Knitted boyfriend substitutes are ‘hot’ stuff

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All you chronically lonely ladies and gentlemen condemned to curling up with cyberporn on Saturday nights — have I got hot guys for you!
Meet Arthur. He’s cute. He’s free of emotional baggage, back acne or an overbearing mother. He also won’t leave the toilet seat in an upright position.

And then there’s Steve. Like Arthur, he won’t gamble away the rent money, hire hookers or freebase crack. This guy is easily dominated and doesn’t smoke cigarettes, eat, drink alcohol — or anything else. He never complains. In fact, he doesn’t say anything at all.

Arthur and Steve aren’t actual men. They’re cuddly and inanimate man substitutes collectively called My Knitted Boyfriend.

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De Keijzer plans soon to sell a limited edition of five to nine machine-washable men on her Web site, noortjedekeijzer.nl. Then each new one will be made to order. For about 750 euros ($1,028), a My Knitted Boyfriend is a bargain compared with the costs of feeding and clothing a sentient male.

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