This made me remember a fututristic Sylvester Stallone & Sandra Bullock movie that popped up on TV -

I'm a secret romantic - the real thing not virtual -but I can see why this may be attractive to some - it could be less messy as opposed to real life relationships, one may be able to exert complete control in a rt without backlash and enjoy company without going through to whole dance of dating & rejection - I mean the possiblities are there

Informative article, Christine!