I can't answer the question as Yes/No/Maybe...I just can't. In fact, I can't answer *most* "would you date someone if..." questions as Yes/No/Maybe. The truth is that I would like to think the answer would be no. One hundred red flags go off in my head over this. But the rest of the truth is that I have discovered that there are no absolutes...and this is *far* from an absolute. Red flags? Sure. But I would lead a poor existence if I heeded every single red flag the Universe put in my path. Let's face it: I am far too imaginative to heed red flags. So it certainly could happen. I think I would need to meet said friend. And get along well with him/her. And the person would need to be someone special...someone in whom I could understand the need for an imaginary friend at this age...or understand the nature of the friend/friendship. There are more things in heaven and Earth, my friends....
well, I talk to my dog sometimes still. He died a few years ago, but Im sure he hears me up in doggy heaven. But if I met an adult that talked to an imaginary friend it would totally creep me out
No. If someone has an imaginary friend at my age, I'd be a little worried. Sure I can understand talking to animals or themselves/alter egos/making up characters and stuff like that, because I do some of those things. But imaginary friends is where I draw the line.
I have an imaginary friend myself but I know the difference between reality and imaginary, more just someone I talk to when I'm bored and no one else is around.
I very briefly dated a religious guy once. I found his imaginary friend too difficult to deal with. It was definitely a factor in our realisation that the relationship could not work.
I'm inclined to mostly agree with BiAnnika. The red flags from someone who has an imaginary friend are deeply concerning. It isn't a normal, emotionally healthy thing, and almost always points to some sort of underlying issue. This isn't to say anyone with that circumstance is a bad person, or screwed up, or broken... but it is definitely somethiing that I would encourage anyone who has it to seek therapy for. n.b.: Someone who, when they're down, is comforted by a stuffed pillow or childhood stuffed animal is in a different category from someone who believes s/he has an imaginary friend that s/he can talk to or communicate with. The former is not uncommon; the latter... not so much.
Well yeah, no. I'm too old for that shit. Hahaha. You're my hero of the evening. This is proper scary behaviour. Unless it's their cat. Which would not be completely imaginary cause, well, the cat exists, but they won't talk back. Still, if you're a guy who talks to their cat: marry me.
I've seen some harsh comments on here and some modest comments. As for me, I'd have to say maybe, only because to me, someone with an imaginary friend could go any which way, being a normal contributing member to society all the way down to the rubber room. So it really depends on the person. It's not something that's necessarily black and white
Well, uhh. Depends what counts as an imaginary friend. For example, I have a monster living in my room, under my bed.(I think he moved into my clothes room now, though. More space and dark in there.) I sometimes see him and hear him talk to me. Often he hides in the shadows of my room and follows me outside. Anyway.. If they could ignore the imaginary friend in public as I do to the monster, and not cause a scene because of it, I would see no problem with it. Thus I voted maybe.