Allvoices.com - If you cheat 'virtually' is it still cheating?

If you cheat 'virtually' is it still cheating?

Love Plus

Posted by: onlinebusinesswoman
Love Plus

Posted by: onlinebusinesswoman

Love Plus Virtual Sim making waves

Posted by: onlinebusinesswoman

Photo from blog: http://blog.livedoor.jp/jin115/archives/51581912.html

Just when you thought technology couldn't get any more controversial, a new dating sim call Love Plus has taken cheating to a whole new realm of possibilities. Complaints about the new sim include wives voicing their frustrations with the new game in online chats and bulletin board forums.

Love Plus is a game that has garnered huge popularity in its home country of Japan. The sim allows the user to "date" one of three girls in order to have them fall in love. The game doesn't stop there, however. Once you have hooked your favorite love, the game continues with typical real life dating rituals that are to be performed with your virtual girl.

As an example, see photos of one Love Plus player, shopping for wedding dresses with his virtual girlfriend. But whatever you do, if you are going to keep your girlfriend's heart, don't forget her birthday! Manaka, one of the sim's virtual girlfriend choices, celebrated her birthday in grand style with hundreds of men buying cakes and otherwise joining in celebration of her big day.

The blog Tokyo Mango reports that the virtual sim has many wives up in arms, as their husbands not only participate in these rituals with their virtual gal, but also sleep with them, and take them with them in the bath tub.

According to these woman, their husband have taken the game too far so the debate has begun: can "virtual cheating" be just as bad as real cheating? If so, how far is society willing to go to discourage such practices? What do you think about the idea of allowing your spouse the right to "cheat" with a virtual sim, if it keeps him from cheating with another real human?

Reach

Credibility

Posted By

omentheduck | 27 days ago

well....hmmmmm, I don't know what to say about this one?

Reply By

onlinebusinesswoman | 27 days ago

Well I've been getting some feedback on Twitter. My post from this site simply went to Twitter with the question "If you cheat 'virtually' is it still cheating?" Here are a few of the responses:

@ryanhartsock says, "Affairs are both emotional and physical. I say it could be classified as nothing less than an emotional affair."

@researchgoddess tweeted, "*a RESOUNDING YES from me*"

@danieljohnsonjr says, "I say yes."

In response to this question DeAnna posted on my Facebook wall: "Ahhhh yeah!!"

I wonder though, would the "I say no" folks be less vocal than the "yes, it is cheating" ones?

Posted By

Bethany | 27 days ago

That's just weird! Definitely not something I would want my husband to participate in.

Posted By

TenaciousDave11 | 27 days ago

I think if it gets out of hand like that then yes, it is cheating

Posted By

TanyaTalladega | 27 days ago

I think this is so weird and interesting! I wish they would have one for women though. And is it cheating.. I would say not. because it's virtual and I doubt they have love for a sim. Maybe it's just women jealousy about the game, who knows.

Posted By

akkly | 27 days ago

this is very odd.

Posted By

Zephan20 | 27 days ago

Wow. This is a whole new level of stupid.

Posted By

ZephanWilbanks | 27 days ago

Its an inanimate object. Whats he supposed to do with it?

Reply By

onlinebusinesswoman | 27 days ago

haha. Well that's how I saw it too, but I guess the idea is that there is an emotional attachment to the thing that is creating marital problems. Perhaps it could better be compared to alcoholism or some other unhealthy addiction, as opposed to cheating per se.

Posted By

Shirley66 | 27 days ago

If it is just venting out...then it could be a form of releasing the tension or depression. However, if there is a dating and more than the platonic routine involved, then it is already cheating. Even if it is virtual.

Posted By

bradg7799 | 27 days ago

only if it becomes emotional

Posted By

ahol888 | 27 days ago

This is not cheating, there is no DNA evidence. Also, I am impressed that you were able to translate all of the Japanese used in the video.

Posted By

mona37 | 27 days ago

it could be encouraging and motivating the men to turn from a virtual world in to a real world of women!
Sounds bad and not the kind of thing any wife or girl friend would like seeing her husband do!

Posted By

smitcas | 27 days ago

I look at this the same way I do porn usage - it's up to each couple to decide what constitutes cheating. If the woman is comfortable with her honey watching porn, then there is nothing wrong with it. The same could be said for this virtual dating game.

Posted By

syedatif | 26 days ago

Thats the wonderful report about topic. The strength of writer is amazing.

Posted By

Mayuko | 26 days ago

I don't know if I would call that cheating. If it's a video game, I'd say no. If it were a real women they were dating through the internet, then I'd consider that cheating.
With the dating sim, those guys certainly seem to be neglecting their wives but I think the same thing could happen with other video games, dating sim or not.

Posted By

yankin | 5 days ago

Well, this is just a game! At one point men will get bored with playing it! From other points - they are not paying attention to their wives, or maybe eventually it will help to see their wives better than before. Anyway I don't see cheating in playing the game!