Deeply in love with a fictional character!

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Okay, I know I'm not the first person to post something like this around here, but maybe I'm the first to do so in a while. I am deeply, madly enamored with a fictional character! She is Joy, the protagonist from the 2015 animated Disney-Pixar film "Inside Out". Joy is extremely physically attractive, and she's so amazing in everything she does and in all of her qualities. One needs to see not only the "Inside Out" movie itself, but also the "Mind Candy" clip and some of the other ancillary video clips, to really get a full sense of Joy's well-developed personality, character, and abilities. Joy has a seemingly natural gymnastic talent and agility like an Olympic acrobat: she can easily juggle spheres while dancing on top of a bouncy-ball, she can pole-vault with makeshift objects like it's nothing, she can somersault through the air, she glides so gracefully on the trampoline, and she can twirl like an expert ballerina. Joy is an alacritous take-charge leader, but she's also so kind, compassionate, caring, and sweet-natured. Joy learns and develops even better character over the course of the film's plot as she atones for her mistakes. However, Joy also has a mischievous side to her in which she likes to prank people, and I just love that about her. Joy is also musically skilled at playing her accordion, and overall has such a contagious fun-loving spirit in her personification of her namesake emotion.



I love Joy's amazing big blue eyes and her short blue hair, and her tall slender figure. I love her voice and her laugh. (Yes, I know who the voice actress is IRL, and no, I'm not attracted to the voice actress. Nothing against the voice actress, of course. I just think that the voice is a really great fit for the character.)



Joy also sometimes acts hyperactively with passionate enthusiasm and melodrama, talking to herself in the process. Even this aspect of her behavior is sexy! Perhaps it's a sign that she's neurodiverse? If so, that's something she and I have in common, and I think it makes us an even better match for each other!



I don't think that the people at Disney-Pixar realize what they've done in devising this incredible character! Joy is an amazing, beautiful, sexy girl in every way. I think she and I are totally each other's type. I wish she could be real and that I could date/marry her, or that I could eventually meet her in a future life or something like that.



So... am I guilty of deviance and abnormality for having this love interest in a fictional animated character? Is it wrong, and am I to blame for it? Do you judge me negatively for it? Do you think that I at least did a decent job of articulating and making a good case for why I find the fictional character so attractive? Was this post at least an interesting read for you? Do you have any other feedback for me?

It's a little weird to me, but I don't really see a problem with it. You're not hurting anyone by loving a cartoon character.

I agree. The part that strikes me as not odd but kind of hard for me to wrap my head around is the attraction to a homunculization (is that even a word?) of an abstract emotion. Still, Joy seems to be a nice enough character that I can understand you being into her. I just don't think she'd be my type. At the same time, though, I don't consider you deviant for liking a fictional character. I'm pretty sure everyone at one point or another has fallen in love with someone who isn't real. Hell, I have a character who I feel just as strongly about towards her as you do towards Joy. I would go into detail about the character in question, but, unless you really wanted me to, I don't want to bore you with a long ass post.

I too am hopelessly in love with Joy. I don’t have a girlfriend but if I could choose one, it would be Joy.

I'm aroace, but hey... whatever makes you happy! It's not terribly uncommon to fall in love with fictional characters! (Including some aroace people, actually)

I too get extremely invested in fictional characters, just.... not sexually or romantically. I mainly have "comfort characters". Current comfort character is Lucifer from Hazbin Hotel.

I think it's easier to be in love with a fictional character because they are necessarily simpler than real people. Even the most complex and well-drawn fictional characters are far simpler than real people. Their motivations are clearer, their responses more predictable. We are only given a limited amount of information about them leaving us free to 'fill in the blanks' in the way that suits us best. In that way they can be considered to be largely reflections of ourselves, and who wouldn't love that?

Joy is a somewhat extreme example because she is literally a single emotion personified. I know she does express other emotions in the movies (only seen the first one, sorry) but her default setting is 'joy'. Again, who wouldn't love that? It's why people love puppies.

I don't think there's anything wrong, particularly, with having a love interest in a fictional character. Except that it's ultimately going to be frustrating, since it can never be fulfilled. And you will never be vulnerable with a fictional character in the way that you would be with a real person. It's kind of like a safe space for you to explore this part of your character. A sandbox.

But like all sandboxes, if you never come out of it, you'll never grow. And if you stay in it too long there's a danger that real life will become disappointing to you in comparison.

I clicked on the No button because I don't find her attractive

I have not seen the movies so I voted for Undecided.
However I've been in love a fictional character & the actress who played her so I can understand why others would. Mine developed as a coping strategy when I was majorly lonely & depressed about being single for 8 years straight.

Have not seen the movie but despite being officially ENGAGED to David I am still deeply in love with Mario and SpongeBob SquarePants!! !

There is no reason I cannot love fictional characters AND a real man!! !

It's the same way for me. I also still love both my exes but it's NOT like I would trade my current relationship to be with them. I'm loyal to a fault & while I still majorly care about my exes I know we are all better off with me not being in their lives at all.

Lori Loud, anyone?

I prefer Leni. Her personality is very cute

I've been giving this fictional character love quite a lot of though lately and I've actually started to see it in a different light

I don't see it being any different to being madly in love with a real life person but itm I can't explain why but never fear because I'll have my explanation trés bientot

Ooh, baby... but they are both similar in looks.