The Perfect Date, Straight Out of Your Screen

Your favourite dating simulator partner cannot jump out of your screen, but your dream date with them can still come true. In China, many young women are reaching out to cosplayers to turn their romantic fantasies into reality. These cosplayers accompany their clients in character-accurate costumes and makeup, going out for dates like baking or enjoying hot pot.

Chinese society is overall still conservative in how they view women. Going out with the perfect fictional man gives Chinese women the respect that real-life men may not give, especially if they hire a female cosplayer. This also lets women reexamine their standards for future partners. Hopefully they will not settle for less and end up in a “you swan, he frog” situation.

Read the full article here: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/young-chinese-women-hire-female-cosplayers-to-play-dream-men