Traveling like an “iDollatorâ€
A Canadian man with 14 life-sized dolls said the artificial women have joined him on vacations to Niagara Falls, Stonehenge and the Grand Canyon, according to UPI.
Dave Hockey, of Nova Scotia, a married father-of-two, said he enjoys activities with his dolls including horseback riding, sky diving and motorcycling, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday.
"My wife understands it is a hobby. She isn’t threatened by the dolls. She knows I’m not going to run off with an 80-pound piece of silicone shaped like a woman," Hockey said.
Hockey said he paid as much as US$3,200 for each of his 14 dolls and he’s spent $2,000 on clothes for the faux-girls.
Hockey said he is working on a documentary about "iDollators," lifelike doll enthusiasts.
"Some iDollators prefer their dolls over a normal human relationship. But for me they’re just dolls," he said.
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