They may continue treating you according to who you were five years ago. You cannot force them to update their perception. Your responsibility is to keep becoming someone whose present actions reflect the change you've claimed to make.

Should people have the right to know when they are emotionally bonding with an AI rather than a human being?

If an AI could predict your next major life decision with 95% accuracy, would you trust your own judgment less?

One day, you may have to forgive yourself for the opportunities you never took because you were too busy being afraid of what might go wrong.

You replay conversations, search for hidden meanings, and imagine what you would say if you met again. Understanding matters, but there comes a point when repeatedly investigating the past prevents you from experiencing the present.

You might be proud of how independent you've become, but ask yourself whether you learned to stand alone because you wanted to or because people kept letting you down.