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blink what the hell did I just read? He is pretending to be a father for eight years? And this is ongoing? o_O

That article on rental friends makes me so mad. I'd rather know that my dad wasn't around than be completely lied to like that. Jeez.

> And the curiously gender-specific invisible girlfriend: https://invisiblegirlfriend.com/

There is a male equivalent: https://invisibleboyfriend.com

Once again, Japan delivers on soul-crushing social dynamics.

Sometimes I fear that Japan is merely a reflection of what lies ahead for a whole lot of humanity once the global population/ urbanization density becomes high enough.

There's apparently an Invisible Boyfriend site, too. It's linked at the bottom. I have to suspect it gets less traffic, though.