50% of Young Men Would Rather Date an AI Girlfriend Than Be Lonely and Rejected

5 onesandofgrain 10 9/3/2025, 11:18:30 PM reuters.com ↗

Comments (10)

mrtomservo · 1d ago
This is a press release from a company that markets an AI relationship platform.
onesandofgrain · 1d ago
Oh, I didn't see that. How do I delete my post?
toomuchtodo · 1d ago
Email the mods, hn at ycombinator dot com, include link to this thread.
zippyman55 · 1d ago
The next time you are on a date with an AI character, you can save a lot of time, not to mention the cost of flowers and chocolate. Just ask: please explain your objective function. This allows you to cut to the chase.
kelseyfrog · 1d ago
This only makes me more certain that AI-companion embodiment startups[1] have long-term viability.

1. https://surroo.me/

duxup · 1d ago
Monroebot? Obviously. https://youtu.be/4uE96qUlJ_4

Just an LLM? I doubt it.

onesandofgrain · 1d ago
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xenospn · 1d ago
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sunscream89 · 1d ago
I’ll have you lonely young men know spending your time now being talented and useful, by ten years you will attract the most available appropriate woman wherever you go. You know, be fit and stay sharp.

Being a lonesome looser is the opposite of solves this perfectly ordinary life conjunction. You can be a lady lucky successful nerd. Just be interesting and that other stuff will trip over you some day.

al2o3cr · 1d ago
Yeah, well, I still jerk off manually