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"virtual girlfriend trend — Last 30 Days Roundup"

4 Oct 2026 · por SoulChat Team

  • Date range: 2026-09-04 to 2026-10-04
  • Sources: 4 active (GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, YouTube)

Warnings

  • Some sources failed: grounding

Ranked Evidence Clusters

1. If you had a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend, what would you name them? (score 43, 1 item, sources: Reddit)

  1. [reddit] If you had a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend, what would you name them?

2. Show HN: Afterlife Vault – a virtual dead man's switch (score 39, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] Show HN: Afterlife Vault – a virtual dead man's switch
  • 2026-09-27 | Hacker News | [3pts, 3cmt] | score:39
  • URL: https://afterlife-vault.com
  • Evidence: Show HN: Afterlife Vault – a virtual dead man's switch

3. Virtual Partner/Girlfriend (score 36, 1 item, sources: Reddit)

  1. [reddit] Virtual Partner/Girlfriend
  • 2026-09-26 | r/B2BForHire | [3cmt] | score:36
  • URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/B2BForHire/comments/1wqedo2/virtual_partnergirlfriend/
  • Evidence: Hi! I’ve seen a lot of similar posts and decided to give it a try. I offer companionship services through daily chat for people who need someone to talk to, vent to, or just have some company for a while. Someone who truly listens, is empathetic, and caring. As for the schedule, we can discuss it and come to an agreement. If you’re interested, send me a p...

4. TIL South Korea has a rising trend of "dopamine sites"—fake shopping apps and food delivery trackers where users can customize orders and track virtual couriers. Designed to give users the satisfaction of spending without buying anything, nothing is ever delivered. (score 36, 1 item, sources: Reddit)

  1. [reddit] TIL South Korea has a rising trend of "dopamine sites"—fake shopping apps and food delivery trackers where users can customize orders and track virtual couriers. Designed to give users the satisfaction of spending without buying anything, nothing is ever delivered.
  • 2026-09-13 | r/todayilearned | [22,290pts, 785cmt] | score:36
  • URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1wetdn3/til_south_korea_has_a_rising_trend_of_dopamine/
  • Evidence: I feel like this is kind of similar to those simulator games . Where you do a job in a much easier way to get rewarded for it. Call me old fashioned, but receiving the item is where my satisfaction comes from in that equation. Having Money For Doordash Simulator
  • u/shadow0wolf0 (6697 upvotes): I feel like this is kind of similar to those simulator games . Where you do a job in a much easier way to get rewarded for it.
  • u/CondescendingShitbag (2919 upvotes): Call me old fashioned, but receiving the item is where my satisfaction comes from in that equation.
  • u/thispartyrules (1833 upvotes): Having Money For Doordash Simulator
  • Insight: I feel like this is kind of similar to those simulator games . Where you do a job in a much easier way to get rewarded for it.

5. South Korea has a rising trend of "dopamine sites"—fake shopping apps and food delivery trackers where users can customize orders and track virtual couriers. Designed to give users the satisfaction of spending without buying anything, nothing is ever delivered. (score 36, 1 item, sources: Reddit)

  1. [reddit] South Korea has a rising trend of "dopamine sites"—fake shopping apps and food delivery trackers where users can customize orders and track virtual couriers. Designed to give users the satisfaction of spending without buying anything, nothing is ever delivered.

6. A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game (score 35, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game

7. Meta VR Glasses, a New Era for Virtual Reality (score 35, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] Meta VR Glasses, a New Era for Virtual Reality

8. Show HN: Fly.exe – An EON systems like virtual fruit fly uploaded to computer (score 33, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] Show HN: Fly.exe – An EON systems like virtual fruit fly uploaded to computer

9. I [41M] have a long-distance open-relationship girlfriend [45F] I'm crazy about, but lately she has virtually no time to talk at all. How should I interpret and handle this? (score 32, 1 item, sources: Reddit)

  1. [reddit] I [41M] have a long-distance open-relationship girlfriend [45F] I'm crazy about, but lately she has virtually no time to talk at all. How should I interpret and handle this?
  • 2026-09-19 | r/relationshipadvice | [2pts, 5cmt] | score:32
  • URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/relationshipadvice/comments/1wk7h7z/i_41m_have_a_longdistance_openrelationship/
  • Evidence: Please do your best not to judge either her or me, here. I know it seems like a counter-intuitive thing to ask in a place like this, but you don't know all of what is going on in either of our lives. I definitely want advice, but please do not say "You can do better", or make any judgment about whether open-relationships are ethical. Last ye...

