The constant belief that every couple in the universe is happy and perfect, which accompanies writing love letters for strangers, ends up taking a toll on Theodore's original views of a typical relationship, transmogrifying them. This is shown when we are introduced to his OS, Samantha, and Theodore expects their relationship to follow a sort of path that he created in his head based off of the perfect relationships he believes his customers to have. Although at first it appears that the relationship is just as real as any other, with emotions up high and guards down low, as we dive deeper into the film we approach a problem. Due to the fact that Theodore is only able to converse with Samantha, not physically see her, it appears that in some instances he is unable to truly feel the emotions he originally expressed to her. The computer screen that separates the two physically also separates them emotionally, as Theodore in his human existence and Samantha in her manufactured set up are literally unable to connect on any real emotional level. This brings us back to Theodore's job, in which he removes the "real" emotion from his customers' relationships by acting as the man behind the curtain. Before technology existed people were forced to deal with all human interactions face to face, which I believe is the reason relationships back then were stronger and more genuine. There were no fights about misreading the tone of a text, or ignoring your problems as easily as pressing the "decline" button on your phone. It is clear, as seen in Theodore and Samantha's relationship, that relationships these days are no longer between just two, but three: person, person, and screen. Jonez's work in Her only strengthens the belief that technology is ripping apart and transmogrifying the values of human relationships, as well as shows that if we let it, it will take us over.