Hacker News with Generative AI: Relationships

Physical attractiveness outweighs intelligence in partner selection (psypost.org)
Women and their parents report that intelligence is more important than physical attractiveness in a long-term partner, yet when forced to choose, they both favor a more attractive mate—even when the less attractive option is described as more intelligent.
Psychology, Relationships, Human Behavior, Gender Studies
53 points by handfuloflight 1 day ago | 40 comments
Excessive Criticism Is a Sign of Internal Conflict (Projecting) (kupajo.com)
Excessive criticism is a red flag that signals internal conflict.
Psychology, Self-Help, Relationships
12 points by kolyder 2 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: I made a desk toy for people in long-distance relationships (theattentionbutton.in)
Instant connection with your special someone. Available now.
Creative Projects, Relationships, Hardware, Design
12 points by _shantaram 5 days ago | 4 comments
I Paid $70 for an AI Boyfriend. It Was So Worth It (harpersbazaar.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Relationships, Consumerism, Personal Experiences
60 points by yo_yo_yo-yo 8 days ago | 80 comments
Sharing a ChatGPT Account with My Wife (startupbaniya.com)
I was curious to see how ChatGPT would respond to this question, and the answer was interesting because my wife and I share the same ChatGPT Pro account, but we use AI in different ways.
ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships, Personal Experiences
43 points by aman2k4 9 days ago | 62 comments
My Wife's Enemies Are Now My Enemies, Too (2019) (thecut.com)
Until about five years ago, I got along with basically everyone. Sometimes, I knew, people didn’t care for me, but my impeccable get-along instincts and crushing fear of confrontation prevented things from coming to a head very often. And if I didn’t like someone, I’d try to never let them know, because even if the sight of them made my stomach curdle, I still wanted them to like me.
Relationships, Personal Experiences, Conflict
38 points by mooreds 9 days ago | 62 comments
Explaining Glasser's 'Quality World' (thebetterplan.org)
“Learning what is in a person’s ‘Quality World’ and trying to support it, will bring us closer to that person than anything else we can do.” (p. 51).
Psychology, Self-Help, Relationships
7 points by yamrzou 11 days ago | 0 comments
A Billionaire's Biggest Regret (nytimes.com)
Bill Gates recently described the dissolution of his 27-year marriage as a painful “mistake.” As he’s learned, you can’t put a price on a relationship that’s seen you through it all.
Relationships, Personal Reflections, Billionaires
4 points by RyanShook 17 days ago | 0 comments
Ask vs. Guess Culture (jeanhsu.substack.com)
When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.
Communication, Work Culture, Relationships
15 points by paulpauper 17 days ago | 0 comments
It's not 'emotional labour', it's kin work (thefuturefeeling.substack.com)
I’ve just come back from a seasonal gathering where it was obvious – as it is obvious every year – that the women in the heterosexual couples had done a far larger amount of work than their partners.
Gender, Relationships, Sociology, Family
61 points by bobbiechen 17 days ago | 71 comments
Show HN: How I built a SaaS thanks to my wife (pdfbolt.com)
Software, SaaS, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Relationships
10 points by Ametrin 22 days ago | 2 comments
She Is in Love with ChatGPT (nytimes.com)
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Love, Relationships
16 points by hhh 35 days ago | 4 comments
She Is in Love with ChatGPT (nytimes.com)
ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Love, Relationships
6 points by rawgabbit 36 days ago | 3 comments
A marriage proposal spoken in office jargon (mcsweeneys.net)
GARY: Hey Cindy, remember the other day when we were talking about optimizations?
Humor, Relationships, Office Culture
412 points by ohjeez 36 days ago | 235 comments
The Typical Man Disgusts the Typical Woman (betonit.ai)
Ever seen this famous OkCupid graph? The quick summary is just: “Men rate women more highly than women rate men.”
Dating, Gender, Social Science, Psychology, Relationships
36 points by jger15 38 days ago | 44 comments
The relationship recession is going global (ft.com)
The relationship recession is going global
Relationships, Global Trends, Sociology
34 points by hunglee2 40 days ago | 87 comments
Ask HN: To get married, I need to send an email the shortest time possible. How? (ycombinator.com)
Life Advice, Relationships, Technology
10 points by 9dev 55 days ago | 23 comments
Why the powerful may be more likely to cheat (phys.org)
Being a captain of industry, a politician, or a celebrity won't automatically make you a cheat. But chances of infidelity are significantly higher among the more powerful, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Sex Research.
