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“Even Freud would be stumped”: Man cheats on human girlfriend after falling in “in love” with, proposing to AI girlfriend

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“Love seeing women in male-dominated fields!”: Internet praises Brenda Song after ex Trace Cyrus alleges she lied about being terminally ill, stole thousands from him

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“Ghosted…literally”: Her father died. She still hasn’t told his mistress of 30 years

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Is being single a luxury now? Viral dating theory says yes: “My avoidant attachment took this as a direct threat”

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Viral theory stating millennial women are the first generation who are fine being single sparks debate: “The juice isn’t worth the squeeze”

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“I was in tears”: Man gets offered free first-class upgrade on 14–hour flight. Then he leaves his partner. Should she break up with him?

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The “cut them off” dating trend encourages brutal honesty—and fast exits

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“Congratulations, you passed the test!”: Woman goes on first date with man. Then he performs ‘gold digger test’ on her

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Man wins $3.6 million lottery. Then his girlfriend allegedly ghosts him after the money hits her bank account

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“What’s next? Weight filters?”: Tinder adds a height filter and the discourse instantly goes nuclear

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