Creepy Twitch fan blasted for trying to hunt down & date female streamer Unsplash \/ Twitch[jwplayer Y7PB7YwV]A Redditor, \u2018TA1381,\u2019 has asked for advice and feedback on his plans to meet and hopefully start dating a Twitch streamer. Many have firmly responded that he needs to rethink this behavior. The \u2018relationship_advice\u2019 subreddit is typically angled toward actual relationships, but a controversial parasocial relationship has now risen to the forefront as people try to stymie a Twitch fan\u2019s plans to eventually date a streamer \u2014 by getting employed at a vitamin store near her gym and hoping to meet her. How can I [22\/M] start dating a Twitch streamer that I really like? pic.twitter.com\/dGvCzTr2j1 \u2014 relationships.bsky.social (@redditships) August 22, 2020 As TA1381 casually explains, he\u2019s a 22-year-old male who has been watching a female streamer a lot and has \u201cgrown to like her quite a bit.\u201d Wanting to be differentiated from other viewers who may be \u201cattracted to a hot Twitch streamer,\u201d he expands that she is \u201creally pretty,\u201d but he likes her personality because she is \u201cinto stuff like gaming, Star Wars, and some of the other \u2018nerdy\u2019 things.\u201d Most importantly, \u201cshe lives in my city.\u201d Further, as explained in different comments, TA1381 doesn\u2019t want to message his crush on social media because \u201cthis girl is out of my league in terms of looks.\u201d So he would rather try and meet her and strike up a conversation, through getting employed \u201cat vitamin and nutrient stores that I suspect her of going to.\u201d He came to Reddit looking for advice and feedback, and those responses have been unanimous: do not do this. please understand this is not acceptable logic. you cannot have a relationship with someone that started with you hunting them https:\/\/t.co\/bIdSd8NuxL \u2014 Kris Straub (\u0643\u0631\u064a\u0633) (@krisstraub) August 22, 2020 NO. NO NO NO NO. THIS IS NOT OK. EVER. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE IN MY STREAMS SAY ‘ONE DAY I’LL FIND WHERE YOU ARE’ AND IT IS 100% NOT FREAKING OK. https:\/\/t.co\/HxPAArdyzH \u2014 Kelli \u266b The Opera Geek \u266b (@TheOperaGeek) August 22, 2020 i can think like this person. it\u2019s all said very thoughtfully and unmenacingly. and after all, how does one meet someone? but the driving logic is rotten, irredeemable. parasocial != social \u2014 Kris Straub (\u0643\u0631\u064a\u0633) (@krisstraub) August 22, 2020 As Kris Straub elaborates, \u201cI can think like this person. It\u2019s all said very thoughtfully and unmenacingly. And, after all, how does one meet someone?\u201d This is all valid, TA1381\u2019s post, unless it\u2019s a perfectly crafted troll, exudes a calm, logical earnestness. But that doesn\u2019t justify a \u201cdriving logic\u201d that Straub describes as \u201crotten, irredeemable.\u201d That appears to be somewhat recognized by TA1381, as they mention in a separate comment that they would not \u201ceven mention being a fan who watches her streams.\u201d Suggesting an awareness that it is creepy to be someone\u2019s fan and track down a way to meet them in the real world. We all have day dreams and fantasies about stars we think are dope, sure, but I cannot stress enough how not okay this is. This idea that \u201cif she just meets me she\u2019ll fall in love with me\u201d is delusion. Not to mention incredibly scary for her. Please don\u2019t ever do this. https:\/\/t.co\/xh1BJyjVeX \u2014 Caiti Ward (@Caiti) August 22, 2020 This is fucking terrifying, and people wonder why most women are so private about their lives on Twitch. https:\/\/t.co\/NP14h7qKJG \u2014 Autumn (@AutumnRhodess) August 22, 2020 https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacquicollins_\/status\/1297233577357258752 Ultimately, some responses to this plan try to understand where he is coming from, some simply shut it down, and others mention just how directly this reflects the plight of many female streamers. Overall, they are all in agreement that these actions constitute stalking and should never be even remotely considered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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