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TIL about parasocial interactions or relationships. Commonly experienced by fans of a celebrity, the fan develops friend-like emotional bonds with the celebrity, while that celebrity doesn't know the fan at all. When these relationships end, the fan can experience a real sense of loss or suffering.

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