I’ll speak from a personal place and fear for our society as a whole, as a couples therpist and now being in tech the rise of AI girlfriends and the abuse we are seeing in simulated environments is something that is honestly terrifying me and I don’t feel like we are talking about it. The emotional impact on those in relationships. Society as a whole, perhaps in a decade we will see the huge impact on mental health in relationships. I joined to Support Nikki coming home to her kids. I joined because we need to be having bigger conversations around intimate partner violence. Major change needs to happen. I’m raising money because I have two young kids and it would break my heart not to witness them growing up. —— I remember calling the police on my ex after he broke into my apartment, saying he would kill my dog if I didn’t come to him immediately. I write this here knowing that I never talk about this part of my life, hoping others will feel safer doing so.