Sorry, but I just don't get it. Maybe it's that damned artificial android heart again, but I am not understanding the concept of Internet girlfriends. What's the point?
I see a lot of heavy flirtation and such, and that makes sense in itself, but I don't get the pairing-up part. I hate to name names, but we all know of female-male poster match-ups that seem to have happened over the course of time. And occasionally I even see the use of the word "girlfriend" or "boyfriend" to describe the relationship. That's what I don't really get. It's a fake commitment, y'know?
In the past I used to frequent chat-rooms quite a bit, and I used to chat with very pleasant girls who were nice to flirt around with, but I tried to stay away from any kind of attachments with them, especially the Internet girlfriend kind (though I have noticed that females in particular seem to move towards an Internet attachment whereas most males tend to stick with heavy but uncommital flirting). I considered them friends and fun to talk with, but the idea of a fake attachment just baffles me. As I said, what's the point? It's not like it's going to actually go anywhere, right? Especially when, in some cases at least, one or both already has a very real relationship with a boyfriend/girlfriend, or husband/wife.
So maybe it's just this cold android heart of mine, but I don't get the appeal of Internet girlfriends. This is something I've been interested in discussing for quite a while, now. Any thoughts?
