In a step beyond the virtual pet Tamagotchi, computer simulations like the PlayStation game Tokimeki Memorial provide the lovelorn with the experience of datingagirl.
The younger boy had been in "a short dating relationship" with the girl, but he told authorities that "she's rude and always made fun of me and my friends, " court papers said.
Gwen Stacy was the girl Peter loved before any others (despite his dating Betty Brant for a while), and who was eventually at the center of one of the biggest and most famous tragedies in comic book history.
Mr De'Ath said he had been questioned about an allegation dating back to the mid-1960s that he had indecently assaulted a 14-year-old girl after inviting her to go to a press showing of a film.