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Love, upgraded: meet the robot husbands of 2040

The Star

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July 18, 2025

FASTEN your seatbelts, folks, because the future of relationships is about to get a tech-savvy twist!

- ALYSSIA BIRJALAL

Love, upgraded: meet the robot husbands of 2040

A viral TikTok video catapults us into the year 2040, painting a picture of what life could look like with AI companions, or as some might call them, "robot husbands".

Imagine a world where emotional needs are not just met, but are anticipated with a precision that even the most attentive human partner would envy.

In this futuristic video, we meet a woman sitting on her couch, snuggled beside her nonhuman counterpart, whom she affectionately refers to as her “husband”.

With nostalgia, she reflects: "It's just remembering how awful it was being married to a human man. It's so different with you."

Gone are the days of having to remind your spouse to tackle the laundry or take out the rubbish. With AI companions, chores become as uncomplicated as saying, "Pete, can you set up the Christmas tree early this year, I'm feeling early in my celebratory spirit?"

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