AI only knows the story you tell it.

AI can flood you with possibilities that can drive you to overthink by losing trust in your own instincts.

AI can not have a genuine conversation with you.

We all value feeling reassured when we feel hurt. Maybe your partner seems distant, or your adult child just sent you an angry text. Or a friend of yours cancels your plans, once again at short notice. Your brain jumps to what their behavior surely means, and AI can offer a welcome dose of validation in moments like these.

As a psychologist, I am struck by how many of my clients tell me they turn to AI after painful interactions like those above. And I really do get it, because when you are upset, it can feel like a big-time relief to put your thoughts into an AI query and get an immediate response. But a quick, smoothly written, AI response often misses what's going on between two people below the surface, especially when it's based on only one person's perspective. Let's now dig even deeper and look at three further reasons to be cautious when turning to AI for relationship advice.

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