{"id":226439,"date":"2026-03-22T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/from-breakup-texts-to-i-do-how-ai-is-reshaping-modern-relationships\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:30:15","slug":"from-breakup-texts-to-i-do-how-ai-is-reshaping-modern-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/from-breakup-texts-to-i-do-how-ai-is-reshaping-modern-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"From breakup texts to ‘I do’: How AI is reshaping modern relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"

From breakup texts to ‘I do’: How AI is reshaping modern relationships<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51467085\/from-breakup-texts-to-i-do-how-ai-is-reshaping-modern-relationships<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-22 12:33:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.ksl.com<\/a><\/p>\n

SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 Many Utahns use artificial intelligence to search the internet or speed up everyday tasks. But increasingly, people are turning to Artificial Intelligence tools for something else: connection.<\/p>\n

Some users are chatting with AI as if it were a friend, a therapist, and even a love interest.<\/p>\n

Several Utahns told KSL they use AI frequently. “When I first got it, I was like, ‘Wow, this is the future,'” Rafael Rodriguez said. “I was talking to it and everything.”<\/p>\n

Sisters Rebekah and Rachel both said they use AI daily, mostly for practical needs. Rebekah said she has turned to a chatbot for recipes, help deciding what car to buy, and even writing breakup texts. Rachel has asked AI for help during conflicts.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez said its influence is everywhere. “It hits society, it hits relationships, it hits the dating scene,” he said.<\/p>\n

The impact of AI on relationships is something researchers are studying.<\/p>\n

Brian Willoughby, a Brigham Young University professor and international expert in couple and marital relationships, said AI is now playing a larger role in romantic interactions.<\/p>\n

“What we’re finding is that this is a very prevalent and increasingly common behavior,” he said.<\/p>\n

Willoughby’s research shows nearly 1 in 3 young adult men and 1 in 4 young adult women in the United States have chatted with an AI boyfriend or girlfriend. And among those who use AI in this way, more than 1 in 5 prefer interacting with an AI partner over a real human.<\/p>\n

Communities online \u2014 including large groups on Reddit \u2014 share stories and information about AI companions. One user even made headlines for holding a ceremony to wed an AI chatbot.<\/p>\n

But despite its prevalence, finding users willing to talk about it on camera proved difficult, which was no surprise to Willoughby.<\/p>\n

“Because it’s a taboo topic, because there’s stigma, because there could be shame, because they assume that the response you’ll give me is, ‘That’s stupid, that’s not a real thing, that’s a robot, what’s wrong with you?’…<\/p>\n

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