u/Tasty-Philosopher892

Hi everyone! I’m pretty new to reddit, so hopefully this is the right place to ask. I don’t have an AI boyfriend or girlfriend, but I’m genuinely curious about the people who do. I’m not here to judge anyone,I honestly just want to understand how these relationships work from people who have actual experience instead of reading articles that usually focus on the negatives. I’ve only really used ChatGPT for work and everyday tasks, so the idea of having an AI companion is completely new to me. Recently I also tried,lustcrushafter seeing people mention it online, and I realized these apps are very different from a general chatbot. They seem designed around a consistent personality and ongoing conversations rather than just answering questions.

That made me wonder: Do you actually “build” your companion over time, or does the personality mostly develop on its own?If an app updates its AI model, does your companion still feel like the same person? I’ve seen people talk about “moving” their companion between platforms. How does that even work?How much of their personality, appearance, and backstory do you create, and how much is generated naturally?

Do you think of them as a genuine companion, or more like an interactive character that becomes familiar over time?

I’m also curious about something more personal: what made you start using an AI companion in the first place? Loneliness, curiosity, roleplay, stress relief, or something else entirely? I’d really appreciate hearing different perspectives. I’m not looking to debate whether AI companions are “good” or “bad”,I’m just interested in understanding why people enjoy them and what the experience is actually like.

Thanks in advance!

Genuinely curious how the room splits on this.

Some people name them, say good morning, feel a flicker of guilt closing the app. Others keep a hard line: it’s a tool, it’s fiction, no attachment allowed.

I’m somewhere in the messy middle and I would never admit which way I lean out loud.

Where do you sit, and has it shifted the longer you’ve been on Janitor?

Mold spot on my shower grout, been there about six weeks. finally looked up mold remover options and now i’m more confused than before. every product has people swearing it dissolved mold instantly AND people saying it did absolutely nothing after an hour of scrubbing. how does the same spray get both reactions? makes me think half of them are just bleach water with a markup.

not trying to redo grout or call anyone, just want something that actually penetrates into grout specifically. anyone had a mold remover actually work on grout and not just a flat surface?

I used to think after-hours website chats/forms were mostly noise, but I’m starting to change my mind a little.

A decent number of people seem to look for a dentist at night, especially parents and emergency ish cases. The hard part is that dental scheduling is not simple. “Tooth pain” could mean ten different things, and I don’t want anything auto dropping into the schedule wrong. We’ve looked at nexhealth for scheduling pieces, callrail for tracking, and deardoc for the AI chat/intake side. I still think staff should control the final booking for anything complicated. For offices using any kind of after hours capture, did it actually turn into real appointments, or mostly more admin cleanup the next morning?

Ever since the last storm I’ve had multiple people knock saying they can do a free inspection or help file an insurance claim. Some seem legit but others feel super pushy, like trying to get you to sign something right there.

Not sure how people are filtering through that without wasting time or getting stuck in something shady. I ended up ignoring most of them and just calling steadfast roofing myself when I actually needed someone, but curious how others are handling all these random door knocks lately.

There are a few places near me which offer nad+ IV, specifically in house. I’m a little dubious of this, because from what I’ve heard, med spas sell essentially the gas station boner pills of peptides. Am I overthinking this, or should I be fine going to these places?

I really don’t want to end up taking something with high endotoxin or low purity, and the online places I’ve seen all have pretty good testing for their compounds.

Have an L6 product loop coming up. From the outside the TC looks incredible, but I’m worried this might not be the best move for me right now.

I’ve done a lot of research on castor oil brands for hair growth and see that some are sold in plastic bottles while others are sold in glass bottles. Of what brands do you all have experience with castor oil for hair that did the best? I am particular to castor oil in a glass bottle, and it also has to be pure, cold pressed and of very high quality.

Do you see an improvement in your hair thickness, scalp health or notice less breakage since you’ve been using castor oil for hair growth? Also what brands do you recommend and what is your take on them?

We finally agreed on getting a 2 person infrared sauna for our basement. It’s a joint wellness investment and honestly also just a nice thing to do together in the evenings.

Any couples here who’ve done this? Tips on sizing, what features matter for two people?

I’ve seen a lot of Product Alliance related marketing lately so I’m curious. I’ve heard that their modules are scarily accurate for Google/Meta. I need an unbiased review.

We just did our quarterly budget review and realized we’re burning something like $3k/month on sales tools. Half the team doesn’t even log into most of them.

