How do you stop loving someone but stay friends?

How do you stop loving someone but stay friends?

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1. Make sure your feelings are valid.
2. Allow yourself to grieve.
3. Put a distance between both of you.
4. Don’t blame yourself.
5. Learn to love yourself more.
6. Meet new friends.
7. Talk with someone about your feelings.
8. Maintain your friendship.

Is it weird to date your cousins friend?

No, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a pair of cousins marrying a pair of best friends, any more than there is anything wrong with the wives of a pair of cousins meeting and becoming best friends after marriage. In fact, I know a pair of best friends who married a pair of sisters.

Is it OK to have a crush on a fictional character?

Falling in love with a fictional character is not unusual, and many people have found themselves emotionally attached to a character in a book, movie, TV show, or video game. You do want to be careful that these romantic feelings don’t prevent you from living your life or having real romantic relationships.

What is Fictophilia?

What is Fictophilia? It is a condition where a person have strong desires, sexual attraction, intense feelings of love towards a fictional character, similar in strength and application of those felt towards real people.

Is Fictophilia a mental illness?

Second, the present intention is not to propose fictophilia as a problem or a disorder. At the time of writing, fictophilia is not recognized or proposed as a specific diagnostic condition by the World Health Organization (ICD-11) or the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-5) (but see ‘paraphilia’ in both manuals).

What causes Fictophilia?

The fear of being ridiculed, considered abnormal, or even abandoned by other humans can make fictophilia a solitary experience. On the other hand, being a member of a community of individuals with similar experiences can buffer such stigmas and evoke a greater sense of belonging (Schroy et al., 2016).