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Parasocial relationships get a bad rap, but can you really have a relationship with someone who doesn't know you exist?
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Parasocial relationships get a bad rap, but can you really have a relationship with someone who doesn't know you exist?
When Grown-Ups Have Imaginary Friends “Parasocial relationships” explain why you think influencers are your pals. Credit...Anja Slibar May 5, 2021, 6:30 a.m. ET This weekend I had multiple text threads going about Hannah’s issues with her housemates, and whether she was in the wrong in her fights with Amanda, Luke and Kyle. These are not friends of mine; these are people who appear on the Bravo TV show “Summer House,” whose drama I am embarrassingly invested in, and whose psychological motivations I spend time dissecting with friends and co-workers. The kind of one-way friendship I ...