Posted on 05/25/2026 8:46:20 AM PDT by thegagline
***New research has revealed that one in five boys aged 12-16 is either in or knows of a boy their age who is in a romantic relationship with an AI companion. A report carried out by men’s organisation Male Allies UK and published last month spoke with more than 1,000 boys aged 12-16 in focus groups *** The findings make stark reading: eight in 10 boys (85 per cent) have had a conversation with a chatbot, with 43 per cent saying they talk to bots so they can ask questions without feeling embarrassed. More than a quarter (26 per cent) say they like the attention and connection over real-life equivalents, and (36 per cent) admitted that they prefer speaking to AI chatbots rather than to their family and friends at times. ***
It takes less than five minutes for a young boy to create his “dream girlfriend” on one of these platforms. Companions can either be made in a cartoonish “anime” style or look like eerily accurate humans. They come either “ready made” or customised to specific physical preferences. “***
Children and young adults I spoke to for this article tell me that they are frequently targeted by online adverts for these services, which claim that using them will make them more popular, either with friends or with the opposite sex. While some companions are marketed as “friends”, other apps are explicit about their intention to provide a relationship or a “girlfriend” for “romantic talk”. Being “always available”, they offer instant gratification and boast that they can help people “gain confidence” talking to the opposite sex. ***
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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And I’ll take Princess Vespa over Princess Leia any day of the week.
Well, then there was Morticia Adddams.
Thank you for providing proof article is dead on accurate.
My dad worked as a senior engineer at IBM in East Fishkill and at the Thomas J Watson Research Center on Kitchawan Rd. My mom also worked at the research center on Kitchawan Rd
Claiming that "one in five boys aged 12-16 is either in or knows of a boy their age who is in a romantic relationship with an AI companion" is a sad, stupid attempt to play pretend statistics for a "terrifying" rise.
EVERY boy from towns away would know of the weird dude who had a digital girlfriend (really in Indian programmer or a pedophile trolling the kid for naked pictures).
The British government in particular knows they've lost the narrative and that kids aren't buying the misandrist lies that have been fed to men for several generations. The government is still trying to use shame as a motivator but it's failing.
On a related note, the British in 2023 started a "school-based" system to oppose social media influencers such as Andrew Tate because an increasing number of schoolboys were taking the red pill.
She was Mysterious and spooky
And all together ooky
she was also an early crush of mine. How I envied John Astin (Gomez Addams)
I had a case where a casino worker was going through a divorce with his wife who was having adulterous relationships. They were arguing over custody of three children as well as child support. When I saw the children and compared them to the features of my client, I asked him are they adopted ( perhaps something I missed in my records). He said “No, why?” I said, “from what I see all of them appear to be black. Your soon to be ex-wife is trying to get child support from you rather than the biological fathers.” In court, the Judge agreed. Of course the Judge shot down any attempt at sanctioning the mother. My client wasn’t too smart. As an aside, he had a regulation craps table in his garage where he practiced throwing dice in an attempt of gaming Craps at the casinos.
So it goes…
Well I understand why its come to this. It has to do with women and girls now. Everyone discusses boys, no one ever examines what is or isnt being done raising girls and women. Thats why they dont understand. And if you tell them they dont want to hear it, they say sour grapes, complaining, insult you. So just let them stay oblivious and leave them alone, you dont argue with brick walls.
LOL.
This should be fun...
No.
Then theres no reason to get married or have long term relationships with women either. We can be just as clinical in our assessments as you.
Yeah but the guy simped out at the end.
No one ever takes a candle to what girls are fed that influences their interactions. Right now they are growing up in entitled princess mode with laundry lists of u realistic expectations for their “prince”, they think the world is disney and they are being shortcha ged if they dont get everything they want, that nothing they domor think is wrong, they grow up shameless and dont judge me on whatever I do, I can have standards but you cant if you are fat I reject you but if I’m fat and you reject me you’re fat phobic and superficial, they are raised with double standards and dont even regard boys/men as people, just accessories or supporting characters in their main character syndrome worlds. Plus hive mind internet access all the time posting anything and everything, living off attention and validation...its nuts.
NAILED IT!!! Diana Rigg was my first TV crush!
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