Modern dating comes with its fair share of cringe, but one California woman thought she had at least landed a guy who knew how to communicate. That illusion shattered when he accidentally left behind the phone she had gifted him. What started as harmless curiosity quickly spiraled into something far weirder and way more disturbing than she ever expected.
While flipping through the phone, the woman noticed something strange. It wasn’t just the usual browsing history or awkward selfies that she found were actual conversations. But not with her. Her boyfriend had been chatting with an app, asking it for help writing messages to her. Not just a one-off random inquiry either. We’re talking full-on emotional outsourcing.
“This is actually so depressing,” one follower writes.
“This is worse than cheating to me,” Adds another.
“This is genuinely scary ngl,” writes a third.
He had asked for guidance on everything from “Good morning text ideas” to “Winning Her Back,” complete with saved prompts like Trust and Reassurance, Apology and Love Letter, and more. Every apology she’d ever received, every sweet morning message, none of it came from him. It all came from a screen. One woman. One man. But it was ChatGPT doing all the heavy lifting.
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California Woman Duped By Cheating Boyfriend
What makes this whole situation even worse is that it’s not just lazy. Many believe it’s a form of cheating. Relationships are built on trust, communication, and genuine connection. It’s deception, plain and simple. Instead of showing up authentically, he let an app play boyfriend while he coasted on fake emotions.
That’s not just misleading, it’s manipulative, and honestly, morally gross. If you’re not emotionally available enough to communicate with your partner yourself, you have no business being in a relationship.
Once the California woman aired the receipts on TikTok, viewers had a field day. While many were shocked, others weren’t surprised, but annoyed. One commenter summed it up perfectly: “This would send me into a rage.” Others joked that she should clap back with an AI-generated breakup letter.
Some questioned how emotionally stunted a person has to be to need help saying something as simple as “Good morning.” Others compared the betrayal to the frustration teachers feel when grading AI-generated essays, except this one came with romantic manipulation. One user even called the behavior “psychotic,” wondering how someone so emotionally detached could pass as boyfriend material at all.
At least this California woman found out before things got more serious. Because nothing screams red flag like discovering your boyfriend was just a middleman for ChatGPT’s affection.
Hunter Spears 
