Pseudo-Emotional Relationship
A relationship relying on a media which cannot convey emotion; rather, inspire emotional responses based solely on the interpretation of the recipient which, being constructed almost entirely from their own idealistic expectations, often proves to be falsely based. Commonly found in "catfish" cases (see Catfish).
I've been talking to Amy and we're completely in love with each other. I've only ever spoken to her on facebook, and she says she doesn't have a webcam, but I love her with all my heart and I want to marry her.
- Since the only medium in which any contact has been made is just text-based, any emotions are created by the recipient, not the proposer. Hence, the emotion is not actually consistent between both parties, resulting in a pseudo-emotional relationship.
- Since the only medium in which any contact has been made is just text-based, any emotions are created by the recipient, not the proposer. Hence, the emotion is not actually consistent between both parties, resulting in a pseudo-emotional relationship.