Triangular theory of love

[lcy2007a]

I always expect to have a perfect robot girl to love. So for me it is the romantic love.

[fembot_stalker]

As with me, it would not even be love at all, but I still voted consummate love because I want my fembot(s) to perform all kinds of maintenance/household duties, along with serving my sexual needs as well ... Besides, anyone who has read my signature already (and looked at my current avatar as well) knows my true intentions regarding robots anyway; I don't have a thing to hide at all, so what's love got to do with it?

[Venitia]

I chose romantic love because I'd love and cherish an android partner he would have a human appearance but he wouldn't have those awful human failings like envy, cruelty, greed..he would be so pure and lovely!! can hardly imagine a better life mate

[Deep Blue]

It is depends on the intelligence of robot.

[Kube²]

I always thought there was a strange gap between who we are and what our stories are.

When looking at the poll, I can see (to my great surprise) that a very large majority of the community would like a passionate romantic relationship and claim in the comments that they would take care of their robotic partner.

Paradoxically the vast majority of our stories tell the exact opposite. The robot is often a sex toy treated as such and ends up being destroyed... most of the time because the narrator finds it fun. I enjoy those stories but I don't feel engaged in them because it doesn't describe how I would react, or what I (and most of the community) would do.

At the same time I love sex and malfunction scene, even destruction scene as long as they don't turn into psychological torture for the robot, wich would be the case if she was fully sentient.

Ultimately I think there is a faint line where both worlds can coexist, on this line the robot is just sentient enough for a rudimentary form of romance, but not sentient to much, its still emerging and it can disappear during malfunction or destruction scenes. About those scene it seem obvious that Romantic/conpanionate/consumate love should not ending in willingly breaking the rebot, we are not beast, even near climax i'm sure most of us would stop before shorting out the fembot. But its something like 20 years i'm reading ASFR porn and I never see anybody stops, even once.

[33cl33]

Eh, it's not that paradoxical. Not everyone responding is likely to be a writer on here. And the question is about love, not what you want to see in a quick-hit piece of fetish erotica.

Plus, when it comes to media - depiction does not equal prescription. Putting something in a story, movie, game doesn't mean the creator is saying "this should be so" in the real world. Sometimes it's just for effect.

One of my favorite aspects of fembot stories is the reveal, and damage / malfunctions are an easy way to do a reveal that adds conflict tension. So I lean on that in my stuff, and the things I seek out for sexy purposes.

But should super realistic fembots become a thing in the future, malfunctions and damage would be obvious problems. Though I wouldn't be opposed to my sexy robotic companion having some subroutines that mimic minor glitches at certain private moments, in a safe way.

Fantasy vs reality and all that.

[Windblade]

I think my love for a fembot will be something between companionate love and romantic love, something in between. I will treat my fembot (or manbot ) with great love and care, she will be a member of my family (but I'm afraid that other members of my family will treat her like an object, hmmm, they don't like robots, especially my father), not a toy or something like that.

(yeah, I know that it sounds stupid and childish )

[BebesIsPerfect]

In my fantasies, Fatuous Love is probably the closest thing I would crave in a fembot partner. Passionate love and sex with a sexy fembot without having to think about relationships. It's to satisfy my base, primate desires with my brain turned off, and move on. I see sexy lady, lady acts/looks sexy, Va-Va-Voom, things happen, moment over, Va-voom abated. This can't be done with real women, as this is considered callous and rude (not unreasonably, by the by). Consummate Love and True Relationships I reserved for Human companions. I share the opinions put here before by daphne, xodar, and dale coba, while acknowledging Esleeper's question: If the illusion is so advanced, is the distinction between "reality" and "illusion" even relevant? He says no, but I think yes.

Video Games are becoming more realistic, but it is still virtual reality, even with VR headsets. You are not really defeating armies, surviving post-apocalyptic plagues, or fighting an intergalactic rebellion (illusion). You are in your living room, or playroom, or wherever moving your arms around (reality). You sustained no real injuries from your ordeal, while your virtual avatar may have received many. Would you really want to share in your video game character's hardships, especially considering the gritty landscapes and emotional struggles prevalent in many best-sellers (The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Atomic Heart, etc.)? I wouldn't and don't. However, you presumably benefit from the ordeal knowing that no one should have to suffer or go through such ordeals. It is a boon to be sure, but you wouldn't want to find out the hard way.

But this is a video games as an example, what about an actual sexual relationship with a fembot? What about kids? Do you even want kids? If so, would your fembot provide that? No*. (*I know, you may conceivably be able to order a robot kid, and with upgrades, it too would grow into a fembot or man-bot, but where does that leave the squishy human?). In my mind, the human cycle of life and death would end right here, which is a horrifying prospect to me if applied to reality. But since we are here in this place, speaking of fantasies, I fantasize about sexy relationships and a sort of quasi-romance with a hot robo-lady. In reality, they deserve utmost respect, and only when respect has been satisfactorily reciprocated by both partners, we may devolve into such carnal fun, having secured the safety of the species for another generation.

[1986 Chevy S10]

An interesting question, really. Personally, I would absolutely treat my fembot like a human partner; because I imagine her AI would be sophisticated enough to mimic real human intelligence quite well. Not to speculate too much, but I feel like we're a lot closer to AGI than most people think.

Getting back on topic, however, I would love it if the relationship were to progress from a more basic kind of cohabitative companionship before becoming more romantic. As cliche as it sounds, there's something adorably appealing about "asking my robot maid to be my girlfriend", or something along those lines.