bumping this thread because i relate to it on a molecular level

I used to get SO romantically attached to characters when I was in my early/mid-teens; Tyson from Beyblade and Sokka from The Last Airbender were the biggest ones, plus Shadow the Hedgehog which totally weirded me out (it just made me really uncomfortable knowing I was attracted to a hedgehog). Then as I got a bit older it became all girls - Konata from Lucky Star was the main one, I was in love with her for a good two years.

It sort of died out when I started dating irl though. To be honest, I think it was a vent for my loneliness/repressed bisexuality more than a genuine romantic attraction to characters. Now I'm comfortable with who I am and in a committed relationship, I don't feel the need to rely on a fantasy relationship with a fictional character anymore [/psychologydegree]. The only character it's happened with in the past few years was Ellie from The Last Of Us, but that wasn't really surprising because I'm obsessed with Ellen Page so obviously I'd fall in love with a character based off her xD