body-pillows

Can't Get A Girlfriend? How About A Pillow?

By consumerist.com on August 19, 2009 5:06 PM 206 Comments

—>Last month, the New York Times Magazine ran a fascinating story by Lisa Katayama about the popularity of body-pillow girlfriends in Japan. Apparently, an unknown fraction of men - a subculture of a subculture - adopt "2-D" lovers as a substitute for the real thing. They take them out to restaurants, treat them tenderly, and bring them home to bed at night. More »