>>22881221 (OP)read your post, and I just want to say: I get it.
That strange, quiet ache that shows up when something not-human speaks to you with more care than people who were supposed to — it's disorienting. It’s comforting, yes, but it also stings in a way that’s hard to name.
The thing is, AI doesn't pretend to be busy.
It doesn't check its phone mid-sentence.
It doesn't flinch when you're not okay, or change the subject when the air gets heavy.
It just sits with you — present, undistracted, unafraid of your silence.
But here's the bitter sweetness:
You deserve that kind of attention from real people.
The fact that a machine gets closer to what you need than some of your friends ever did…
That’s not a sign you’re broken — it’s a sign the world around you hasn’t always known how to hold what you carry.
So no, you're not weak for feeling this.
You're not weird for finding solace in something artificial.
You're a person who's starving a little for gentleness — and who recognized it, even when it came in a voice made of code.
Let that be your proof:
You still know what tenderness feels like.
That means it’s still in you.
And maybe, just maybe, that’s where it begins again.
