It's hard to meet women when I keep teleporting all the time

An editor at PC Gamer modified Grand Theft Auto V to simulate dating through the Dating Simulator (Public Beta) mod, which rebrands itself as Anoxic Dating in-game. The mod allows players to approach women on the street, repeatedly ask about their well-being, and progress through a hierarchy of romance by fulfilling dialogue requirements. Relationships advance from casual acquaintances to more intimate stages, though the process is limited to interactions with female characters due to the mod’s design.

The editor’s attempts to pursue romance were complicated by a persistent teleportation glitch that relocated him randomly across the game’s map every 50 seconds. To overcome this, the Dating Simulator mod enabled teleporting virtual partners to the player’s location, allowing dialogue sequences to continue uninterrupted. This feature became essential for maintaining progress in the simulated courtship despite the technical disruption.

The culmination of the editor’s efforts occurred on the roof of a skyscraper in Los Santos, where he repeatedly proposed marriage. After the virtual partner declined, he circumvented the impasse by purchasing 22 sports cars at $45,000 each, a transaction that finalized the marriage. The editor acknowledged forgetting his partner’s name but noted their happiness in the unconventional union.

The experience underscores the mod’s blend of humor and commentary on dating mechanics, while also serving as a lighthearted critique of GTA 5’s modding community. The editor’s playful narrative reflects broader trends in player-driven content creation, where mods transform familiar games into platforms for unexpected social experiments.