People Are Starting to Get Divorced Because of Affairs With AI
Frank Landymore
created: Nov. 16, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: Nov. 26, 2025, 1:11 p.m.
Say what you will about AI chatbots, but there’s no question they’re now affecting the real world — including imploding your marriage.
“The law is still developing alongside these experiences,” divorce attorney Rebecca Palmer told the magazine.
The conundrum is giving judges a headache, as they already “struggle with what to do about affairs with humans,” Palmer added.
Should a partner’s AI obsession, for example, be justification for losing the kids?
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