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Old 03-17-2018, 06:10 PM
 
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A wise old saying.....Never meet your heroes....you'll wind up disappointed.

 
Old 03-17-2018, 06:23 PM
 
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I won't use his name or anything, but he's a Native American actor, model, speaker, and entertainer. He's absolutely gorgeous and I think I have feelings for him. Granted me and him have never met and talked, but I follow him on Facebook and I want to date him.

Just a few days ago, he actually moved into my hometown and I want to try and pursue him. The only bummer is that he has 19,000 followers on Facebook and I need to stand out from them somehow. Not to mention that he's constantly traveling around the country, and even outside the country. There's also this other guy who I go to school with. He's just a regular guy and I also have something of a crush on him and he likes me as well. Do I sound crazy for wanting to pursue a relationship with this celeb, or do you think this is a good idea? Or should I just stick with regular, more attainable people like the guy at school?
Your chances might not be great, but celebrities do date regular people sometimes, so you never know. Matt Damon is more famous than this guy you’re talking about and he married a bartender who was a single mom (and she’s not even that cute).
 
Old 03-17-2018, 06:26 PM
 
Location: The Jar
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A wise old saying.....Never meet your heroes....you'll wind up disappointed.
Almost always true. Sad to say.
 
Old 03-17-2018, 06:51 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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A wise old saying.....Never meet your heroes....you'll wind up disappointed.
Yes, I was off of work for a long time and part of what I did was to listen to interviews with famous musicians and or actors and after awhile I just stopped listening or watching just because the more some people spoke the more that they revealed what dumbasses or how uniformed some of these dumbasses were.....

Was a truly a sad day to have that revelation.....
 
Old 03-18-2018, 07:28 AM
 
Location: South Bay Native
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Celebrities are safe crushes since they will never come to fruition.
Never say never, especially if you live in an area that is densely populated with celebrities.
 
Old 03-18-2018, 07:33 AM
 
Location: NNJ
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Eh... i say pursue...

The question that is more pertinant is to what extent.....

You may miss opportunities to some really great people if you do so with blinders on.
 
Old 03-18-2018, 08:10 AM
 
Location: NNJ
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By the way... regarding "never meet your heroes" cliche.

My interpretation is NOT that heroes and celebs are in of themselves disappointments but rather that we set such high expectations in our minds that no one can realistically met such a high bar. The disappointment originates from our own realization that they are people too...
 
Old 03-18-2018, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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My interpretation is NOT that heroes and celebs are in of themselves disappointments but rather that we set such high expectations in our minds that no one can realistically met such a high bar. The disappointment originates from our own realization that they are people too...
On the flip side, though, a lot of famous or wealthy people are always on guard for being taken advantage of or used in some way, so they're not able to be fully trusting or vulnerable, especially with someone who's an obvious fan.
 
Old 03-18-2018, 09:10 AM
 
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On the flip side, though, a lot of famous or wealthy people are always on guard for being taken advantage of or used in some way, so they're not able to be fully trusting or vulnerable, especially with someone who's an obvious fan.
Yup.

Don't blame them either.
 
Old 03-18-2018, 02:01 PM
 
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I read part of a woman's biography who dated one of my longtime favorite guitar players. She idolized him before she ever met him. According to her, the guy was nasty. She gave examples.
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