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Real people turning into DD characters?

I've never been good at coming up with my own characters... When I was little, I incorporated TV shows I watched in my DD's. I DD about the same two people though, for a long time now. The thing is, they're real people. I started to use them about 2 years ago. I have never met them... They're youtubers. They were dating when i started, but they broke up only a few months after. I still only DD of them. I see them with others and I just feel... Heartbroken because they're not getting back together. I've tried to DD of someone else, but I find it impossible... Please tell me I'm not the only one who DD's of real people, because I feel strange about it, and I think it just makes MD even worse for me. And do you think I'll ever move on to others? I've never felt so close to any of my characters... But I know in reality, they just aren't in love anymore... I'm just waiting until the girl gets engaged or something. I know it'll crush me.

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Comment by Grace on December 10, 2012 at 12:09pm: "If I may ask, who are the YouTubers you daydream about?"

Well, I never thought I would admit this, but since the people on here actually understand I can't help it, its Tobuscus and iJustine... I'm sure not many people have heard of them, but I just CANNOT help it. Every daydream comes back to them. I have honestly tried to stop because seeing them with other people breaks my heart. And then, of course, I just feel like a freak because I don't even KNOW them, why do I care so much?

Comment by Jennifer on December 9, 2012 at 5:15pm: Don't beat yourself up! You're totally not alone. When I broke up with my ex long-distance boyfriend this previous Summer, I made him my DD boyfriend. Our break up was brutal, and we no longer talk anymore. He cut me off completely. He was bipolar. That's why he did that. He was a total asshole...He treated me like a piece of trash, then blamed it all on me, and then suddenly cut me off. So, in fear of losing him completely, I turned him into my Ideal Me's character in my head. He is still here.
If I may ask, who are the YouTubers you daydream about? I'm really curious!

Comment by Oxymoron on December 8, 2012 at 9:42pm: hi, I also dd of real ppl sometimes and ppl that don't even know i exist. usually scenarios where we meet or have already met. i dd about them for a while and eventually the "plot" bores me and i take a short break or move on to new characters. you're not the only one and yea i know it's weird..