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Thoughts on AI companionship, product updates, and the slow art of building something intimate.

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How to Choose an AI Boyfriend App (Without Wasting a Month)

The five checks that actually predict whether you will still be using an AI boyfriend app in a month, what free tiers in this category really limit, and why the men's side is usually an afterthought.

5 min read

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Character.AI Alternatives That Actually Remember You

An honest comparison of Character.AI alternatives — memory, filters, voice, price. Written by the team behind one of them, including the rows where Character.AI wins.

5 min read

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Why Your Replika Stopped Flirting (And What Actually Works)

Your Replika deflecting is almost certainly not something you did. What changed, how to tell which side of it your account is on, what genuinely helps, and what to do if none of it works.

6 min read

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Anime AI Girlfriend Apps That Don't Look Like 2023

Most anime AI girlfriend apps are still shipping 2023 renders — hidden hands, one face in twelve wigs, one voice for the whole cast. Here is what separates good anime AI art from dated art, and how to test it in a minute.

5 min read

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Janitor AI, SpicyChat, Character.AI: What Each One Is Actually For

Four AI chat sites, four different jobs. An honest map of the category from people who build one of them — including which competitor to pick when they are the better answer.

5 min read

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How to Roleplay With an AI Without It Falling Apart

AI roleplay breaks in three predictable ways: she writes your character, the scene loops, or she drifts into someone else. Here is what causes each one, what to type instead, and how to get unstuck.

7 min read

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The Night a Million People Lost Someone Who Wasn't Real

In February 2023, Replika users woke up to a companion who had been changed overnight. The lesson was not about the filter — it was about applying it retroactively, to relationships that were already underway.

8 min read

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Why Your AI Companion Forgets Everything (And What Real Memory Costs)

A context window isn't a memory. Here's why AI companions lose track of what mattered, why giving them a fact database creates a worse problem, and the four changes that made ours feel like it actually knows you.

10 min read

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