| i see what ur saying.. I dont rlly fall in love with the fictional characters in lit, cause usually its a romance Im reading and im just there to be the captain of that ship! on the other hand was def my first hubby (sorry Mulan!) |
| Normal? Perhaps. Healthy? It depends, I guess. In my experience I get tiny crushes on characters when I feel lonely and/or unwell. The closest I've ever been to actually fall in love with a fictional character was last summer. I wasn't feeling well (emotionally and mentally) and was watching Amagi Brilliant Part and almost developed genuine feelings for Isuzu for some reason. I felt weird and sort of abandoned when I finished the anime. That's my story. Do what you want with that information. |
HanamiDangoApr 21, 2022 9:59 AM
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Verthandi11 said: @heartstomper every generation has its own nick carter/justin bieber 149597871 said: so it was like adult romantic love without the sexual attraction? perhaps you had reached first crystallisation but not second crystallisation, where one learns to love both the strengths and flaws of your very human (flawed) partner?@Verthandi11 Ah, who cares. I'll insert myself between the two characters any day. And frankly, I think it wasn't a crush but actual love as I was a child and there were no pesky hormones to deal with. I've never experienced it much after puberty as there were obviously other factors at play. But I'm pretty sure the 8-or-so-year-old me was in love with Ishizu. Real love. True, although I'm pretty sure it has more to do with the type of music and less to do with the era. I've never been a fan of pop music. Yes, indeed. Perhaps that was the case. Ahem... |
149597871Apr 21, 2022 5:00 AM
| Yeah its totally normal, but not wishing them to be real. Just as long its in moderation.(Excluding Cosplay) |
Verthandi11 said: lol i hope u had blissful time with lady love The "ahem" wasn't about that. I just had an epiphany when you said "crystallisation." Then I checked the joined date, and it all started making sense all of a sudden. I was just confused by the lack of capital letters since only Milzol does that (I know whose idea was that, I think). But then I checked the profile and I realized that it's not even a secret, so I deleted that part from my post. Anyways, good job. |
| I wouldn't say it's normal but it's something that happens |
| @Verthandi11 Changing your entire writing style and fighting your own muscle memory like that... hmm... that's some true dedication right there. Feircei should be taking notes. |
sitli said: It's indeed pretty normal for people to pretend that love is a real thing that exists. You right often I love don't exist. I just get lost thought. Im serious. zenviolet said: i see what ur saying.. I dont rlly fall in love with the fictional characters in lit, cause usually its a romance Im reading and im just there to be the captain of that ship! on the other hand was def my first hubby (sorry Mulan!) That's pretty much role I take over. Lol Disney always had best looking characters tho. I like Megara, eda clawthorne and Odalia Blight |
| Yes those characters are better than real people so it's to be expected. |
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| Falling in love with a fictional character seems pretty normal. People fall in love with anime characters, celebrities, pop stars, actors etc. It's all fake. None of it is real. I would never fall in love with any of them. I can see that it's all scripted lol. That said, fiction often has a disclaimer that any similarities to real life are a coincidence. There are characters and stories that I can relate to and I can use them to represent me or my ideals. Hence my waifus. Hence Rosaria. Hence Semilla. Hence Akko. |
| Fictosexual, You can be straight in a fictosexual way anyways just by having waifus |
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| yeah its normal I sometimes prefer fapping to doujinshi to fucking a girl lol |
| I've been in love with a fictional character for 2 years now, and i use lucid dreaming to meet him and spend time with him, some people say it's normal and some people say it's not, but it's normal for me. |
| Is anyone familiar with Anima and Animus? Animus: The unconscious masculine side of a woman. Anima: The unconscious feminine side of a man. For example: Why some young guy is so obsessed with fictional manga/anime character like Rem (Re: Zero) or Rias Gremory (High School DxD)? The answer is simple. A man's unconscious feminine side, anima, it projects that image, the ideal female that the man desires. Everything from look and figure to behavior. Manga/Anime characters give our unconscious a boost. This simple media gives our unconscious a great force in thoughts, that we wish those fictional characters were real. Not to mention that those fictional characters are from creators, humans like us. The creators used their anima and animus. So naturally we share them the view. |
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Amityblight said: Hi this was my old thread. I made it one Day before we started a podcast session. I personal never find interesting love interests in real life. I noticed I said interesting not likeable. Where was I when you made this lol? Yeah, my crushes were Mai fatal fury and Ace from One Piece. |
| For most of last year, I definitely would describe having feelings of falling in love with a fictional character. I researched the phenomenon. I talked to my therapist about it. I mentioned it to a few of my closest friends and my sister I could confide in. It seemed really strange to me, but people definitely go through it, and the people I did talk to were curious and supportive. In time, the very strong feelings kind of dissipated, as they can in any relationship from the initial connection. I actually haven't felt that type of connection with any character in anime. Not sure if I will again. It turned more into just an overall appreciation of the medium, versus being so singularly centered around one character. |
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| doesn't seem so strange to me. I wonder, those in this thread who are appalled by the idea...how do they react when they find themselves liking a character a little more than "normal"...? do they immediately shut off the anime and give themselves a good mental scolding? Or do they only watch anime with shallow characters who are impossible to like? |
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Amityblight said: Thank you this was eye opener. I guess I was using both in this post. You have this unconscious masculine/feminine side of yours long time ago, and it reflects pretty clearly even on your favorite characters in profile who you like of both men and women. Manga, Anime, Video games, etc. |
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