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AI-powered heartbreak: How ChatGPT became the ghostwriter of modern break-ups

A viral moment on the London Underground reveals how young people are turning to chatbots not just for homework — but for ending relationships with empathy.

   
July 5, 2025, 00:31
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LONDON (Realist English). Earlier this week, a London commuter witnessed a quietly surreal scene: a young man, phone in hand, consulting ChatGPT to compose a break-up message. Sitting across from his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend, he read her emotional text, copied it into the chatbot, added prompts like “sound more empathetic”, and began crafting his response — part borrowed, part rephrased, all algorithmically assisted. By the time the train screeched from Russell Square to Holborn, the relationship had ended — efficiently, politely, and via artificial intelligence.

The episode wasn’t about laziness or malice. It was about tone. This modern break-up artist, if he could be called that, wasn’t outsourcing emotion — he was outsourcing how to express it. One line suggested by ChatGPT — “I’ve learnt so much from you” — made it into the final draft. Another — “our time wasn’t a waste” — got a human rewrite. Still, the message was the same: AI was helping him sound more human.

This anecdote illustrates an unexpected application of ChatGPT’s linguistic power. While the tool’s practical uses are well known — summarizing meetings, drafting reports, generating code — its adoption as an emotional scribe, especially in matters of romance, is growing. According to OpenAI’s COO Brad Lightcap, ChatGPT now has over 400 million weekly users, with nearly half under the age of 25. Its influence on how young people talk, think, and even part ways is only beginning to be understood.

The break-up note — once a hallmark of raw human expression — has long fascinated historians and romantics alike. From Agnes von Kurowsky’s devastating letter to Ernest Hemingway in 1919 (which later inspired A Farewell to Arms), to Marlon Brando’s scrawled regrets, the genre has traditionally offered unfiltered sentiment. But in the swipe-right era, such directness is rare. Break-ups are more likely to happen through silence, ghosting, or — at best — a tactless emoji.

Enter ChatGPT, now a kind of digital Cyrano for reluctant romantics. It doesn’t feel. But it knows how to sound like it does. With the right prompts, it can channel compassion, weave in graceful exits, and cushion the blow — without emotion clouding judgment.

It’s not just romance. AI is quietly restoring basic civility in communication, especially in professional settings. Gmail now suggests cheerful replies; AI-powered assistants offer polite encouragement; digital platforms that once trained us to be blunt are now nudging us back toward warmth. The irony is sharp: we may be using machines to rediscover the language of humanity.

Of course, no chatbot can rival the soul of a personal letter or the sting of a scribbled Post-it à la Sex and the City’s Jack Berger (“I’m sorry. I can’t. Don’t hate me”). But perhaps in a culture where emotional illiteracy is the norm, a tool that helps us say hard things gently is no bad thing.

The real question isn’t whether it’s right to break up with someone using ChatGPT. It’s whether people would do it better without it. And if the answer is no — if a chatbot can coach empathy better than our own instinct — maybe the problem isn’t the technology at all.

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