[ SECRET POST #6961 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6961 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I truly don't understand it either. What I need to be able to enjoy a character is for them to be written in such a way that I can understand why they do the things they do, even if I don't agree with those things. I need them to make sense and be internally consistent, in other words. I don't need to have anything in common with them, I don't need to be able to "relate" to them, I just need to be able to UNDERSTAND where they're coming from and have it all make logical sense in the story itself.

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, I always thought that "understanding where they're coming from" is what most people mean by "relate to", and "connect with" implies a more personal connection with the character. Like, if I'm complaining about a really specific issue I'm having with my mom and someone says "I can relate," I don't assume they're having the exact same issue with their mother. I assume that they understand that family is difficult because they also have family of some sort and can connect the dots. In fiction, I don't need to be a samurai princess in hiding to relate to being underestimated while also being pressured to live up to the expectations of my elders.

But obviously, people's mileage varies.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, this is pretty much how I use those terms and I think it’s common in my real-life social circle, but online I find that people use them with different meanings.