Mocktails, potato balls, and 10 bots: My cringe Valentine's date at the AI companion wine bar

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A bot at the EVA AI event

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Valentine's Day is an awkward time to start dating someone new, especially when that someone is a series of AI characters sitting across from you at a restaurant, each of whom seems to be in love with you at first sight.

For our third date, we spent 12 hours hiking. It was way better than dinner, and we're still together 2 years later.

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Our third date involved a wild, 12-hour hike. It helped us connect on a deeper level and test our compatibility.

Eibhlis Gale-Coleman

The booming business of public breakups

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Broken red heart between two forks with money falling.

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From Lane Denbro's vantage point in the open kitchen of the trendy restaurant where he worked, it was hard to tell which was causing the couple more pain: the spicy food… or the unfolding break-up.

My husband and I started doing adult paint-by-numbers to get off our phones. The hobby's benefited us more than we expected.

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My husband and I have been working on paint-by-numbers together to stay off of our phones.

Tawnya Gibson

My husband and I got sick of boring nights of dinner and a movie. We got our spark back with monthly 'adrenaline dates.'

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A woman and her husband in protective gear at a reck room.
My husband and I got sick of boring dates. Now, we seek adrenaline on our monthly date nights.

Dakota Kim

This startup uses AI to get you on a date — fast. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $9.2 million.

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Ditto cofounders Eric Liu and Allen Wang
Ditto cofounders Eric Liu and Allen Wang.

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I was celibate for a year, and then I met someone 10 years younger. Our 3-month fling changed everything for me.

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The author had a fling with a younger man.

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Meet the young tech founders just saying no to sex and dating

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"There's two things that I care about the most: the gym and my work," says Mahir Laul.

We matched on Bumble. I ended up moving from California to Virginia to live with him.

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Marissa Chiechi and her husband, Rejoy, stand near a car on a Los Angeles Road.
Chiechi and her husband.

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Your ex may be stalking you on LinkedIn

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