Move over Romeo
and Juliet, there is a new love story in town.
Forget
wasting £5, or even £15, on an oversized novelty stuffed teddy this Valentine's
Day, even if it sings Unchained Melody when you push its paw. Dave Lee, of the BBC, found that for only $5 you can buy
make-believe online love.
While
conducting research, Lee came across a number of sites offering varying degrees
of fake girlfriend services. After discovering Namoro Fake and Cloud Girlfriend couldn't offer him the fabricated social media solicitude he was
seeking, he turned to Google and happened upon Fiverr.
Fiverr is a US-based site-come-forum where people
list things they are willing to do for $5 and after a quick search for "fake
girlfriend", Lee laid eyes on Sophia and the rest is history. Well, a whole
week's worth of history because that's all the $5 gets you. After their
whirlwind romance was made official on Facebook, Sophia posted a few strategic
comments to try and convince people of the relationship and it didn't take long
for Lee's friends to start sending him messages in a bid to get him to spill
the beans.
After
struggling to maintain the charade and appease his friend's suspicions, Lee conceded
defeat and went back to Fiverr to see
what else he could get for his hard-earned money.
He found
Suzi Linder, a singer from New York, who sings jingles for $5. You can watch
her performance below:
The lesson that
Downtime is taking from this story is that if you're going to pay a woman for
anything, it should be to sing. What a wholesome Valentine's message.
While
conducting research, Lee came across a number of sites offering varying degrees
of fake girlfriend services. After discovering Namoro Fake and Cloud Girlfriend couldn't offer him the fabricated social media solicitude he was
seeking, he turned to Google and happened upon Fiverr.
Fiverr is a US-based site-come-forum where people
list things they are willing to do for $5 and after a quick search for "fake
girlfriend", Lee laid eyes on Sophia and the rest is history. Well, a whole
week's worth of history because that's all the $5 gets you. 
