It’s Valentine’s Day, the time of year when single people are asked loads of uncomfortable questions about their so-called “love life” from parents and other nosy relatives. Here to help is a new app called the “Invisible Boyfriend” to get you through those awkward situations.
The app allows users to pay for “believable social proof” that they’re actually in a relationship. The app generates everything that would exist in a real-life relationship, like photos, text messages, and even voicemails – all fake, but realistic. “It really helps people tell a better story about a relationship they’re not in,” said Matthew Homann, who created the app along with Kyle Tabor.
While Matthew refuses to reveal the ‘secret’ behind the messages, he does say that they aren’t robotic or auto-generated and that there was always a real person at the other end.
The Invisible Boyfriend app is currently available in the U.S. and Canada, but Matthew and Kyle hope to raise more funds expand to other parts of the world. The inaugural service costs $24.99 and it includes 100 texts, 10 voicemails, and one handwritten note. The founders said that they would continue to learn what users need, and come with less and more expensive packages in the future.
And just who needs Invisible Boyfriend?
According to Mashable: The company says it’s not just for people who want to create the illusion of having a significant other. Sure, you can use it to trick your friends and family but it also “creates a safe space for you to practice texting with a real human if you’re out of practice,” the company writes on its blog.
They also note the app can even be of use to you even if you have an IRL significant other. Because what relationship doesn’t need a little manipulation? Says the company: “Sometimes it even inspires just enough jealousy to jolt that special person into committing.”
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