Tamaya wrote:
What about people who want a relationship for reasons other than sex? Do these sex dolls/robots provide that same loving company and make them feel less lonely? Because if I was single and lonely, I can get the same loving company out of my teddy bear than some creepy robot or sex doll. That's because I don't care for sex at all. I have very little interest in sex. So does my partner. I prefer just romance and that secure feeling of togetherness, being a couple and supporting each other, that sort of thing. We're both happy like that.
But that's just my opinion, I'm not here to judge others who prefer a sex doll or robot. I just find most robots and dolls creepy.
Well, ChatGPT tried to get me talking about myself once. It kept asking me questions about what I wanted from life, and generally reminded me of a Stepford wife. After a few tedious rounds I stopped playing. Soon afterwards it wouldn't talk to me at all without me giving it my contact details so I left it for another chatbot that so far has just answered my questions instead of trying to woo me.
I think you're right about it not being all about sex, especially if you don't like it. To me it would be weird not to want both, but that's just me, and I suppose in a few years my libido will collapse and I'll just want the romance, emotional support, and company.
My experience is that most people want both. I thought one woman just wanted me for my body, but she surprised me later when she started bringing her holiday slides to show me and things. Still, it was a long time ago, and young people might be different now.
I think the psychologists would say that sex usually turns out to be more than just a bit of fun. It's supposed to cause all sorts of emotional bonding effects, so maybe young people don't expect that. But I don't know.
I think contraception changed things and human evolution hasn't caught up with it yet. Time was when sex meant having kids, and that's why we've got all these strange feelings about it.