChatGPT, and smartphones. Perhaps skeptical initially, many of us now use these conveniences regularly. Similarly,........

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