# Social Media Escorts Pay Five Dollars to Get Cathy, an Imaginary Girlfriend for Ten Days By Harris Jay Rosenberg Alterman | Published 2012-01-15 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-girlfriend References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/12/i-will-be-your-girlfriend-at-facebook-for-10-days-for-5/) & [fiverr](http://fiverr.com/cathy01/be-your-girlfriend-at-facebook-for-10-days) For those trying to get back at their ex, buy Cathy: the Imaginary Girlfriend for only five dollars and she will be your girlfriend on [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinysoko) for ten whole days. Upon request, Cathy is also willing to post three messages to your wall. Her advertisement states that she is a 23-year-old student who currently lives and studies in New York City. For only five dollars it's a pretty decent bargain. It's hard to tell whether or not the advertisment is real, but perhaps this is a [new form of income for students](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rentahuman). Either way, if you want Cathy: the Imaginary Girlfriend to be yours for ten days, check out her ad and see for yourself. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 100% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Imaginary Girlfriend Services:** Opportunity for entrepreneurs to create platforms offering customizable imaginary girlfriend experiences. - **Online Personal Relationships:** Potential for the development of online platforms that facilitate virtual relationships for a fee. - **Digital Identity Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in providing personalized social media profiles and interactions for individuals. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Gig Economy:** The rise of imaginary girlfriend services demonstrates an emerging segment in the gig economy. - **Social Media Marketing:** Opportunity for companies to leverage imaginary girlfriend services as a unique marketing strategy on social media platforms. - **Personal Branding:** Potential for individuals to utilize imaginary girlfriend services to enhance their online persona and personal branding. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Romance Reconciliation Spells](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ursulaspells.md) - [Personalized Digital Dating Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-spaces-for-singles.md) - [VR Cat Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vr-cat-experiences.md) - [Therapeutic Breakup Bots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/text-your-ex1.md) - [AI-Aided Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/befake-ai-social-network.md) - [Social Media-Inspired Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-candle.md) - [AI Dating Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intimal.md) - [Heartbreak-Healing Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-raw-dating-app.md) - [GenAI Virtual Shoppers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-shopper.md)