What about long distance relationships?
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JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 months ago
That’s just a friend, then. I would think a boyfriend would be a friend you could be physically affectionate to, which obviously you can’t with a chatbot. I’m not against people having virtual friends, I just don’t see why it’s a boyfriend.
indistincthobby@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 4 months ago
“Long distance is the wrong distance!”
-Liz Lemon, relationship expert
iquanyin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
same. it’s just clickbait adjacent to catch eyeballs for ad revenue.
activ8r@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Depends on their style of emotional investment I guess. Not all romantic relationships are sexual, so physical intimacy isn’t necessarily required. So it reasonably could be the same emotional attachment to the AI as it would be for a real person. Whether or not that is healthy is an entirely different topic, but having a virtual boyfriend is very possible.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’m not an asexual so my opinion here might have little value but I would imagine asexuals might still enjoy physical intimacy that is non-sexual in nature. Do they not need things like holding hands, hugging, kissing, sitting close to one another either? Even non-touch love language types like acts of service would be impossible for an ai.
iquanyin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
i am on the ace spectrum and for me, yes, i want those things. and i will have sex too, but generally i’d rather do other things. i’ve never experienced lust for anyone in my life, but i have two grown children and miss cuddling now that im single again.