| It's their life and they can do whatever they wish with it imo, it's not like they're hurting anybody and most of them will get over it sooner or later. |
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| i think you have problem irl with your girlfriend bro. i think it is because your girlfriend likes anime characters more than she loves you. lol ok. jk. |
| I'm actually surprised to see something like this popping up, I feel like it's been debated to death over the years by just about everyone. But, eh, I'm bored. Having crushes on fictional characters, celebrities or people who you don't know in general has been happening since the beginning of time, but, actually falling in love with them is pretty uncommon. There are just so many people in the world now, and the internet allows them too communicate and form groups over long distances, that any small percentage can seem quite large. Basically, it's not a big deal, hardly anyone is actually doing it. It's mainly prevalent in anime culture because: 1: Anime characters are often designed to be "waifus". 2: It's become normalized inside anime culture. Not terribly complicated. As for my own personal opinion I've never been attracted to a someone (or something) I've never been able to have a conversation with. But I'm also in the minority in that as well, so whateva. |
| It's sad and it does annoy me, but I think it shouldn't. It shouldn't concern me as it's not my business and it makes the person in question happy. So whatever. |
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| Been married to an anime girl for 5 years. Best decision of my life. |
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DrGeroCreation said: I think she might be delusional and crazy though. As I said before, loving anime characters is a sign of a mental disorder. I won't judge them because its not their fault and most probably realize the character does not love them back.Well there is a woman who literally fell in love with the Eiffel tower and married it and another woman in love with a bridge so anything is possible now. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2074301/Woman-with-objects-fetish-marries-Eiffel-Tower.html Though, she actually thinks the tower loves her. Thats just delusional. |
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| I just find that really reallyyy weird. I get the temporary fangirling/boying over a character, I do that all the time. But literally in love with a fictional character seems like a sign for seeking professional help if you're over the age of 12. |
| "In this world, evil can arise from the best of intentions. And there is good which can come from evil intentions" |
| There are moments when I truly go crazy the anime characters such as mikuru or yoko, but that's that, a shallow crush over how hot they are. It is weird that some people are truly intimate and in love with their anime characters, but to each their own. As long as it does not hurt anyone and they get over it, then I am chill with it. Other people have far worse fetishes/addictions/attractions. |
"I'm Irish. I think about death all the time."- Jack Nicholson  |
| I won't be too snobbish about, but I personally haven't felt any kind of crazy attraction to an anime character. The thing is, it's really not much different from movies or television. I'm sure many people are in love with movie characters all of the time. I would never go as far as masturbating to them or casting myself in some sort of mental movie with them, but if that's what people are into, then all the power to them. I personally think it's going too far, but if they're not bothering anyone, why on earth would I be mean to them? Now, there are anime characters who I've considered to be genuinely hot and attractive, but there is never any kind of love or lust there. I'm more turned on by relationships and situations characters find themselves in because I can then self-insert into that situation. Not sure if that makes total sense. |
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Mayling said: I just find that really reallyyy weird. I get the temporary fangirling/boying over a character, I do that all the time. But literally in love with a fictional character seems like a sign for seeking professional help if you're over the age of 12. Tell me how a therapist is going to be able to help someone who is in love with a 2D character. They'll probably say "you should go out and date" and ask when this fetish started, but I don't see professional help working to be honest. |
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Kagami said: She isn't crazy or delusional but has a sexual attraction to objects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_sexuality It's basically a fetish for objects.I think she might be delusional and crazy though. As I said before, loving anime characters is a sign of a mental disorder. I won't judge them because its not their fault and most probably realize the character does not love them back. Though, she actually thinks the tower loves her. Thats just delusional. People who believe they are in relationships with inanimate objects and fictional characters probably do that to avoid the possibility of rejection in the pursuit of relationships with real people. Objects and fictional characters can't reject you. |
