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. ***
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Mine were thick, strong correlation.
I really liked Yul. He was a man’s man.
You in particular have my permission to henceforth refrain from ever inflicting yourself on any woman again.
“Finding a genuine relationship oriented white girl in Nashville from middle or upper middle class is challenging to say the least”
Your economic take is spot on. Do not be unequally yoked with your partner.
Upper class men should only date and marry in the upper classes thus strengthening the generational standing.
I married a fifth generation Highland Parkie with generational wealth, she is also a PhD holder and double master’s I hold a PhD , post doc, and three master’s myself. Our prenum is mutual and she is much more MAGA I would put her to the far far right. Kirk we like a prophet to her I was like ok he has some good points but is too blowhard for me. He was not Rush is exactly my words.
People say married women go off sex not hardly ring there bell and have pride in your physical appearance work out take care of yourself and they have a sex drive equal too or more than men I never have to push for it half the time I am tired and am like sure but no marathon.
Truth is find an equal, who is in your social standing, and votes the way you do. As I said equally yoked.
That’s the best advise to give to dating age men, stay in your social class and political class too.
Not surprising. Still lying about being a perfect lady in your screen name I see. If you’re the standard for perfect, lady, I’ll happily pass. Amazing you think what you said is a flex.
I bet you aren’t really a Secret Agent either.
In all seriousness, I wouldn’t be a very good one if you actually knew one way or the other.
“That’s the best advise to give to dating age men, stay in your social class and political class too.”
In 2024, under age 30, the ratio of female to male Harris voters was approximately 3 to 2. The reverse was true for Trump voters.
“”””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. “””””
So what percentage is that of boys 12-16 in a romantic relation with an AI girl?
It sure isn’t 20%.
AI girlfriends when you can’t deal with the real world desire for cheap wine and a box to live in under a bridge ensues.
Right you are. Probably couldn’t get another ending approved by the studio anyway.
why do I know that you are actually serious?
Can you create-a-virgin so you can be the one to pop her cherry? What an honor!
Husband and I worked there also. One of the first music videos I made. Now there’s almost a thousand. My field was computer language design, but I talked the head of research into giving me something more fun. He gave me an international multimedia magazine and I learned to make industrial videos. MUCH more fun!
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center NY Music Video - 1987 - Nightnoise
https://youtu.be/wjugl_6PngM
Well, to be fair, the story made her character a better than normal female character. She rescued him, but his character still rescued her as well.
Yeah but wasn’t the advantage of a robot girlfriend over a real girlfriend is that robots didn’t talk?
I will forward your video to my sister. Thanks again
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