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From ‘Bot’ to ‘Bro’: How ChatGPT became a source of companionship in an era of increasingly unavoidable loneliness

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Freeloader belittles a friend's 5-year profession as a photographer, demanding they work their wedding for free to "build their portfolio," they challenge their cheap attitude with facts: ‘I charge $1,000+ per wedding’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Lake house vacation host Tina treats her friends like unpaid staff, demands they cook, clean, and entertain her kids, then gets mad when they leave early: 'After 3 days of being treated like hotel staff, we packed our stuff and left’

Etai Eshet

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Young moms try to reschedule 26-year-old friend's birthday party to accommodate for kids, leaving friend unable to attend her own birthday party: 'The day before my celebration the group chat exploded'

JR Atkinson

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20-year-old cancels trip to LA after finding out friend expected her to pay for everything, can't afford $150 plane ticket: 'She shouldn't have asked me to go if she was expecting me to pay'

JR Atkinson

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18-year-old asks his 41-year-old neighbor out on a date 2 times, neighbor tattles on him to his mom much to his chagrin: 'When he saw me, he looked enraged'

Emmy Pratt

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Friend refuses to split $1,000+ check at a San Francisco birthday dinner after another friend racked up the bill with family-style platters of seafood, meat, and pricey cocktails: ‘We were each expected to pay $150, I had a $23 pasta and a $10 mocktail’

Etai Eshet

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29-year-old snoops and finds out about roommate's raise, demand they start covering 80% of the rent despite agreeing to 50/50: 'What you make is NONE OF HER BUSINESS'

JR Atkinson

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28-year-old backpacker in Southeast Asia refuses her travel buddies Anna and Mark’s attempts to expel her from their Thailand trip for being too relaxed, telling them she’s not leaving and they’re welcome to hit the road: ‘they're trying to kick me out’

Etai Eshet

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17-year-old high schooler is pressured by friends Amanda and Sam to cover a $500 restaurant bill during a weekend trip after Amanda orders half the menu and claims she “forgot her card,” but the responsible teen refuses to foot the bill: ‘My meal was $26’

Etai Eshet

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Couple try to bring unwell 2-year-old son on friend vacation, demand back non-refundable $2000 when told they can't come: 'Morgan told us we were selfish and horrible friends'

Ally Perry

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23-year-old refuses to cancel her college graduation trip because her 32-year-old sister's babysitter canceled before her and her husband's anniversary trip: 'She got super upset and said I was being selfish and immature'

Emmy Pratt

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Couple demands non-refundable $1000 back after they pull out of beach vacation because friends wouldn't allow their contagious child to attend: 'She accused us of being greedy and valuing money more than friendship'

JR Atkinson

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'[Do you] have one with more storage?': 23-year-old immediately regrets giving her old iPad to her friend's 12-year-old sister after getting accosted for upgrades without as much as a ‘thank you’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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High school acquaintance asks 27-year-old woman if she can have her old food stamps now that she doesn't qualify for them anymore, gets angry when she declines: 'She told me I was being stingy and privileged now that I have a job'

Emmy Pratt

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Teenage girl refuses to host a sleepover for her two friends after finding out they lied to her, went to a party without inviting her, and just wanted her place to crash afterward: ‘I said no. I don’t want to feel used, they weren’t honest with me’

Etai Eshet

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