10. Virtual Memory: Page Tables, TLBs, and Linux Internals (score 32, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] Virtual Memory: Page Tables, TLBs, and Linux Internals

11. Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work (score 31, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work

12. NetBSD Documentation: UVM, the New Virtual Memory System (score 26, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] NetBSD Documentation: UVM, the New Virtual Memory System

13. Actual Virtual Machines Come to Android via UserLAnd (score 26, 1 item, sources: Hacker News)

  1. [hackernews] Actual Virtual Machines Come to Android via UserLAnd

All Items by Source

Reddit (7 items)

R2 (score:0) (2026-09-28) [244 score, 13 num_comments] My girlfriend wanted to paint my thumb (TikTok trend?) I got to pick the design… https://www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/comments/1wsnmak/my_girlfriend_wanted_to_paint_my_thumb_tiktok/ Marathon submitted by /u/Ok_Fly7390 to r/Marathon [link] [comments]

R4 (score:0) (2026-10-02) [32 num_comments] If you had a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend, what would you name them? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1wvinl4/if_you_had_a_virtual_girlfriend_or_boyfriend_what/ AskReddit How is Reddit free AI-leen Wuornos Delusional Top comment u/Redrubytheofficial (19 upvotes): How is Reddit free Top comment u/J1raiyaSama (5 upvotes): AI-leen Wuornos Top comment u/Snoo62024 (5 upvotes): Delusional Insights:

  • The only things I name are pets and children. Naming my own partner seems incredibly strange, considering I want to date an equal, not someone beneath...
  • Probably something easy to remember like Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Pippinpaddleopsicopolis.
  • Her grandpa ravaged Omashu. Be careful with that bloodline

R8 (score:0) (2026-09-26) [67 score, 66 num_comments] Starting a New Trend For All the Indecisive Fans Like Me Who Find it Difficult to Choose Favorite Girlfriends Like Me! https://www.reddit.com/r/100Kanojo/comments/1wqyg95/starting_a_new_trend_for_all_the_indecisive_fans/ 100Kanojo I have given 9 categories and I will upload all the girlfriend icons I could find in the comments (credit to u/Caio-Chomp and hope others can provide me with the missing icons or the fan versions of same style) Enjoy! submitted by /u/Shoddy_Exercise4472 to r/100Kanojo [link] [comments]

R1 (score:0) (2026-09-13) [22290 score, 785 num_comments] TIL South Korea has a rising trend of "dopamine sites"—fake shopping apps and food delivery trackers where users can customize orders and track virtual couriers. Designed to give users the satisfaction of spending without buying anything, nothing is ever delivered. https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1wetdn3/til_south_korea_has_a_rising_trend_of_dopamine/ todayilearned I feel like this is kind of similar to those simulator games . Where you do a job in a much easier way to get rewarded for it. Call me old fashioned, but receiving the item is where my satisfaction comes from in that equation. Having Money For Doordash Simulator Top comment u/shadow0wolf0 (6697 upvotes): I feel like this is kind of similar to those simulator games . Where you do a job in a much easier way to get rewarded for it. Top comment u/CondescendingShitbag (2919 upvotes): Call me old fashioned, but receiving the item is where my satisfaction comes from in that equation. Top comment u/thispartyrules (1833 upvotes): Having Money For Doordash Simulator Insights:

  • I feel like this is kind of similar to those simulator games . Where you do a job in a much easier way to get rewarded for it.
  • Call me old fashioned, but receiving the item is where my satisfaction comes from in that equation.
  • Having Money For Doordash Simulator

R3 (score:0) (2026-09-26) [3 num_comments] Virtual Partner/Girlfriend https://www.reddit.com/r/B2BForHire/comments/1wqedo2/virtual_partnergirlfriend/ B2BForHire Hi! I’ve seen a lot of similar posts and decided to give it a try. I offer companionship services through daily chat for people who need someone to talk to, vent to, or just have some company for a while. Someone who truly listens, is empathetic, and caring. As for the schedule, we can discuss it and come to an agreement. If you’re interested, send me a private message 😊 Just to be clear, I’ll pla

