India, April 13 -- Did you ever fangirl to the point of daydreaming a whole relationship with a celebrity? This is known as a parasocial relationship, a one-sided bond where fans often experience strong emotional connections with celebrities. Even the feelings appear real, despite the celebrities being completely unaware of their existence.

This type of relationship may be imaginary, but it can mimic the jealousy seen in traditional ones.

A study published in Psychology of Popular Media found that fans can feel jealous when celebrities start dating someone, especially if the partner is different from them.

Fans feel jealous and threatened when their celebrity crush dates someone in real life, especially if the partner is different, whe...