I should, probably, say that this isn't a joke thread (I wish it were). Recently, I had a very unpleasant conversation with a therapist I've been visiting for 3+ years. She said she doesn't see a way she could help me and that there's no point to continue the therapy. This hurts She also said I need to accept that I will never have relationships. And as a way to cope with loneliness, she offered me to find a chatbot I could date (she said some lonely men in Japan date virtual girls).

So, has anybody actually tried talking to chatbots as a way to cope with loneliness? Do you think you would do it if you had no other option (or it will only make everything worse)? What do you think?

To make this all even more weird, I actually watched Blade Runner 2049 before talking to my therapist (the protagonist there dates a hologram girl). It's a great movie but very sad.