As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
Category: Loneliness
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A.I. Dating Apps Complicate China’s Efforts to Boost Birthrate
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To Stay in Her Home, She Let In an A.I. Robot
The New York Times – Business:At 85, Jan Worrell lived alone on a remote corner of the Washington coast. Could ElliQ become her companion?
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How to Make Friends as an Adult: 11 Ways to Build Lasting Connections
A practical guide for expanding your circle, with advice from sociable people.
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How to Make and Keep Friends
Finding friendship and maintaining connections in adulthood is hard. Here’s where to start.
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How Do I Navigate Divorced Parents Over the Holidays?
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who tries to balance the needs of her divorced parents — but often ends up in tears.
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The Sexting Seniors of Assisted Living
My mother was 83. Her boyfriend was 87. They were having the time of their lives.
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Tessa Thompson on Playing ‘Hedda’— and Finding What You Really Want
In Thompson’s latest film, she plays an unhappy housewife who blows up her life. In reality, the actor and producer has left relationships with much less fallout.
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Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is That Bad?
They’ve become an important way to spend time with peers. But they’ve also become more addictive.