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I spent seven years writing about relationships before AI companions took over my inbox. Now I pay for every app, live with each companion for at least two weeks and rate what matters: does it remember you, does it feel warm, does it respect a boundary, does it tell the truth about money?

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Why AI Soulmate Guide?

For seven years I wrote a weekly newsletter about relationships: the awkward first dates, the long silences, the small habits that keep two people close. In 2023 readers started asking about AI companions, and I realised nobody was reviewing them the way you would judge a relationship.

So I do that now. Every app gets the same two weeks, the same conversations about a hard day, the same memory check and the same look at the checkout page. I pay for everything myself.

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