More & More Women Are Getting Into AI Relationships
February 12, 2026
Some people are choosing artificial intelligence over real life partners, but is this really something we should be encouraging or have we crossed a line? Listen, I’m the last person who could judge anyone for preferring fictional men over the men they know in real life. Spending my early teen years staying up late reading ‘x reader’ fanfictions, watching TikTok edits of my favourite TV characters on repeat, fixating onto a character and finding every single piece of fanart ever made of them. I’ve been there.
There’s nothing wrong with finding yourself a little bit obsessed with fictional characters, it’s really just a part of growing up. Even when you do get older, it’s not crazy to wish for a partner that shares the same traits or looks as the love interests in your books and on your screen. This is all normal, at least I hope it is. What isn’t so normal, however, is trying to blur the line between fiction and reality, especially when it comes to people. Up until recently we could pretty much all understand that these fictional characters that we loved so much were not real, no matter how much we wished they were. We could turn off the TV or put down the book, and go interact with the people in our real lives. Make new connections, both platonic and romantic, with real people. The rise of the AI partner seems to be changing things though.