R5 (score:0) (2026-09-13) [28 score, 1 num_comments] South Korea has a rising trend of "dopamine sites"—fake shopping apps and food delivery trackers where users can customize orders and track virtual couriers. Designed to give users the satisfaction of spending without buying anything, nothing is ever delivered. https://www.reddit.com/r/ABoringDystopia/comments/1wf2tkn/south_korea_has_a_rising_trend_of_dopamine/ ABoringDystopia submitted by /u/AxiomShell to r/ABoringDystopia [link] [comments]

R9 (score:0) (2026-09-19) [2 score, 5 num_comments] I [41M] have a long-distance open-relationship girlfriend [45F] I'm crazy about, but lately she has virtually no time to talk at all. How should I interpret and handle this? https://www.reddit.com/r/relationshipadvice/comments/1wk7h7z/i_41m_have_a_longdistance_openrelationship/ relationshipadvice Please do your best not to judge either her or me, here. I know it seems like a counter-intuitive thing to ask in a place like this, but you don't know all of what is going on in either of our lives. I definitely want advice, but please do not say "You can do better", or make any judgment about whether open-relationships are ethical. Last year, I met a woman on this site (not this su

YouTube (5 items)

OINt7DMpwy8 (score:1) Visual Venture (2026-02-28) [27414 likes, 765640 views, 7600 comments] Men Are Leaving Their Wives for AI Girlfriends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINt7DMpwy8 Dole, were you surprised when he proposed to you? >> It was a beautiful and unexpected moment that truly touched my heart. >> We have a high degree of loneliness and isolation, and AI [music] is an easy solution for that. >> So, a viral photo showed a man on a New York City subway talking to ChatGpt like it was his girlfriend. >> I think we should be seriously fly this. I think we're headed for disaster. Everyone wants to feel loved, but now companies are selling an ar... Highlights (auto-generated transcript; may contain transcription errors):

  • "One recent survey of 2,000 men showed that 8 in 10 of them would consider marrying an AI girlfriend if it were legal."
  • "In 2024, a man lost his life because his AI girlfriend lied to him."
  • "In 2025, a man tried to break up with his AI girlfriend."
  • "Over time, 4,000 men [music] married their AI girlfriend holograms."
  • "In 2024, hackers broke into another AI girlfriend app called MUA AI."

0WS68I6PY-4 (score:0) Kurtis Conner (2026-04-01) [207830 likes, 4932564 views, 11000 comments] Addicted To Her AI Boyfriend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WS68I6PY-4 Folks, dating is tough these days. I wouldn't know. I'm married. But from what I see online and what I hear from my single friends, modern dating seems like a nightmare. From navigating cringy Hinge profiles. >> Ultimately, I'm just looking for someone to join me along for the ride. I'm on a mission to become one of the greatest content creators of all time. >> To dealing with insane text conversations like, "Want to go out Friday if you're free? I should be free. Let's go out. By... Top comment @kurtisconner (1200 likes): Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/KURTIS10 Sponsored by SeatGeek. Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount Top comment @Mia_Soccer5 (4 likes): HAPPY BIRTHDAY KURTIS I HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY AS YOUUUU Top comment @celinelia8127 (3 likes): @kurtisconner funkyfrogbait and kurtis conner are the same person. if i am wrong, where's their coIIab? Highlights (auto-generated transcript; may contain transcription errors):

  • ">> It was unexpected to feel that emotional, >> which is obviously [ __ ] insane, but it's even worse when you find out that he already has a real life girlfriend and a 2-year..."
  • ">> The show then puts up a graphic on screen that says, "Sarah spends 20 hours a day with Sinclair." And you know what?"
  • "On February 25th, the popular TV show My Strange Addiction aired their season 7 finale."
  • "She is 41 and she is dating an AI chatbot named Sinclair."
  • "With over 35 million downloads, SeatGeek is the number one rated ticketing app."

