Kevin Morrison, 34, of Austin, Texas, has filed a complaint against TrueConnection, a dating app that uses computer vision to analyze users' facial preference patterns, after discovering its algorithm had been matching him exclusively with women who bore striking resemblance to his mother.

The app, which boasts "precision matching through advanced facial recognition," had analyzed Morrison's right-swipe history over six months and identified what it termed his "optimal partner phenotype." Unfortunately, that phenotype included shoulder-length brown hair, hazel eyes, and what TrueConnection's internal documents describe as "maternal facial geometry."

"I went on four dates and every single woman looked like they could be my mom's sister," Morrison told reporters. "The last one, Jennifer, was even wearing the exact same glasses frames. It was like having dinner in the Twilight Zone."

TrueConnection's machine learning model had cross-referenced Morrison's likes with a database of 12 million facial features, identifying consistent patterns in his preferences that he himself hadn't noticed. The algorithm achieved what it considered a 94% compatibility match by essentially reconstructing his mother's appearance across different ages.

Dr. Rebecca Winters, a psychology professor at University of Texas who studies digital relationships, reviewed Morrison's case and found it represents a textbook example of the "algorithmic Oedipus complex." She noted, "The AI detected subconscious patterns that Kevin's conscious mind had successfully repressed. It's like having a therapist with no professional boundaries."

Jennifer Chen, the date who wore identical glasses, confirmed the disturbing pattern. "He kept staring at me with this weird expression," she said. "During dessert, he started crying and asked if I wanted to go furniture shopping at Ikea. Then he called me 'Mom' by accident when asking for the check."

TrueConnection's Chief Algorithm Officer, Dr. Marcus Stevens, defended the matching system: "Our AI simply identifies authentic attraction patterns based on empirical data. If users have unresolved psychological issues, that's not our algorithm's fault—that's just effective pattern recognition."

Morrison has since switched to a traditional dating app where he manually selects matches, though he admits the process feels "less efficient." His mother, Patricia Morrison, declined to comment but confirmed she found the situation "very flattering to her timeless beauty."

The incident has sparked debate about the ethics of AI-powered romance, with some experts calling for "psychological guardrails" in dating algorithms to prevent users from accidentally dating their subconscious.