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DrGeroCreation said: Kagami said: She isn't crazy or delusional but has a sexual attraction to objects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_sexuality It's basically a fetish for objects.I think she might be delusional and crazy though. As I said before, loving anime characters is a sign of a mental disorder. I won't judge them because its not their fault and most probably realize the character does not love them back. Though, she actually thinks the tower loves her. Thats just delusional. People who believe they are in relationships with inanimate objects and fictional characters probably do that to avoid the possibility of rejection in the pursuit of relationships with real people. Objects and fictional characters can't reject you. I know her fetish and I'm not judging her for that. She can't control it and I understand that. Just seems delusional to believe the tower loves her back. |
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Kagami said: Mayling said: I just find that really reallyyy weird. I get the temporary fangirling/boying over a character, I do that all the time. But literally in love with a fictional character seems like a sign for seeking professional help if you're over the age of 12. Tell me how a therapist is going to be able to help someone who is in love with a 2D character. They'll probably say "you should go out and date" and ask when this fetish started, but I don't see professional help working to be honest. For being delusional, and if you actually are in love with a fictional character chances are you suffer from other psychological issues as well. |
| "In this world, evil can arise from the best of intentions. And there is good which can come from evil intentions" |
Mayling said: You do realize it is an actual mental disorder and something they cannot control right? Its not delusional. Its an actual disorder.Kagami said: Tell me how a therapist is going to be able to help someone who is in love with a 2D character. They'll probably say "you should go out and date" and ask when this fetish started, but I don't see professional help working to be honest. For being delusional, and if you actually are in love with a fictional character chances are you suffer from other psychological issues as well. |
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Kagami said: Mayling said: You do realize it is an actual mental disorder and something they cannot control right? Its not delusional. Its an actual disorder.For being delusional, and if you actually are in love with a fictional character chances are you suffer from other psychological issues as well. My point exactly - delusional is an disorder (delusional disorder), and if you suffer from a mental disorder you should seek professional help. Try reading the post before you critique. |
| "In this world, evil can arise from the best of intentions. And there is good which can come from evil intentions" |
| It's very normal to get emotionally attached to characters that you read about in books and TV shows (and even develop crushes on them!), but literally falling in love and obsessing over them as if they were real is definitely weird, and a sign that you're treading dangerously close to going off the deep end. |
| It's perfectly fine, unless if you let those expectations dominate real life dating. Then you're basically screwed. |
 "Out of the night that conquers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul."  |
Mayling said: Kagami said: You do realize it is an actual mental disorder and something they cannot control right? Its not delusional. Its an actual disorder. My point exactly - delusional is an disorder (delusional disorder), and if you suffer from a mental disorder you should seek professional help. Try reading the post before you critique. Nowhere in the definition of mental disorder is the term "delusional". I read your post, but the disorder doesn't make them delusional themselves. Delusional would mean if they thought the character loved them back. Also, I don't agree with them seeking professional help. What if they have no interest in dating and are happy? |
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| Just as normal as anything else, the only problem is that most will tell you to get a psyche evaluation if they find out ... |
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| I guess that's what people do. "Fall in love" with a fictional character. This isn't something I give a shit about, personally, as long as the person isn't in my face about it 24/7. |
| ... are clearly delirious about life |
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baphometh said: Body pillows aren't just for perversion y'know.Having an anime crush is fine. But unironically having a waifu? Owning body pillows? Those types make me ashamed to like anime. |
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| i fall in love with a lot anime characters, i cant put them out of my mind. Anyone know how to help me out |
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| Let's close this topic, it's ok, do what you want! |
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Shiroe3921 said: I'm not gonna lie but in truth I have fallen in love with a anime character her name is IKAROS from heavens lost property I know many people may criticize me for this in which they do but I don't care because I love her and I don't want people to change that just because they want me to love a real girl so to me I don't think it's weird hey its me, Ikaros entertainment angeloid type alpha. she cute "Would you love her if she didn't have huge tits and didn't act like a sex slave?" yessir |
イカロス --I K A R O S D E S U-- "Hai master" <3cruise   Becoming the bell of my heart dont click here, baka -->> https://soundcloud.com/franciscan-guitar |
Aldra is no longer my waifu. Miyako Shiina is now. From an eroge later adapted as an anime. |
