Ethical considerations naturally arise in this exploration. Emotional attachment to non-sentient entities raises questions about substitution, dependency, and social isolation. However, affective computing research increasingly recognizes that emotional tools should be evaluated by outcomes rather than form. If an embodied system reduces distress or provides comfort without deception, it occupies a legitimate, if complex, space within affective technology. TPE sex dolls offer a concrete case for examining these outcomes without relying on speculative future AI.