Have you ever fallen in love with a fictional character?

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   Docmoposted 11 years ago

   Have you ever fallen in love with a fictional character?
   
   Some fictional characters are so real, so close to us as the reader that it is inevitable that we may fall in love and dream of spending time with them. Have you ever had this experience? If so what was the character - could be from a book, a film or any creative endeavour.

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   Ellandrielposted 11 years ago

   When I had about 8 I was " inlove" with Michael J Fox from Back to the Future.... LOLOL nonsense much?
   Harmless healthy fantasies!

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I am sure Marty McFly had many falling in love- he was too adorable. Not nonsense at all.  I can't get over Michelle Pfeiffer as cat woman. Phew.

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   Mom Katposted 11 years ago

   I don't know about falling "in love" but I did have a huge "crush" on Legolas from Lord of the Rings.  Both in the reading of the book & watching the movie.
   
   It was funny because I never even knew who played the part, I just thought he was so attractive as Legolas... when Pirates of the Caribbean came out my boyfriend at the time said "hey look, there's your boyfriend" ~ I looked at the movie trailer on TV expecting to see Legolas.  "Where?" I asked.
   "Right there." my boyfriend pointed out. "That's Orlando Bloom, right there.  He's the guy that played Legolas."
   "Oh!" I looked closer. "Ewww.  He doesn't look like Legolas at all now.  He looks way better with long blonde hair and pointed ears."
   
   We both had a good laugh

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Ha.. ha.. that is true - the character perhaps had way better charisma than his real self!

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   fpherj48posted 11 years ago

   I have fallen in fictional love with a fictional character....to be REAL about this....YES, absolutely....more than one character and more than one at a time!  Oh my!.......but no fictional character, have I been more madly in love with than "Joe Black,"  (Brad Pitt) from the movie, co-starring Anthony Hopkins, "Meet Joe Black."
   Now, let me get back to fantasizing, please.

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Paula- I confess to some man-love to 'Joe Black' too. He looked so perfect in that movie and his demeanor was ever so innocent and charming ( even though he was death himself!)

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      fpherj48posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      hmmm....valid point, Docmo.....but I tell you what, honey....."DEATH" NEVER LOOKED SO INVITING TO ME!

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      Twilight Lawnsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I agree completely. By serendipity I watch that movie a couple of nights ago, and loved it, not only for the beauty of Brad Pitt but also for that of Claire Forlani.  i think it was Pitt's ingenuousness that was so captivating,,, and that hair.

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   MelChiposted 11 years ago

   Ok, there's the obvious one of Noah from The Notebook, but there have been a few others that I've had little crushes on in TV lala land - not falling in love, just make believe back in the day.  If you ever watched the series with Eliza Dushku, Tru Calling - I had a huge crush on her brother, I can't remember his name.  And many years ago I was a little obsessed with Jeremy Jackson's character, Hobie in Baywatch.

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The character Harrison Davies in Tru Calling was played by Shawn Reaves - he has cropped up in other TV series since like Sanctuary and Law and Order SVI

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   Suzie HQposted 11 years ago

   Great question Docmo! The first thing that popped straight into my head, believe it or not was when I read "The Thorn Birds" before the series was made!!
   Father Ralph even though he broke those vows had "something" very appealing!!
   I was a teenager when I read the book so maybe a crush, but I still have that book today, a prized possession. Maybe it was the rule breaking, something with more than a bit risque . . . . .  I have other more modern fictional love fantasy's but this was the first one I remember!!

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I remember reading it at school when some of my female friends were raving about the book- great story and characterisation. I can see how Father Ralph is so 'crush'worthy. Women like tormented yet magnanimous souls .. I think :-)

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   Kit Wardposted 11 years ago

   This may sound a liitle strange, but when I was about 15 I fell deeply in love with Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
   
   He was such a sad soul but carried himself so beautifuly, and his voice made me melt. Of course I realized that he was not real, but he was just such a romantic figure to a young girl......I still kinda love him!

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I think it is his naive wish to do good without realising the consequences - that and his singing voice. Good choice. Not strange at all (to me at least - I liked Sally's soulful eyes and kind heart even though bits of her were falling off)

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   JezDramaQueenposted 11 years ago

   So some reason I had a major crush on Draco Malfoy from the 'Harry Potter' books. I think it was the fact that he was the school bully and always portrayed himself as the badboy xx

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Bad boy crush. Every girl's 'edgy' phase and every parents nightmare.   :-)

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      JezDramaQueenposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Haha most definetly my parents nightmare xx

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   teaches12345posted 11 years ago

   I had a crush on Robin from the Batman show in the 60's.  Now that I see the reruns, I wonder why!  Guess it was one of those teenage phases.

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      Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Holy smokes, Batman!

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    duffsmomposted 11 years ago

    My own characters, yes. They become so real to me that when I am done writing, I feel a little pang of something like homesickness.  When I write, I can just picture what they look like and their mannerisms and I miss them when they are gone.

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       Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       I can definitely relate to that...

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    oceansiderposted 11 years ago

    When I watched the three "Lord of the Ring" movies, I felt that way about the character "Aragorn", who was played by Vito Mortensen.....I guess I just loved everything about his character in all three of the movies!

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       Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       A worthy contender.

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    Ghost32posted 11 years ago

    Well...I do have the hots for the purple-ponytailed cyclops fighting spaceship pilot Layla from the animated Futurama series.  Don't know if it's love exactly, but I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers.

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       Docmoposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       ' I wouldn't kick  you out of bed for eating crackers' sounds like the start of a beautiful relationship...;-)

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    SEXYLADYDEEposted 11 years ago

    Very early I remember being in love with Atticus. I read "To Kill a Mockingbird" in elementary school. When the movie came out and he came to life I knew I was in love. A man who defended African Americans, treated them with respect and compassion. I grew up in a time where blatant racism was permitted and often rewarded. I needed to know that other types of people existed or I might have cracked in my late teens when I was attacked and beaten because I was a young black woman striving to get a college degree. Atticus my first love and many that followed him helped to keep the bitterness of life's realities from hardening me. Seeing a good and fair person in action helped me raise my children to have faith, love and compassion for people. Dee

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