"GrumpyGlowfish;c-18287019" wrote:
I wouldn't say I'm attracted to fictional characters, unless characters I invented myself also fall into that category. I'm currently writing a novel whose protagonist is basically my imaginary boyfriend, and it's not as weird as I thought it would be. As the title suggests, though, that imaginary boyfriend is and has always been male, so for the purpose of this poll that I never got asked to participate in, I'd still consider myself straight.
That's interesting. I write a lot and I've never consciously written anything where one of the main characters is my dream guy or anything, but I have definitely been attracted to some of them. The MC in the series I've been writing for the past few years is significantly younger than my ideal age bracket would be, and I definitely wouldn't have it in me to be a cougar, however, I do somehow have a crush on his boss. I decided the character has a friends with benefits relationship with a woman in the nearby town, and ended up with an unfinished side story about their relationship. It's supposed to be a reaction against the sickly sweet Hallmark Christmas romcoms, but I liked them so much as a couple that their sim versions ended up married when he retired from the army, and they now own a farm together. That character is very much a product of their fictitious world, though, and would absolutely not fit in our world.
"Simmingal;c-18287022" wrote:
@Mariefoxprice83
yeah and fictional characters are just so much more likeable
cause if they're not you can just watch something else and never see them again :lol:
real people (and real life) comes with all kinds of problems I'd rather not have
Yeah. IRL relationships seem very messy. I like the idea of it sometimes but I'm not sure I'd be good at the reality. Cats are easier.
