It is not the Ryan Gosling movie.
Every man has a different reason as to why he prefers a RealDoll to a real woman but mostly it's about control, sexual power, fear of rejection and having a synthetic vagina he can send to the "Doll Doctor" for yearly repairs and tightening.
One man in the documentary had a steady girlfriend, but also harbored a secret collection of Real Dolls in his garage (along with a box of spare pubic hair from Sweden). Another contender took great pride in maintaining his doll's physical appearance. He also enjoyed lying in bed, snuggling almost as much as the sex. "We are there for one another." One factory worker said that he prefers dolls because most real women look like they have been with too many men. "It'd be like going to a restaurant and having someone chew up a piece of meat, spit it out onto a plate and say 'here, you want this?'" He also likes that RealDolls can't get pregnant or give STD's (or conversation or opinions or stand up alone but whatever.)
The creator of RealDolls explained that the dolls have a social and emotional purpose in some men's lives; they need the dolls like some people need insoles. $6000 Barbie-shaped insoles. "Not everyone has problems with their feet but some people do. Not everyone has problems with social interaction but some people do."
I thought the RealDolls were shocking, until I saw this video where a Japanese man married a video game character. Sal9000 and Nene Anegasaki wed (see video below).
I understand that this man met his "wife" in a dating stimulation game, so it's not that weird that he has decided to throw a full-on wedding ceremony in reality to celebrate his relationship in a Nintendo DS game. I know that every time I pass a new level in Spore I run outside and high-five a bunch of worms. At least the ceremony lacked tradition, obviously the bride's parents didn't pay for the catering.
The Japanese are so advanced it's scary. While North American men are paying $6000 for a glorified jerk-off partner, the Japanese are marrying video games and honoring virtual romance. I bet they've even found a way to cum via avatar.





