#singleandproud

For this review I deliberately weighted privacy heavily, because in the AI girlfriend space it's the easiest thing to promise and the hardest to deliver. SweetDream came out ahead, and not by a small margin. The platform's privacy-first design isn't a banner slapped on the homepage of sweetdream.ai; it's the assumption running through every interaction.

Once that foundation is in place, the rest of the offering gets room to shine. Character creation is unusually deep, letting you tune appearance, voice, backstory and quirks until the companion feels specific to you. The conversation is fluid and context-aware, the generated photos and videos are impressive, and the human-sounding voice and phone calls close the gap between novelty and genuine companionship.

Happy Valentine’s day everybody!

If you, like me, find yourself without a date today, then look no further. You can be your own date!

You don’t need to feel sorry for yourself today, especially if you’re just getting out of a relationship, or in my case, have never been in one. Today is a day for love, and self love can be just as important as any other kind.

1. The first thing you need to do today is sleep in as late as possible. Make your meals the night before, or hey, just eat take out for the day. I’m planning on ordering Chinese food here for lunch. Do your makeup how you like (natural or glammed out) or go bare faced for the day! Dress up, dress down, don’t dress at all, who cares? Whatever you want more, go for it!

2. Try to be as stress free as you can get today. So many people around the world are frantically trying to get their s/o the perfect teddy bear, or the perfect flowers, or the perfect candy. Well, I don’t have a s/o, but who says I have to miss out on all of the fun?

People are spending hundreds of dollars on jewelry that will get tossed to the back of a drawer and get tangled up with the bracelet that you just got her for Christmas, which she only pulled out for today, and will never be seen in the next few months. THAT’S INSANE!!

I went to the store for myself yesterday and saw men standing in the candy aisle staring down giant boxes of chocolate, trying to pick out which one to get their girlfriends/wives. Little do they know, the chocolate in all of them is EXACTLY THE SAME!!! I just picked up a box of fruit roll ups, a chocolate puppy, a Slim Jim, and a chocolate rose. I even got myself a couple of soft drinks. Because I know that’s what I’d like. The box of fruit roll ups will last me all month because they’re individually packaged. And it was $17 cheaper that the boxes of chocolate. The rose was $1.50 and it was delicious, a sweet, small treat to start my day with before having a healthy breakfast. And the puppy was only $3. So all in all, my candy for today cost me half as much as one box of chocolates, it’ll last me longer, and it’s something I’ll enjoy. Perfect!

3. Buy yourself something that will last, but doesn’t scream Valentine’s Day! Now the key to this one is one simple question. I went to another store yesterday with my candy tucked in my purse, and asked myself “What would I buy me if I was my boyfriend?” And I went straight to the socks. Because I LOVE SOCKS!!!

And I found a cute, fuzzy pair of socks that had pandas on them. I didn’t even need to look at anything else because I knew they’d be perfect. My favorite animals are panda’s! They weren’t pink or red, they’re comfy, and they reflect my personality. Score for the singles!

4. Treat every delivery like a gift! If you, like me, don’t have a ton of money to be throwing everywhere, then this one is a normal thing for us. Any time we can treat ourselves to something, it’s a pretty big deal. I have a subscription to a makeup bag to come in the mail every month. It’s a $10 flat rate with items in it that I get surprised with every time. And I get to keep the bag. I love makeup as well, but it can get so expensive!

This month, when it came, I got extra excited. I was getting a Valentine’s gift from me, and I didn’t even know what it was! I got a lipstick, mascara, lip balm, blush, and a new brush! For $10! That’s an easy $60 at Sephora just for the lipstick, brush, and mascara! Yeah, I can’t afford that either!

But one gift I really did get was a vase of flowers from my mom. She sent me a vase of flowers with a teddy bear around it, and with a special little note inside, and it just made my day! She also gave me a couple bags of chocolate, which I will surely be digging into this evening!Thanks, mom!

5. It is still just a normal day. As much as I hate to say it, life goes on for us singles the same way it did yesterday. And the day before that. I still had to get up today and walk my dog, with a long list of things to get done.

One of those things was write this post, but it’s not like this is a chore. I enjoy writing things like this! But I also have to do laundry, do the dishes, vacuum, take the trash out, sweep, mop, AND do some work! Amongst other things. Now I understand that everybody has to do these things, but everybody in a healthy relationship has a date planned for the night, even if it’s you two staying in with a movie and some pizza.

I don’t have a date tonight, so today is basically the same mundane things for me. But, I can make my own evening interesting for myself!

6. The importance of treating yourself can never be exaggerated! Now you can over do it, but it’s still important to prove to yourself that at the end of the day, you still have you!

I plan on having a nice spa-ish (like I said, I don’t have tons of money) evening tonight. I bought a couple of small candles, a face mask, I have my robe and slippers ready, I even have some bubble bath and bath salts ready to go! I was going to get a bath bomb, but I couldn’t get to the mall in time.

7. At the end of the night, I’ll lay down in bed, snuggling my dog, and read a book. I like to read, and I like my dog, so why not?

I do digress though, that it is nice to have somebody on days like Valentine’s Day. I would like a date, but I don’t have one. I would like somebody to text kissy emojis to, but I really can’t.

I’d also rather not spend the day feeling sorry for myself and getting nothing done.