Parasocial relationships refer to one-sided relationships in which a person develops a strong sense of connection, intimacy, or familiarity with someone they don’t know, most often celebrities or media personalities. These relationships exist only in the mind of the individual, who experiences a bond despite the lack of reciprocity.

Forming parasocial relationships is fine.

Fapping (masturbating) to nsfw content is fine (unless it is illegal or unethical).

But forming a parasocial relationship with someone you fap to feels like cheating if you are in a relationship and a poor substitute for a relationship if you are single.

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Right, this post sounds like maybe stuff like Onlyfans has caused some % of the population to think that’s somewhat normal, which is a shame.

    Recently I saw a post by a guy who said he made a great living as the chat manager for online porn models. He was a guy who operated the chats for women online, posing as the women and engaging the men to fulfill their chat fantasies, to get more money. A great example of why nobody should patronize those scams.

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      5 months ago

      I see some people have forgotten rule 29 of the internet.

      Rule 29: On the internet men are men, women are also men, and kids are undercover FBI agents.