Is it normal to be attracted to video game characters?

When I play any kind of game I usually end up falling in love with a character, always based on thier personality and nothing else. I usually like the bad ones, too. It happens a lot in RPGs. One character I fell in love with was Wheatly from Portal 2. I also fall in love with characters in MMOs, but not the person that was playing but the character they play as.
I feel really bad about this because I don't tell my girlfriend, I'm not sure how she'd react, but I wouldn't give her up for a fictional character.

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  • shuggy-chan

    I just want to know how u got a girlfriend if ur like this, like really dude, really? i mean loving like there ur favorite like bad ass is oky but they arent real. i mean i love that super ass kicking girl from "kickass" but i dont "love" love her. just hope one day, when i have kids, my kids will be half as cool.

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  • It's okay to admire them, like think they are hot and that. I mean Kilik, Raphael, Siegfried... don't get me started on how hot they are.

    But alas they are not real, meh :/

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  • rumanese

    alot of these characters are made this way so that if/when they make a sequel you want to buy and play it, thus they get more money

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  • randomjelly

    ^ I've freaking seen it all now.

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  • randomjelly

    It's competitive to falling in love with a rubber boot or a damn pot holder.

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  • Portal-Kid

    I understand I have fallen in love with so many video game characters and always the bad ones so I think that it is alright just don't go dumping your gf over one. :P

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  • Ilikeboth

    I love chris redfield from resident evil

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  • Legion

    yeah, id like to think its normal. You feel some sort of connection to who they are and what they go through. If you love a character, you may not be able to actually get with them, but you at least find someone with a similar personality. Some are probably developed with this in mind. (e.g, everyones furry for krystal!) also, krystal from starfox is awesome!

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  • equestrian

    Auron from FFX... the game isn't even that great but I play it because i'm crazy about that character. I would take him out back and do things to him.

    Girls do it too. Just saying. Your girlfriend will probably not respond to this well though. Some things are better kept to ourselves. Because if my boyfriend told me something like "I'm in love with Wonder Woman from DCU" i'd be like "Here's a list of male characters that I masturbate to regularly. Sorry you're not on the list."

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  • graphic_nature

    There are plenty of gamer geeks out there that are more deserving of your gf -_-

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  • dreamon

    cloud strife fron final fantasy VII , that is all:)

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  • mightymatt

    I don't love fictional characters but sometimes I develop crushes. Ramona Flowers. End of story.

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    • kupokupo

      ^ this.

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  • murderRats

    I think I'll comment on this now.
    I think it could be that I really enjoy character design, and I find these characters to be amazingly well done all around. I always think my characters could be better, or that I could be better, and I'd like to meet them and if they were real I know that a bunch of people would be all over them.

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  • DannyKanes

    Miranda Lawson. That is all.

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  • instazombiinaboxx

    I can understand having a sort of crush or admiration for a character, but love?
    Well, I develop crushes on characters in some of the books I read, some of the anime I watch, and yes, some of the video games I play but i don't love them because I know that they are incapable to ever love me back.

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  • hehe

    "Some wondered out loud if Japan were coming to an end."

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  • randomjelly

    Competitive? Really auto correct? Quit fucking me in my ass.

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    • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

      Oh what a mental image! >:-)

      But seriously, remember that these characters are not real and cannot love you back.

      Or... well I guess you can move to Japan and pay for a wedding for you and the character. They're not legally binding but you can pay for the ceremony anyway.

      http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10404956-71.html

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