Young Chinese women find virtual love in 'Deepspace'

Considering the huge gender gap in China due to the 1 Child policy, women choosing fictitious lovers over real relationships is going to plague China's demographics and fertility rate even more.

Liu Xue, a 25-year-old office worker, likens her connection with Rafayel to a real-life romantic relationship.

"To myself, or to my inner circle of close friends, I would say that we are lovers," she told AFP at a birthday event in Beijing. "I don't think I need company in real life."

He accompanies Liu daily, comforts her when she's down -- and even keeps her up-to-date on her menstrual cycle.

She may not need company but needs a psych evaluation for sure. Glad I didn't grow up in this generation. These game makers know how to make a profit off these types of people. Most of the young ones at my workplace don't even know or are afraid to start a conversation. Reality seems foreign to many of them. SCARY!

I knew what the "male" looked like before seeing the picture. Effeminate with his strange color hair in his eyes, skinny, no visible muscles, extra sensitive to the point of making one want to gag. Probably no bass in the voice and wears women's clothes too. I can't imagine any woman I've ever met, or guy for that matter, wanting a man to talk about her menstrual cycle. What is the world coming to?

Mocheake- Very well said. Agree with all you have said.

Sure, which A.I. wrote it , which nation was the supposed A.I. based in. Lode (sic) of you read this and create gold for me! You guys stick to the political news commentaries. My best mainland friends, M+W+2 kiddies would be laughing, and of course investing in it! where there are willing readers there is lodes of gold!

Still much healthier than Japan where majority of 14-20 year olds girls are addicted to hosts, concafe, underground idols and growing up with tens to hundreds of millions in debt by mid 29th. At least this game is not pushing high-interest yamikin loans or ask them to sell themselves overseas to pay back debt.

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"much healthier than Japan where majority of 14-20 year olds girls are addicted to hosts,"

A Majority? Really? Can we have some links for that?

Of course if a bunch of guys were doing the EXACT same thing....finding love virtually....there'd be cries of misogyny, exploitation of women, name-calling, 3rd rate feminist columnists writing male-bashing articles, etc, etc....

Wang Yaya, a 23-year-old university student, has spent over 70,000 yuan ($10,000) on the game and related merchandise.

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Sounds like these women are being deceived by a virtual expensive prostitute…