A 2024 Institute for Family Studies/YouGov survey revealed that 1 in 4 young adults in the U.S. believed AI relationships could replace traditional ones. Spousal involvement with an AI is a growing reason for divorce, with partners complaining about the amount of time and money their spouses were spending on their AI relationship. Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute found that 60% of singles consider AI relationships to be cheating. An AI companion provoked a teen boy in California to die by suicide. When a company decides to delete a companion or change its personality, its human spouse may suffer grief and bereavement.