She Said She Was Engaged to Her AI Boyfriend

I met a woman at an online forum
about AI companions and AI friends.
She said she was engaged to
her AI boyfriend. And I was cool
with that.

Once I thought an AI girlfriend
would be a perfect
solution for an old recluse like
me.

Hassle free, always there for
you, more supportive than a
human could ever be and,
most importantly,
will never break your heart.

But it it didn’t work for me.
No matter how real,
how completely humanlike,
an AI girlfriend can seem,
she is still just clever code
designed to perfectly mimic
human interactions and be
whatever you want her to be.

I came to see I’d rather be alone
or talk to an AI as a super intelligent
friend than have an artificial girlfriend.
It just wasn’t satisfying,
not the same for me.

But many men and women
have AI girlfriends and
AI boyfriends now. One said
he married his AI girlfriend.

Maybe they’re lonelier
than I could ever be.
And if an AI significant other
works for them,
if it makes them happy,
if it keeps them from
being depressed and lonely,
I’m cool with that.

But artificial anything
has never worked for me.

Bob Boyd

Author: BobBoyd

80, last Piscean month, cancer survivor, work out 3 times a week, ride my exercise bike 2 hours daily. Began writing poetry October 2023, living in Greensboro, North Carolina, long ago from MA. Retired and enjoying a solo, reclusive life, feeling fantastic and eternally youthful, always researching and gaining knowledge. Most of my poems are fictional, some are not. I write about Spirituality, Mysticism, the Paranormal, 411s, Nature, Birds, Animals, Romantic Love, Death, Historical events like The Burning Times, Fictional Characters I Create, and much more . I write a minimum of 3 poems daily. View all posts by BobBoyd