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"Speaking of moral dilemmas, here&amp;amp;#8217;s one that has dishonesty written all over its Facebook wall. A new company plans to help single fellows create the illusion of being in a relationship online. AOL recently reported that those looking to pretend they&amp;amp;#8217;ve got girlfriends online will soon get some help from an outside source. The aptly named Cloud Girlfriend will &amp;amp;#8220;create&amp;amp;#8221; online girlfriends for its users. Here&amp;amp;#8217;s how the company describes its process: &amp;amp;#8220;Step 1: Define your perfect girlfriend. Step 2: We bring her into existence. Step 3: Connect and interact with her publicly on your favorite social network Step 4: Enjoy a public long distance relationship with your perfect girl.&amp;amp;#8221; Technology sites say that similar companies exist abroad; these &amp;amp;#8220;cloud girlfriends&amp;amp;#8221; will leave sweet messages for you on your favorite social networking sites. LOL, my fake girlfriend and her witty wall posts get me every time!. Sounds simple enough, yes? Except for that whole deceiving your friends and family thing. Remember how things turned out for Jan Brady and George Glass? And then there&amp;amp;#8217;s the matter of Facebook&amp;amp;#8217;s terms of use agreement. Industry insiders speculate that Cloud Girlfriend will have some difficulty with Facebook as the social networking powerhouse &amp;amp;#8220;prohibits computer controlled accounts.&amp;amp;#8221; I&amp;amp;#8217;d like to know if there&amp;amp;#8217;s a breakup clause in Cloud Girlfriend accounts. What if a dude with a meaningful cyber relationship suddenly found an IRL girl who was just as wild for him as he was for her? Would the cloud girlfriend then leave those weepy breakup status updates? What do you think of the Cloud Girlfriend idea? Is it completely deceitful? Or helpful for shy guys who need a little self-esteem boost? Was something like this inevitable? How would you react if you found out a friend or a guy you were interested in signed up for a service like this? Keeping online dating in line&amp;amp;#133; * 5 Rules for Getting the Right Attention Online * Over Half of All Singles Can Tell If There&amp;amp;#8217;s Chemistry In the First 15 Minutes of a Date, Plus Other Dating Survey Results! * Ask a Guy: &amp;amp;#8220;Why Do More Guys Ask Me Out Online Than In Person?&amp;amp;#8221; More Ways to Get Glamour: Hey Glamour fans, we need your advice. We want to know what&amp;amp;#8217;s important to you when it comes to Glamour and all things digital&amp;amp;#8212;what do you like most? What do you want to see more of? How and where do you want to read all that fun stuff? Please TAKE OUR SURVEY. As a special thank-you for sharing, you will be entered to win one of 45 iTunes gift cards for taking the survey! See RULES for details. Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Jupiter Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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