Men reveal why £1,400 sex dolls are 'better than one night stands'

Some Chinese men who work away from home for long stretches of time are buying expensive life-like sex dolls - so they don't cheat on their wives.

Millions of men in China leave their home and families to work in cities, only returning home every weekend or less.

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But as loneliness sets in, many feel the need for companionship.

Instead of turning to prostitutes or casual sex, thousands of men buy high-quality sex dolls made of a soft rubbery material that feels like skin, adjustable hands, a removable head and genitals.

An automotive designer who only gave his name as Liu, 29, forked out £1,400 on his buxom model.

Liu has been married for more than a decade and has a toddler. He does not want to be unfaithful - but still needs to satisfy his sexual appetite.

He told The Japan Times: "Honestly, it is very easy to just pay a little money to find a woman in China, but I simply cannot bring myself to cheat on my wife, so I have never considered it."

Despite the cost (a month's wages) he was disappointed.

"As an industrial designer I can’t neglect the lack of realistic details,” he said.

"So I just used it a few times."

Yi Jiange is a slaesman at Micdolls, a sex shop in Beijing.

He says his clients are usually professionals in their 30s and 40s, and he admires their faithfulness.

He said: "If a married man refuses to see prostitutes and uses a doll instead, isn’t it admirable?"

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Expensive: The dolls sell for thousands of pounds

He told The Japan Times: "Honestly, it is very easy to just pay a little money to find a woman in China, but I simply cannot bring myself to cheat on my wife, so I have never considered it."

Despite the cost (a month's wages) he was disappointed.

"As an industrial designer I can’t neglect the lack of realistic details,” he said.