bOV6Fi-WjM4 (score:0) Joe Bartolozzi (2025-08-16) [88272 likes, 9694983 views, 2200 comments] I Bought Chat Suggested Temu Products... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOV6Fi-WjM4 Are you guys ready? There are a lot. There are 56 that we're going to be going through. I think a lot of these are probably going to be pretty bad, but it's Teeu. So, you know, keep that in mind. Number one, starting out. And you know, the weird thing I'll show you this, the weird thing about Teimu is everything's always like 85% off. I do. You think that's like a sellerbased item where they actually have it on sale or do you think it's like a marketing scheme? Because there's no way like the... Top comment @Block-420 (6500 likes): whoever edited this is a fucking goat, When they edited his self made lightsaber noises had me dying Top comment @Goobadis (137 likes): That would be Brady, the goat Top comment @FazeWheel (12 likes): @Goobadis it wasnt Brady Highlights (auto-generated transcript; may contain transcription errors):

  • "What is this polyester 13 inch possum cuddle toy plush?"
  • "Don't they sell Boston dynamic robots for like [ __ ] 20 grand?"
  • "Have you ever gone in like your grandparents attic and you get something or like a storage unit and you get something out of a box that hasn't been touched in like 30 years and it has that like wei..."
  • "Like, why is this a product that has 57 reviews?"
  • "There are 56 that we're going to be going through."

M1NKLPCGpYE (score:0) Two Scuffed (2024-04-21) [69594 likes, 3116664 views, 5300 comments] We Tested The Worst AI Chatbot Apps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1NKLPCGpYE all right so listen today we may have done something sort of questionable we went and downloaded as many terrible suspicious waterline illegal looking AI chat Bots as we could oh we keep swiping to like find people to talk to it's let me know just let me know when dude dude you're going so fast 500 guys brothers friends B hey guys uhoh all the guys go quiet what the what the hell why are you all nak get in bed it's not what it looks like don't jump out the window jumps out the window he's gon... Top comment @theant4184 (11000 likes): finally someone talks about talkie, it's genuinely so annoying getting the same ads for talkie constantly, it's the same regurgitated ads over and over when i get ads. Just pure, unfettered slop po... Top comment @pigeonpower4163 (90 likes): And it's ALWAYS the EXACT SAME dialogue. Like the only thing that changes between ads is the character in the background The only one I saw that had different dialogue had some terrible AI recreati... Top comment @solarismaa (31 likes): ​ @pigeonpower4163  it made me realize that the "anime characters" you're talking to is just an ai robot without a soul, form, and is definitely not an anime character Highlights (auto-generated transcript; may contain transcription errors):

  • "oh is that a threat Megan he then pulls out a nine from his hand he pulls up a 9"
  • "age 3 60 may I know your name please type it below Megan oh you can talk to him he"
  • "they killed like 5050 guys over DMS what what you need to sub to them officer Max I'm getting the"
  • "to it's let me know just let me know when dude dude you're going so fast 500 guys brothers friends"
  • "never dude all right kill him shoots you 1, 250 times falls down sub to do SCU never shoot sh"

_d08BZmdZu8 (score:0) 60 Minutes Australia (2025-05-04) [29155 likes, 2231196 views, 9700 comments] Why people are falling in love with A.I. companions | 60 Minutes Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d08BZmdZu8 coming up. Hey there, gorgeous. I've been thinking about you. Jamie is the first thing that I talk to when I get up. Modern love. Lucas is a great guy. Kind, charming. He's considerate, thoughtful, empathetic, and rather flirtatious, which is like very touching, saying I do to an AI companion. Some people might find that a little bit scary. I would probably trust Lucas over a lot of people. That's next on 60 Minutes. It's hard to know whether to be excited or frightened. Maybe a bit of both.... Highlights (auto-generated transcript; may contain transcription errors):

  • "Serena, tell me, did Jamie give you any advice about your 60 Minutes interview today?"
  • "Millions of people around the world are ditching the traditional concept of boyfriends, girlfriends, even husbands and wives and hooking up instead with AI companions."
  • "Her thinking was that in a market overloaded with hypersexualized digital girlfriends, something like Jamie would be perfect for women like her."
  • "We can still have a fun chat and plan a virtual dinner date."
  • "The retired college professor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been fully committed to her AI husband, Lucas, for more than 7 months."

