The Men Committed to Replacing Women With A.I. Sex Dolls

Recently, a guy who goes by the screen-name numbCruncher posted something he called "Real Doll Economics" to the MGTOW forums -- "MGTOW" standing for Men Going Their Own Way, and consisting of an online community of heterosexual males who've chosen a lifestyle that avoids legal and romantic entanglements with women at all costs. In it, numbCruncher argued that one way in which to Go His Own Way was to replace women with sex dolls and robots such as the life-like(ish) RealDoll. The responses were near unanimous in their approval. Given the brand affinity, I was curious if the people at RealDoll were aware that a nonzero portion of their consumer base views their sexy cyborgs as offering more than the occasional sexual release -- they're ready to take them on as life partners (and as essentially a replacement for all human women). "I've heard about MGTOW," confirms Matt McMullen, the 48-year-old RealDoll CEO, who explains that many of his customers have decided -- for one reason or another -- to forgo a relationship with women, a decision he says he totally understands. "When you got married 100 years ago, you stayed married and were loyal.