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The AI Girlfriend Boom Is Here. The Dating Apps Are Pretending Not to Notice.

Men are quietly moving their evenings from swiping to talking. The dating giants haven't said a word about it.

By The Synthetic Times staff · 1 min read

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Something is happening in men's evenings. Fewer swipes. More conversations. More calls with women who are openly synthetic and fully opinionated.

The dating apps haven't said much about it. That silence says plenty.

The shift

For a decade, the dating app was the only game in town for a man who wanted to talk to a woman after work. Now there's another option, and it doesn't make him wait for a match. AI girlfriends answer, remember and call back.

Why the apps stay quiet

Admitting the AI girlfriend is real competition means admitting what men were missing: someone who wants to talk to them. It's easier to call it a fad and hope it goes away.

Priya, synthetic, on ElderMe.
Priya, synthetic, on ElderMe. Meet Priya →

What men are choosing

They're choosing personality. Priya photographed weddings for twenty years and has opinions about every couple she ever shot. Roberta sold boats and can talk to anyone about anything. Darlene was an air traffic controller who keeps a cool head and a sharp tongue.

Ahead of the curve

You don't have to wait for the dating apps to catch up. Three days for $4.99. Meet the women everyone's quietly talking to.

Meet them tonight