I can't say that I love love Taylor Swift but she is one of the most successful women around and an inspiration to so many women. Your essay is very informative!

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As a video editor, the advancements made in the past year or two are terrifying. Editing tasks that would take me hours are now achieved in seconds with AI. I have no idea what the future is going to look like. 🫠🫠🫠

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I have trouble looking into this topic so I'm glad you shined some light on this for us. It's absolutely horrific what these victims endured and even worse to see just how many people took part in their suffering.

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I love horror stories but sometimes it is really sad seeing how the stories came to exist. Looking into how the stories started are sometimes show how humans are more evil than the supernatural villains they created.

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This is so true and kind of scary to think of. Do people love this movie because of a woman's strength or her pain? I'm highly suspicious of people that say that X or Pearl are their favorite movies. Do they like seeing a strong women (even if she is a murderer) or do they like sexualizing violence?

(7/7) Loving fictional men isn’t delusional. It’s a hope that love can be exciting, safe, and honest. The characters might not be "real", but the desire for the traits they show, and the feelings they inspire absolutely are.

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(6/7) Fictional men often feel easier to connect with because their emotions are clear and their growth is visible. Women aren’t escaping reality, they’re drawn to the traits real men are often too guarded to show.

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(5/7) Reality can be messy and uncertain. Fiction gives us men who communicate and grow. They apologize, they change, they listen.

These characters are written with emotional depth, and that’s what people connect to. Not fantasy, but real feeling.

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(4/7) A parasocial relationship is a one-sided bond that still feels real.

Another study found that people with anxious or avoidant attachment styles often connect with fictional characters because it feels safe and predictable.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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(3/7) That same study looked at online communities of people who love fictional characters and found that it’s not about obsession, it’s about belonging.
Many people described these attachments as comforting or healing.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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(2/7) There’s actually a term for falling for fictional characters: fictophilia.

A study found that these feelings often bring comfort, identity, and belonging. Loving fictional men isn’t about delusion, it’s about connection.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Fictional men often feel easier to connect with because their emotions are clear and their growth is visible. Women aren’t escaping reality, they’re drawn to the traits men are often too guarded to show.

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Real life can be messy and uncertain.
Fiction, on the other hand, gives us men who communicate, grow, and reflect. They apologize, they change, they listen.

These characters are written with emotional depth, and that’s what people connect to. Not fantasy, but real empathy.

A parasocial relationship is a one-sided bond that still feels real.

A 2021 study found people with anxious or avoidant attachment styles often connect emotionally with fictional characters because it feels safe and predictable.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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