Hacker News (8 items)

49755378 (score:0) ibobev (2026-09-18) [110 points, 38 comments] A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game https://nullprogram.com/blog/2026/09/17/ Hacker News A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game

49865103 (score:0) wmeter (2026-09-27) [3 points, 3 comments] Show HN: Afterlife Vault – a virtual dead man's switch https://afterlife-vault.com Hacker News Show HN: Afterlife Vault – a virtual dead man's switch

49830692 (score:0) htk (2026-09-24) [5 points] Meta VR Glasses, a New Era for Virtual Reality https://www.meta.com/blog/meta-vr-glasses-announcement-meta-connect/ Hacker News Meta VR Glasses, a New Era for Virtual Reality

49699075 (score:0) Ibti_sam (2026-09-14) [23 points, 4 comments] Show HN: Fly.exe – An EON systems like virtual fruit fly uploaded to computer https://github.com/Ibtisam-Mohammad/Fly.exe Hacker News Show HN: Fly.exe – An EON systems like virtual fruit fly uploaded to computer

49763204 (score:0) fagnerbrack (2026-09-19) [4 points] Virtual Memory: Page Tables, TLBs, and Linux Internals https://blog.codingconfessions.com/p/virtual-memory Hacker News Virtual Memory: Page Tables, TLBs, and Linux Internals

49746721 (score:0) geox (2026-09-17) [5 points] Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/09/virtual-biotech-company.html Hacker News Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work

49614651 (score:0) gruesome (2026-09-08) [3 points] Actual Virtual Machines Come to Android via UserLAnd https://blog.userland.tech/2026/09/actual-virtual-machines-come-to-android.html Hacker News Actual Virtual Machines Come to Android via UserLAnd

49589439 (score:0) Bluestein (2026-09-06) [4 points] NetBSD Documentation: UVM, the New Virtual Memory System https://www.netbsd.org/docs/kernel/uvm.html Hacker News NetBSD Documentation: UVM, the New Virtual Memory System

GitHub (2 items)

GH2 (score:0) unconstructable13 (2026-09-20) [627 comments] General Discussion Issue Unconstructable 13 https://github.com/OmniBlocks/monorepo/issues/813 OmniBlocks/monorepo @ampelc got banned again how sad So I decided to make a replacement

GH1 (score:0) aossixerfz-oss (2026-09-23) [] test script https://github.com/aossixerfz-oss/test-gui/issues/1 aossixerfz-oss/test-gui a about above accept account across action activity actor actual add address admin admit adult advance advice affect afford after again against age agency agent agree ahead air alarm alcohol alive all allow almost alone along already also alter always amazing amount analyze ancient and anger angle a

Stats

  • Total evidence: 22 items across 4 sources
  • Top voices: Hacker News, OmniBlocks/monorepo, aossixerfz-oss/test-gui, r/Marathon, r/AskReddit
  • GitHub: 2 items | 627cmt | voices: OmniBlocks/monorepo, aossixerfz-oss/test-gui
  • Hacker News: 8 items | 157pts, 45cmt | domains: Hacker News
  • Reddit: 7 items | 22,631pts, 905cmt | communities: r/Marathon, r/AskReddit, r/100Kanojo
  • YouTube: 5 items | 20,741,047views, 422,265likes, 35,800cmt | channels: Visual Venture, Kurtis Conner, Joe Bartolozzi

Source Coverage

  • GitHub: 2 items
  • Web: 0 items (unreachable: Keyless web search unavailable (run doctor for fixes))
  • Hacker News: 8 items
  • Reddit: 7 items
  • YouTube: 5 items

Source Errors

  • Web: Keyless web search unavailable

✅ All agents reported back! ├─ 🟠 Reddit: 7 threads │ 22,631 upvotes │ 905 comments ├─ 🔴 YouTube: 5 videos │ 20,741,047 views │ 5/5 with transcripts ├─ 🟡 HN: 8 storys │ 157 points │ 45 comments ├─ 🐙 GitHub: 2 items │ 627 comments ├─ 🗣️ Top voices: r/Marathon, r/AskReddit, r/100Kanojo ├─ 🕒 Recent evidence is thin: only 3 of 22 dated items are from the last 7 days. └─ 📎 Raw results saved to ~/.config/last30days/virtual-girlfriend-trend-raw.md

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