Macintosh Romance

Whilst on one of my typical romps about the internet I stumbled upon this amusing, yet bizarre article. For all those "macphiles" out there (you know who you are;)) read on. It's ok in my book to be proud of your shiny, spankin' hardware but would you ever consider a relationship with it? Mark Allen certainly did.

Fetishists really love their Macs!

For about a year, Mark Allen, a gay man living in New York, conducted an online relationship with a man living in Austin, Texas. But as the relationship matured, Allen realized it wasn't his cyberboyfriend he was falling in love with, it was his PowerMac G3.

Mark met Bryan online. Their first date was a romantic candlelight dinner, via webcam. In New York, Mark lit a candle and ate Chinese takeout, while Bryan did the same 1,700 miles away in Texas.

Soon they started sleeping together: Mark put his monitor and webcam next to his bed so he could watch Bryan sleeping, and vice versa.

When they eventually met in person, about a year later, the relationship fizzled out. That's when Mark realized it wasn't Bryan he fancied, it was his Mac.

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