Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was a game about attachment in the face of decapitation. You came to love certain orcs, even as you warred against them. It was a game about relationships, more romantic in some ways than games that are explicitly about romance. So I had to know: In Shadow of War, is there orc romance?

Look, I don't have anything against kissing. Kissing is super fun.

Kissing in this video game is another proposition entirely. It's more like wrestling with tongues. It's gross. Super gross.

Got plans for Saturday? If you're in Tokyo, maybe you can go kiss strangers through acrylic plastic.

Welcome to Ask Dr NerdLove, the only dating advice column that can prove the Millenium Falcon is faster than the Enterprise NCC-1701-D. This week we have two letters, each trying to solve a fundamental relationship issue: How long do you hang in and fight and when do you finally throw in the towel? Is it nobler to hold out for as long as possible or to cut your losses and go?

Kissing can be fun, but fundamentally it's a pretty gross human act involving the transference of saliva and tongues touching other tongues and whatnot. Realistic Kissing Simulator is a game that perfectly expresses how weird it is to kiss another human being. It's awesome.