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If You Ask A.I. for Marriage Advice, It'll Probably Tell You to Get Divorced

A massive cultural shift may be coming.

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Samuel D. James
Oct 20, 2025
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How to watch a massive cultural shift as it happens: A story in two parts.

Part I:

A user on the online forum Reddit used data analysis tools to study the kinds of comments people leave for people asking relationship advice. The results are both alarming and unsurprising.

First, notice that the red line, which represents comments encouraging users to “end…

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