Canvassing the Internet: Platonic Admiration

[tealin]

I know I was behind the door when hormones were handed out, but surely I am not the only one who finds it possible to respect and admire someone – or even just like a fictional character – without being sexually attracted to them. In high school the response to a statement of such admiration was usually full of conspiratorial innuendo, accompanied by a virtual 'wink wink nudge nudge.' I thought that when I joined the grownup world that mindset had been left behind, but I've encountered it a few times recently and it's got me wondering. Anyone out there know what I'm talking about? Opinions? Insights? Observations? Advice, even?

Comments

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Lupin was mysterious? I thought that by the end of the third book you practically knew everything you needed to about his life story ... I dunno, I liked him better when he had a personality, never mind the mystery business.

You're lucky you found such a place online ... I didn't think they existed, what with the internet being the way it is.