Boyfriend Arm Pillow makes men redundant

The theory that anticipates the inevitable redundancy of the male human has inched another step closer to reality, thanks to a Japanese design for a boyfriend substitution.

Single ladies will be forlorn no longer as the Boyfriend Arm Pillow cuddles them to sleep, with no danger of any of those unsavoury masculine side effects, such as snoring, flatulence or wandering hands in the wee hours.

Naturally, women want to be able to tend and care for their loved one, so the Boyfriend comes with two shirts, blue and pink, allowing the dutiful girlfriend to wash and iron the dirty ones at her leisure. The prosthetic partner is proving so successful that manufacturer Kameo reportedly has women ‘of all ages’ queueing round the block to get hold of one.