I recently read on a magazine that it is possible to rent a friend over the internet. Yes... rent a friend!
My jaw dropped when I read it. At first I thought it was some kind of virtual friendship but it isn't. It works with real human contact.
People use this service for different reasons: they have no close friends (anymore), they are away and alone in a country (like visiting) or even when they need to go to a dinner party and have no date.
People pay by the hour, spend some time together and then say goodbye and thank you.
Now... are we realising we really need human touch and social lives or are we facing friendship in an unattached fashion?
