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

[hobbitnat.livejournal.com]

Aye aye!
I use to be silly when i was kid and liked all the heros in my books, but i wonder now ifit was more, I wished guys I knew were like that, sort of a wistful thinking crush... if that makes sense..
Cause I just don't understand how people obsessed over fictional make believe characters, I can understand loving the personality and traits of a character, I'm guilty myself of falling for characters, but not so much the character but as wow i wish there were a guy out there like that for me and such, but obsessing of the character themselves is i dunno, just seems like a waste of time in a way, cause.

As for real people, I hate it when you just want to meet a guy and they just think you want to snog them and have a relationship when in all aspects, i'd just like to get to know them and think they'd be a fun person to hang out with, same with when i tell my freinds that a guy looks like he'd be nice, yeah i get the nudging and the "ooooo"s but when i honestly just would like to get to know someone, then i want to avoid them incase my pals try to push something.