Is it normal to fall in love with objects?
I fall in love with objects the way regular people fall in love with each other. Typically they'll be things that are really aesthetically appealing, like paintings or books, poems, music and things of that sort. The thing is though, I don't develop feelings for people easily. When I start, I immediately shut myself off and deny them and do not let them progress. I feel a lot safer being in love with things, because things don't die or get old or hurt and they don't leave you. A lot of times, when I fall in love with a thing I do not let myself near it for extended periods of time. I become very protective and self conscious over it and don't let others see it or anything. I will constantly be thinking about it. Does anyone else do this?
I was always like this a little bit but it started seeming compulsive after one of my close friends died. I cut off ties with a lot of the people close to me and started replacing them with objects after this. He died about a year and a half ago. I've been accused of being materialistic but I do not think I am.