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  • NotAllThere
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    Parasocial.

    A squaddie from Mytchett who doesn't hit you round the head with a bit of 2x4 on first meeting you.

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  • DoctorStrangelove
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    And the real one:
    Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 24 November 2025, 12:25.

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  • sadkingbilly
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    every breath you take, every move you make............................................

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  • ladymuck
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    It does sound a bit stalkerish.

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  • xoggoth
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    Sounds as if it could be a bit stalky. Can't imagine seeing any boring current celebs as "friends".

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  • Protagoras
    started a topic Parasocial, really?

    Parasocial, really?

    I'll be honest, I'd never heard the term, but apparently "Parasocial is Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year".
    (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgmv877746o)

    It gets worse; it's defined as a "relationship felt by someone between themselves and a famous person they do not know" (sic).

    Is this yet another example of the widespread decline in peoples' mental health?


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