Virtual Girlfriend Service
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A service that provides users with a perfect virtual boyfriend/girlfriend experience through text messaging, offering emotional connection without the downsides of real relationships.
Key Points:
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Core Service:
- Text-based relationship simulation
- Users get matched with paid actors who play the role of boyfriend/girlfriend
- Price point: $19.99 per month
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Service Features:
- Regular text check-ins
- Emotional support
- Photo sharing
- Compliments and affirmation
- No physical meeting (intentionally very long distance)
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Key Differentiators:
- No negative aspects of real relationships
- No nagging
- No jealousy
- No arguments
- Customized experience based on gender:
- Men receive "perfect girlfriend" experience
- Women receive "prince charming" experience
- No negative aspects of real relationships
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Operations:
- Staffed by call center employees
- Workers trained to behave as ideal partners
- Communication primarily through text messages
- Service maintains relationship purely in digital space
The concept is similar to how Tinder simplified dating by removing the need for physical interaction, but takes it further by providing a purely emotional/digital connection without any intention of meeting in person.
02:38 - 07:02
Full video: 39:16SP
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.