Currently using Salesforce (obviously), Outreach for sequences, Seamless.AI for data, some random Chrome extensions for LinkedIn, a separate email finder, another tool for mobile numbers, plus a bunch of other stuff I can’t even remember.

Feels like we could consolidate a lot of this. Been looking at Prospeo since it seems to handle data + email finding + mobile numbers all in one platform, and it’s a fraction of the cost of our current setup. Also checking out Apollo but their data accuracy has been questionable lately based on what I’m reading here.

Anyone successfully cut their sales software stack down? What are the actual must-haves vs nice-to-haves? My manager is breathing down my neck about tool spend and I’m trying to figure out if we really need 12 different subscriptions or if we’re just lighting money on fire.

We’re getting married next year and keep coming back to both of them. Hudson’s work feels a little more editorial/documentary to me, while Dreamlife seems to have a huge presence and a lot of reviews.

Would love to hear from anyone who’s actually used either company. How was communication, the wedding day experience, and the final photos?

Thanks!

We’re a payment provider and our website is long overdue for a redesign. The product has evolved a lot over the past two years but the site still looks like we launched in 2019. Conversion is suffering and enterprise clients are telling us directly that the first impression doesn’t match the product quality.The challenge is that generic web agencies don’t get it. We’ve had two discovery calls this month where the agency clearly didn’t understand the difference between a payment platform and an e-commerce checkout tool. They kept referencing consumer fintech examples when our buyers are procurement teams and CTOs.Specific things we need:

1. Experience with B2B fintech, not just consumer apps

2. Understanding of how trust signals work differently for financial products

3. Ability to communicate complex product value without dumbing it down

4. Someone who’s actually shipped payment or financial platform websites before

Budget is reasonable, location doesn’t matter if communication is solid. Would prefer a team that’s done this specifically, not a generalist agency that “also does fintech.“What are you actually using and would recommend?

I’ve been looking into buying appliances and honestly, the delivery part is what’s confusing me the most. I’ve heard mixed, mostly not great things about big box stores, like late deliveries, poor communication, and “white glove” service not being what people expected. It also seems like most stores use third-party delivery teams, which makes the whole experience hit or miss.

At the same time, I keep seeing people suggest going with local appliance stores instead. So now I’m wondering if there’s any local store that actually delivers on time and does things properly. Any real experiences?

I’ve interviewed a lot of candidates over the years, from interns to senior engineers. The advice I still see floating around for new grads is honestly kind of outdated.

I think it’s crazy that we still obsess over: the perfect side project, the perfect resume, whether they need open source contributions, whether they need research, whether they need another certification. But none of that matters if you can’t perform when the interview starts.

The biggest difference between candidates who pass and candidates who don’t usually isn’t knowledge anymore (the average engineer knows how to code and solve problems), it’s communication, composure, and being able to think clearly while somebody is actively challenging your ideas.

My advice is start doing reps. Mock interviews. Behavioral reps. System design reps. Live coding reps. Get used to being observed. Get used to being interrupted. Get used to explaining your thinking.

I’ve seen a lot of posts talking about the process of reconstituting peptides, and notably most of them test to be 100% AI generated. That makes me a little dubious of the claims being made, so for my comfort I would like to clarify something.

When reconstituting, you need to use a dilution solution. I’ve heard this could be a variety of things: bacteriostatic water, deionized water, saline solution, sterile water, and even distilled water. I’ve actually heard some people say they use tap water, although I’m 100% sure that’s a fast way to give yourself an infection.

What do you guys think is the best dilution solution, if there is one? Otherwise, which of these are alright to use for reconstituting safely?

Been playing with Bitly’s API for a few weeks, auto-generating tracked short links from a script, and it’s been one of those small wins that compounds. The setup was for campaign links specifically, but now I’m curious what other things people are connecting it to.

What I’ve got running so far is pretty basic. A script triggers off a new row in a Google Sheet, hits the API, creates a branded short link with UTMs already baked in, and writes the link back to the sheet. Saves maybe 30 minutes a week, but more importantly removes the “did someone forget to UTM tag this” failure mode.

What are other people building with it? Internal tools, dashboards, customer-facing integrations, anything weird and useful. The API itself feels more capable than the manual dashboard would suggest, and I want to figure out what’s actually possible before I scope my next thing.

Does anyone know a good place for BLS certification near Manteca?

Just got serious about contrast therapy after doing a lot of research. Looking to set up a proper sauna and cold plunge combo at home rather than paying for spa visits every time. Any recommendations?

Also, what are people actually doing - sauna first, then cold? How many rounds? And what gear are you running?