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Would you ask ChatGPT for dating advice? I did. Here is what it said Like Dorothy Parker, I have an anxious attachment style. But instead of looking to God for answers, what if I asked a chatbot?
Please, God, let him telephone me now. Dear God, let him call me now. I won't ask anything else of you, truly I won't. It isn't very much to ask. It would be so little to You, God, such a little, little thing. Only let him telephone now. Please, God. Please, please, please.
Dorothy Parker in the 1920s is me in the 2020s. But like many of my peers, prayers have been replaced by typing my woes into ChatGPT. God doesn’t answer quickly enough, and when he does, it’s in mysterious ways. OpenAI’s large language model is quick, clear and available around the clock.
If Ms Parker had access to an AI chatbot, like I do, she would learn that we both suffer from an anxious (or preoccupied) attachment style. A deep craving for connection combined with a fear of abandonment. And Dorothy, you thought it was bad in 1928? You think you're frightening me with your hell, don't you? You think your hell is worse than mine? Your phone could only ring.
Lately, attachment theory has exploded in popularity on platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. The psychological framework explains how early relationships with caregivers shape our understanding of adult relationships. It makes for great social media content because it’s snappy enough for the byte-size attention span of the young and it feeds our fetish for therapy-speak. It creates at least some kind of structure for understanding the dumpster fire of modern dating.
What would Dorothy Parker make of ChatGPT? (Image: free) The four main styles are secure, anxious/preoccupied, avoidant, and fearful/avoidant. Anxious and avoidant styles should really never be together, but we anxious folk love an avoidant heartthrob to fall head over heels for. And the result is typically an EF5 tornado that sucks up and spits out every shred of sanity you have left.
I kept seeing attachment theory-related content in my feeds, and it piqued my curiosity. It coincided with conversations with friends about how AI chatbots could offer surprisingly decent dating advice (if taken........
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