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Why some partners find themselves constantly accommodating and how to reclaim your voice without destroying your relationship
More couples than ever are bringing their relationship conflicts to ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools, drafting difficult messages, analyzing their partner’s behavior, or looking for validation. Most of them are making their communication problems worse, not better. This article, written from a Gottman Method clinical perspective, explains the specific ways AI relationship advice backfires and what couples therapy research actually shows about how communication patterns change.