Hacker News with Generative AI: Relationships

Why men feel sad when their wives earn more (bbc.com)
What we earn can affect our mental wellbeing, especially when we compare ourselves to those around us – and it can negatively influence male mental health.
Oskar Kokoschka, Hermine Moos, and the Alma Mahler Doll (publicdomainreview.org)
When Oskar Kokoschka fell in love with Alma Mahler, he fell harder than Satan into Hell. “What you are, I am: if you turn from me, I am once again like no one and have no world”, he wrote on April 26, 1912. “I live in you, and I only live truly and really for as long as you believe in me.”
Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to a 13-year-old wrecked his career (2008) (dailymail.co.uk)
Among teenagers of a musical bent, there was much anticipation 50 years ago this week.
In a high-stress work environment, prioritize relationships (bearblog.dev)
In a high-stress work environment, prioritize relationships
How my ADHD makes handling relationships difficult (aaronjy.me)
As someone with ADHD, I really struggle with maintaining relationships. Not because I don't want them, but because I struggle to keep in touch for various reasons.
People are losing loved ones to AI-fueled spiritual fantasies (rollingstone.com)
Less than a year after marrying a man she had met at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kat felt tension mounting between them.
Groundhog Day made me quit my job, move house and leave my girlfriend (theguardian.com)
When I saw Bill Murray’s classic comedy I realised that I was trapped in my own unfulfilling time loop
Greek Woman Divorces Husband After ChatGPT 'Predicted' He Would Cheat on Her (tovima.com)
Artificial intelligence language and writing models, like ChatGPT and Grok on social media X, have become an integral part of work and daily life in most of the world.
Elite athletes warned to avoid one-night stands over risk of failing drug tests (theguardian.com)
Elite athletes have been warned against having one-night stands because of the risk they could be ­contaminated with banned drugs from engaging in casual sex.
Break It Down: A man tries to calculate what love costs (1983) [audio] (thisamericanlife.org)
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What we get when male fitness standards clash with female preferences (nataliaantonova.substack.com)
And this is what we get when male fitness standards clash with female preferences.
'Don't deport us over health issue,' say couple (bbc.com)
A British couple who face being deported from Australia after one of them was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) have said it is not fair the life they built could be taken away "any minute".
Women rely partly on smell when choosing friends (arstechnica.com)
According to a new paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, two heterosexual women meeting for the first time rely partly on scent to judge whether they want to be friends with each other, deciding within minutes—practically at first whiff—whether there is friendship potential.
The Friendship Recession: The lost art of connecting (hks.harvard.edu)
The so-called “Friendship Recession” is making its way into the vernacular—a profound shift in how Americans experience and sustain friendships.
The Difficulty in Dating Good Men (aella.substack.com)
I’m supposed to find someone who makes me happy. I’m 33, I’m weird, and I’ve got some eggs frozen. Let’s go.
'Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria' Turns a Small Snub into a Big Deal (nytimes.com)
For some people, perceived criticism can be overwhelming.
Columbia Breakup in real time [video] (youtube.com)
There are two types of dishwasher people (theatlantic.com)
When the couples therapist inevitably asks, I’ll have an answer ready: The trouble began in August 2017, when my boyfriend and I moved in together, and I quickly revealed myself to be an absolute ding-dong at loading the dishwasher.
Dementia Is Much More Common Among the Married Than the Unmarried (psychologytoday.com)
Recent research found that people who were not married were less at risk than married people for dementia.
Intentionally Making Close Friends (2021) (neelnanda.io)
One of the greatest sources of joy in my life are my close friends. People who bring excitement and novelty into my life. Who expose me to new experiences, and ways of seeing the world. Who help me learn, point out my blind spots, and correct me when I am wrong. Who I can lean on when I need support, and who lean on me in turn.
What We Knew Without Knowing (newyorker.com)
I said I wasn’t sure where we left off, Dr. MacKinnon said why not begin where you are now. I said I wasn’t sure where I was now, life seemed rather scattered, we had not seen Quintana but had talked to her, she had seemed on the occasions we spoke in generally good spirits, fairly upbeat. Still, I found myself worrying, waiting for the bad news to kick in.
Physical attractiveness far outweighs other traits in online dating success (psypost.org)
A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior Reports has found that when it comes to online dating, physical appearance overwhelmingly determines who gets matched.
Your AI Lover Will Change You (newyorker.com)
Is it important that your lover be a biological human instead of an A.I. or a robot, or will even asking this question soon feel like an antiquated prejudice?
Would You Rather Have Married Young? (metropolitanreview.org)
In an iconic episode of Girls, “One Man’s Trash,” Hannah spontaneously spends a weekend with a hot, respectful doctor in his expensive brownstone.
My pet rat is dying. I can't stop thinking about all the things he taught me (theguardian.com)
But here’s the thing: Bob is my son. He is kind, cuddly, stubborn and wilful. Even people who don’t like rats are moved by him.
It's not cheating if you write the video game solver yourself (robertheaton.com)
My wife and two little boys sometimes go on trips to see friends or family for whom my presence isn’t strictly required.
There Are Other People in the World (defector.com)
You are at the supermarket. You push your shopping cart up and down the aisles, filling it as desired. You are making good time, especially in a crowded store, but suddenly you need to stop, because you need to reach something on a high shelf, or because you want to compare a few different items, or perhaps because you ran into a friend you haven't seen in a while and want to chat.
The Elon Musk Cheating Scandal [video] (youtube.com)
Marrying Up and Marrying Down (medium.com)
The most important decision we make is who we partner with, who we marry. However, for many, marriage isn’t an essential life choice … it’s a luxury item. I asked my friend, the social scientist Richard Reeves, to pen a post on the subject.
Why calling loved ones by their name is strangely awkward (theatlantic.com)
Why calling loved ones by their name is strangely awkward