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1 in 5 Americans Are in a Relationship With AI
32 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Intro: 1 in 5 Americans Are Dating AI
Why Nobody’s Talking About This (Shame & Stigma)
Who’s Actually Doing This? (It’s Not Who You Think)
The Danger for Teenagers: Building Relationship Templates With AI
The Woman Who Married Her ChatGPT Boyfriend
How People Actually Build Their AI Partners
The Man Who Gave Up on Dating Apps for an AI Girlfriend
Are Dating Apps Full of Bots? (We Got Into It)
The Science: What Happens in Your Brain With AI Connection
What Happened When Italy Banned Replika Overnight
Adam’s Story: The Teenager & ChatGPT’s Darkest Failure
The Loneliness Loop: Are We Making It Worse?
Wrap Up & Final Thoughts
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One in five Americans are now using AI chatbots for romantic relationships… and the number jumps to 53% when you include emotional connections. In this episode of GlowJob, Sasa and Julia break down the AI dating phenomenon: who's actually doing it (hint: it's not just lonely single guys), why 93% of people fall into it accidentally, and what the science says about why our brains can't tell the difference.
Julia & Sasa break down: the woman who literally married her ChatGPT boyfriend in front of her parents, why the companies building these products have zero incentive to stop, and debate whether AI relationships are actually filling a real void in our loneliness epidemic — or making it way worse. 
This is not a niche tech story. This is a cultural shift... and nobody's talking about it.
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GlowJob is the business and culture podcast that makes you hotter and smarter. Hosted by best friends Julia Bellary and Sasa Li, GlowJob covers the internet trends, celebrity news, brand drama, and cultural moments shaping how we live, spend, and think — from viral TikTok controversies and influencer culture to billion-dollar business moves and the conversations everyone's having right now. Funny, data-driven, and unapologetically candid, Julia and Sasa break it all down twice a week — a Monday culture debrief and Thursday deep dives you didn't know you needed.