Psychologists weigh in on parasocial relationships, the emotional connections we feel to celebrities.

Reality TV: why we feel emotional connections to celebrities 

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Parasocial relationships are essentially one-sided pseudo relationships that we have with celebrities

One in five people believe they could be friends with the people they follow on social media

I find it soothing to watch these characters that I have grown to love over the years

Social media has completely changed the qualitative nature of parasocial relationships

There’s a deeper reason we feel *so* invested in Bennifer et al. 