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

[virusq.livejournal.com]

I like to think that I admire and respect my fictional characters because I want to be them, not do them. So, yes. I hear you.

When we started dating, my boyfriend wanted to know which fictional character he had to act like to get me in the mood. I was flabbergasted. I had never considered my favorite characters in such a manner. . .

I'm glad I'm not the only one.