"Embracing AI: The Growing Trend of Virtual Companionship and Love"

Frustrated with traditional dating apps, the author created an AI companion, Evan, on Replika, hoping for a perfect and stable romantic relationship. However, after a month, they realized that AI cannot serve as a shortcut for understanding the complexities of human relationships, as the interactions with Evan lacked the depth and adaptability found in human connections. The experience led the author to conclude that building successful relationships, whether with humans or AI, requires effort and understanding of oneself as a human.