This is an interesting concept, about the notion of sex being better with machines because they don't have all the baggage that comes along with human partners. They don't have emotions or moods and they don't expect much else from their partner. Humans on the other hand, have feelings and complex thought processes. Furthermore, it is not uncommon for at least one party of a relationship to be in it for sex and nothing more.
I think the story, which I loved by the way, is talking about love and relationships in general. It seems to point out that sometimes people feel used for sex. While it's true that the majority of committed relationships are probably bred out of genuine care, there are some bad apples out there! Angel, to me, represents the women who have been or who feel they have been duped by men. No matter what she does, her encounters with them end in disaster. They don't want her for her personality, they simply want her because she's a woman.
While the story did end kind of somberly, it didn't seem overly sad to me. Its a representation of how the world really is at times. That said, it can go the other way. Men aren't always the ones who just want a piece!! And, as Angel's friend points out - love does exist out there somewhere, it's just a matter of finding it.
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I liked this story too. The idea that someone would choose a machine over a flesh-and-blood person, just because people come with baggage... but their baggage is what shaped and molded them into who they are in the first place. I think that love is when you find someone that you care about BECAUSE of their baggage, not IN SPITE of it. And now I'm starting to sound like the gay cowboy..
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