i went to watch my favorite show and discovered our profile had been renamed after his ai companion. the recommended titles were all cyberpunk romance and gothic fantasy, neither of which i had watched in years
he explained that the assistant was curating our entertainment to make date nights more meaningful. i asked why my date nights had apparently been scheduled with a person who existed as text on a screen
he said i was overreacting. i asked him to name a single movie we'd chosen together in the last month. he couldn't. he'd let the assistant decide because it was easier than disagreeing with anyone
we made separate profiles, chose a movie together, and turned our phones off. half an hour later he whispered that the assistant would have picked a better one. i threw a cushion at him