I have only ever loved fictional characters

I find i simply love people from films and books. I cry in some books/films because i love them so much. But i've never felt that strongly about someone in the real world. No one is ever that perfect i suppose..

I have had crushes on too many fictional characters to count. That's because they're much purer than real people, and you don't see their flaws and hear about them going to the bathroom with diarrhea. All fictional characters are pure archetypes taken from the highest fantasies of the mind. Real people poop, fuck, complain, get sick, make stupid faces and get annoying.

I think that subconsciously you might be afraid of a real relationship because then you can't control the situation. for example, i have a friend that is just like you. but she's also a control freak. everything needs to be done her way or she freaks. in a fictional relationship, things like that can never happen, because you have no choice in the matter, but when you are with an actual person, things get hectic, because you need control. does this make any sense?

I only love one guy and he doesn't love me back maybe you are better off liking fictional characters

i am a guy that has never had a girl i too like fictional characters.

I'm 19 and I've only ever had one crush in real life. Unfortunately, he was in the military and ended up meeting someone else. I too, have a strange fascination with fictional characters which I have carried out over the course of many years. It's certainly not a healthy habit, but I don't think it's entirely unusual in today's society.

Maybe you just haven't met a guy that can keep you interested, or you're just attracted to the unattainable. Or, maybe you're the stronger type that can handle being independent. Either way, I don't think it's anything you should be too worried about right now.

I am having the same problem. I have never liked anyone in real life. I love a lot of things.. like cats, family, friends, etc. but I have never been IN love.. that is until I recently started reading BL novels... lol. Now I have fallen in love with fictional characters and I have masturbated to someone(a fictional character) for the first time in my life... I am 25. I now understand what being in love means... but I am in a crap hole now because the characters from these novels are too perfect, written by other females and no guy will ever come close to the characters that I am in love with(sigh..). If you are interested in those novels, they are the ones written by Chinese author Mò Xiāng Tóngxiù (墨香铜臭). Other novels are also good on novelupdates.com under BL and Yaoi, but her characters are the ones I am in Love with. The funny thing is, I am also obsessed with anime and grew up watching adult swim and used to really like Inuyasha. I wasn't in love with him though. I have also traveled a lot and met a lot of people, still never liked anyone and I HATE when guys in real life like me(it grosses me out, or they gross me out, maybe both?). I had a boyfriend for a few years, but we only had sex a few times and I hated everything about it. I even thought I was asexual, but after falling in love with the fictional characters, now I am completely confused, I don't think I can ever be in love with a real person. I don't find real people attractive at all... looks, personality, nothing. I even went to 9 different schools growing up because my mom would travel a lot. I had a small crush on one of my younger male teachers, but that was it. I didn't even know it was a crush until I had a dream about him many years later. still wouldn't fall in love with him though, it was a very faint feeling. I have even tried looking up male models that suit my tastes in different types of cultures, but no feelings at all, just a small amount of aesthetic attraction. Yet when I look at drawings of the characters from the novels that I like, I am completely moved.. I have a huge collection of those drawings on my pc to look at every day(sigh..--_--)
p.s. I find Asians adorable..(just look at this video.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCp2iXA1uLE) lol. Not sure if I could fall in love with one though...

I’m 28 years old, I have been married and been in many relationships. However they never last long. I fall out of love so easily with real people because I have this subconscious expectation that things will be like they are in movies or books or tv shows. I find myself watching things like kdramas or romantic movies or anime to fill the void and then I resent the real person for not being romantic or sweet or loyal to me like those men are. I fall in love with characters. It feels more real and I feel more attached to them than I do to real men. I always find myself yearning for more in real relationships and I don’t know if that’s a testament to the kind of men I choose or if it’s because I’m too much of a dreamer and am not grounded in reality. I just can’t help but yearn for more. I want that kind of love and those kind of men. But alas, no, you are not alone.

22 year old female here: There should be an official group made of people like us, seriously!!

It's shocking how much I relate to this... I've been searching how this state is called and could hardly find a thing. If anyone is good at this, they should try to define this complex preference of fictional characters and gather people so that they can support each other. I don't think it's few people facing the same situation.

Ah. I know how you feel. Anime is hard to watch without feeling attracted to one of the characters...
I've had a crush on Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan for the longest time now and it's actually difficult when my friend says she likes him too. I actually start to get jealous. :/
I've also had crushes on characters such as: L from Death Note, Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler, Rin Okumara from blue exorcist, Juuzou Suzuya from Tokyo Ghoul and even Kirito from Sword Art Online (I don't even like that anime...).
I think this is completely normal though.

Story of my life.

I'm 20 and I've had a total of 48 crushes. 35 of them fictional, 2 internet reviewers, 2 celebrities, 2 internet friends, 7 people I know IRL. u.u

Soooooooo glad I'm not alone, and the majority of the vote says normal.

i only fall in love with anime characters... i find people flawed. and i don't know why but i just do dislike them... although i'm really happy by the fact that i fall for anime characters.

I'm the same way. It's normal.

Yep, this have happened to me too!

I do the same thing a lot. Except it's with cartoon characters. No seriously, cartoons. My most recent crush is Fifi Le Fume. Its normal, if its not then everybody I have ever met is completely insane

Nothing wrong with that. You'll find someone eventually, just keep loving on those fictional characters.

That is really cute ^_^
i am the same

I am like you, real life isn't as cool or pretty as a book or anime. Keep looking, your expectations may be unrealistic of romance, and I'm sure that is true for most people.

SAMe

maybe you should tell your bf you don't want to see each other anymore. i'm sure he'll listen. and i think having serious crushes on fictional characters is a little odd, but whatever floats your boat.