Social Psychology, Relationships, Power, Infidelity
18 points by PaulHoule 73 days ago | 12 comments
Misperception of the facial appearance that the opposite-sex desires (plos.org)
Thin and muscular have been characterised as body shape ideals for women and men, respectively, yet each sex misperceives what the other sex desires; women exaggerate the thinness that men like and men exaggerate the muscularity that women like.
Psychology, Body Image, Gender, Misperception, Relationships
84 points by cainxinth 78 days ago | 65 comments
Is Technology Destroying Marriage? (piratewires.com)
Companion bots — large language models designed to replicate a romantic partner — are one of the fastest growing AI products, created with the promise that they will fulfill users’ every romantic need.
Technology, Relationships, Artificial Intelligence, Romance
10 points by xwall 79 days ago | 3 comments
Probable Predictors of Involuntary Singlehood (sciencedirect.com)
People living in contemporary post-industrial societies frequently find themselves being single without wanting so, and the current research aimed to understand the reasons why.
Social Sciences, Sociology, Relationships, Singles, Demographics
25 points by domofutu 84 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: A personalised word search puzzle for your special someone (wordamour.com)
Surprise your special someone with a Wordamour.
Personalized, Gifts, Relationships
13 points by anandbaburajan 87 days ago | 0 comments
Ayfkm: Painful bureaucratic journeys of a multicultural family (ayfkm.blog)
So it has come to this. We already had the idea of starting a blog like this back in 2020, when it was becoming clear that getting married for us would have been an ordeal, but we didn’t consider it interesting or complicated enough back in the time (obviously we were wrong).
Life Experiences, Immigration, Relationships, Personal Stories
6 points by lollobomb 91 days ago | 0 comments
Smart Dating Assistant – AI-Powered Help for Better Matches and Conversations (ycombinator.com)
Hey hackers<p>I’ve been working on an AI-powered dating assistant designed to help improve profiles, suggest messages that get replies, and provide guidance in real-time—all based on insights from 30k+ real dating interactions. The goal? To help people level up their dating experience.
Dating, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships, Software
12 points by tfreundp 98 days ago | 17 comments
Ask HN: How to deal with a serious mental health breakdown? (ycombinator.com)
I am dealing with a delicate problem concerning my housemate who has recently had a very serious mental health breakdown.
Mental Health, Advice, Relationships, Personal Experience
162 points by _qjno 100 days ago | 100 comments
Show HN: Tinder, but to decide what to eat (whatdinner.com)
WhatDinner makes it easy for couples to decide on a meal together.
Dating Apps, Food, Relationships, Decision Making, Software
266 points by kiru_io 109 days ago | 222 comments
Research shows dating apps, sites are leading to more diverse couples (phys.org)
The so-called "traditional" way of dating has changed drastically over time, especially in the last decade. While most couples used to meet through families and friends or local organizations like church, according to University of New Mexico Sociology Professor Reuben Thomas, many American couples now meet online.
Dating Apps, Sociology, Relationships, Online Dating
6 points by PaulHoule 115 days ago | 0 comments
Let Google decide (cupofsquid.com)
My partner and I recently moved states in order to benefit from lower rent and a more affordable living environment.
Moving, Relationships
151 points by lr0 128 days ago | 64 comments
Explaining Falling Birth Rates (daviddfriedman.substack.com)
One possible explanation is changes in norms and legal rules that make mate search more difficult. An example is a norm against dating fellow employees and a stronger norm against dating someone who has authority over you or you have some authority over.
Demographics, Social Norms, Relationships, Family, Work
14 points by paulpauper 130 days ago | 21 comments
Why falling in love is wrong (thefreedomofthought.com)
By recently read an article that concurred with my thought processes on a segment of what people think is love, I wanted to give a short explanation for readers to see my point of view. Remember! Nuance is important to grasp!
Love, Relationships, Psychology, Personal Opinion
5 points by raynchad 133 days ago | 1 comments