Today's Tea: Crying Over Celebs You've Never Met Is Valid
- Publish date: Wednesday، 21 May 2025 Reading time: 1 min read
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You know that weird moment when you're sobbing over a celebrity breakup like it's your own? Or when a pop star wins an award and you're literally screaming with joy even though you’ve never met them? Yeah, us too. And guess what? That’s not cringe—it’s connection.
Here’s the tea:
Parasocial relationships (aka one-sided emotional bonds with public figures) are real and more normal than you'd think. Our brains literally process these connections like they’re friendships, especially if we follow someone closely on social media or watch every single interview they’ve ever done. So when they're hurting—or thriving—we feel it too.
It’s not just pop girlies either. Sports fans? K-pop stans? Film bros crying over an actor’s Oscar speech? Same emotional attachment, different fandom.
Sure, boundaries matter, and we’re not saying go full stalker-mode. But shedding a tear for your fave artist’s documentary or feeling proud of their comeback isn’t weird. It’s just proof that we’re all kinda wired for connection—even if it’s through a screen.
Soft opinion of the day:
If Zendaya cries, we cry. That’s the rule.
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