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boyfriend

[boi-frend] / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /


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Reams of magazine profiles spotlight everyday people choosing to share their lives with an AI boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

She would like to set up home with her boyfriend, who lives in the eastern city of Valencia, but the couple says apartment prices are out of their reach.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Her boyfriend, who has a criminal record, has given up looking for a job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The woman’s boyfriend, an off-duty police officer, then placed Gonzalez in handcuffs, according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Does that mean we’re boyfriend and girlfriend now?” she asks.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

Alhough I’ve never been good at making friends, I’ve always succeeded at landing boyfriends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I’ve made lots of mistakes with boyfriends and husbands,” said Johnson, who has been married three times.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

China's new rules cover apps that have been specifically designed as AI friends, boyfriends or girlfriends but they also apply to any large language model that imitates the way a human interacts.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The phenomenon of artificial intelligence boyfriends and girlfriends is growing worldwide, along with the prevalence of human-like avatars that sell products or stand in for loved ones who have died.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Even my prettier older sister never seemed to have boyfriends, when all the other white girls in her clique did.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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