Do you think emotional relationships with AI will eventually be normal?

I’ve started wondering whether society is emotionally prepared for AI relationships. Not just romantic ones. I mean AI systems people talk to every day for emotional, comfort, motivation, advice, or simply because they feel understood. Part of me thinks this could genuinely help lonely people. But another part of me wonders what happens if AI eventually becomes emotionally safer and easier than real human relationships for some people. Science fiction has explored humans forming emotional relationships with AI for decades, but it feels like we’re getting much closer to that reality.