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| I think "falling in love with an anime character" is more like a celebrity crush than anything. Or liking a popular youtuber. You probably don't love them to the same extent as you'd love a person you know who plays an active role in your life, but anime characters do have personalities and appearances you may find attractive, so it wouldn't be like falling in love with an object. It's liking and wanting to be with someone you couldn't possibly be with, but not love. (If you do love an anime character enough that you consider them your significant other and refuse to date other people because of that, then that's definitely a problem and it will prevent you from being as happy as you could end up being with another human being.) |
| Because real people sucks as hell, but anime character gives us life. Leave us alone. Hahah. Kidding aside, I don't see anything wrong with people falling in love with fictional characters really. Let the people love who they want to love. P.S. And I still have no Levi body pillow. *cries in the corner* |
     "Maybe he's trying to take a shit, but the shit just won't come out." Captain Levi, 2014 (／^-^)／☆♪  ♪☆＼(^０^＼) |
| I wish I was a cute anime character so that people would love me. |
Shiroe3921 said: I'm not gonna lie but in truth I have fallen in love with a anime character her name is IKAROS from heavens lost property I know many people may criticize me for this in which they do but I don't care because I love her and I don't want people to change that just because they want me to love a real girl so to me I don't think it's weird well since this got bumped again id just like to let ya know i agree again... like if ikaros isn't there in the afterlife imma be royally pissed |
イカロス --I K A R O S D E S U-- "Hai master" <3cruise Becoming the bell of my heart dont click here, baka -->> https://soundcloud.com/franciscan-guitar |
Maneki-Mew said: Pls don't get angry at me, but I think they don't literally fall in love. They feel alone and empty, maybe are disappointed from real people, and are looking for a substitute, because you can't shut up the desire for affection. Some actually do fall in love, but it isn't their fault most of the time. Your point is probably right more often than not and they just use them as a substitute, but its possible to love and prefer anime characters and its an actual mental illness (but honestly not really a bad one in my opinion). I have a small dose of it for sure and am not embarrased. I don't feel actual love for them so its not an extreme case, but when I think of cute girls... well anime characters is my mind's automatic. I can't help it, but it doesn't really trouble me either. |
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| Sonna rabu wa uso de aru. そんなラブはウソである |
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| From my experience, people who have waifus and hubandos on their profile are doing it ironically, and rather than "this is my pure waifu pls don't touch" it's more like "this is my favourite character who I think is hottest, and would fuck the shit out of". That's how it is for me, anyway. And yeah, people with unironic husbandos and waifus are pretty weird. I wouldn't want to be friends with them irl I don't think. |
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| @Maneki-Mew - Being attracted to animated characters is normal, but there are levels of it and it can be classified as a mental illness it hits the right criteria. There's a difference between crushing on anime characters and having what these people have. They can't control it and their brain is wired like that. There is even an actual term for it, but I can't remember what the term is. Basically, it means you don't feel afffection OR barely feel that affection for real people, but your mind is wired to love animated characters. I hate calling it a mental illness myself, but it does exist and it usually means you will never prefer or even want to be with a real person. |
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| LOL.. I didn't know you could actually fall in love with an anime character literally XD |
"We're all human. We all make mistakes sometimes. Just don't make mistakes when lives are at stake." ~ Great-Grandmother Mikage, Gin no Saji |
| I don't and would never have romantic feelings for an anime character but I'm not bothered by other people who have 'waifus'. I can sort of understand it. Unlike women in real life, fictional characters are designed to be perfect and likeable. They never talk back to you, they never get angry with you and they can never leave you. But I'd find it rather depressing. I mean, no matter how much you love them, they are just pixels on a screen or lines on a piece of paper. They have no feelings, emotions or personalities beyond what's been developed in their associated manga or anime. As 2D as their 'physical' form. While you can roleplay it as many times as you want in your head, you will never actually hear them tell you they love you or care for you. That sounds like a lonely and unfulfilling relationship to me. |
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| being in ~love~ w/ anime characters is so fun and so painful ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
"Before I slit your throat, I'll give you a kiss," Nezumi said softly. "You'll find out exactly how much better I am at giving farewell kisses."  |
| It usually wears off with time when people know that they will never be with that fictional character. I understand that you would want a person like that character but wanting that exact fictional character to yourself like it's a relationship is a little effy. |
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