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Who was the first fictional character you fell in love with?

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nkf · 24/01/2009 20:59

Mine was Prince Caspian.
And my most recent was the King of the Gyptians in The Dark Materials.
Show how I've changed. It used to be a boy King. Now it's a fatherly type.

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TheFallenMadonna · 24/01/2009 22:11

LOL at the highbrow answers.

Mine was Joe Hardy. Of the Hardy Boys

gingerteam · 24/01/2009 22:08

Joe Morrelli the on/off cop boyfriend of Stephanie Plum in the Janet Evanovich novels is HOT!! and possibly (probably) saved my sanity when my three DC were under 5 and I had the buiders from hell in building my extension. A definate readers recommendation but lay off ladies he is mine - you are welcome to the very worthy Ranger though.

foxinsocks · 24/01/2009 21:59

what was that book set on a farm (classic book, had to study it at school along with the Great Gatsby...)...where the female character ends up rolling in the hay with the rough farmer?

i fell in love with Darryl (was that her name) in Malory Towers

I tend to fall in love with the writers though. I sometimes think 'yes I get exactly why you wrote that' and then want to be inside their head iyswim.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 24/01/2009 21:56

Sebastian in A Dream of Sadlers Wells.

bronze · 24/01/2009 21:44

I said this earlier
I think it was probably Meryon Fairbrass

stleger · 24/01/2009 21:43

(I think Jan Francis too)

plonker · 24/01/2009 21:37

Mr Rochester

DumbledoresGirl · 24/01/2009 21:35

William and Mark and Dick (might as well go for the hattrick) in Flambards

Kunta Kinte and Chicken George in Roots

Desperately tries to think what else I read as a young teen....

treacletart · 24/01/2009 21:32

Oh Books! Of Couse.....erm Heathcliff probably

hercules1 · 24/01/2009 21:32

Gilbert in anne of green gables, laurie in little women and heathcliff of course.

treacletart · 24/01/2009 21:32

Marine Boy

Remotew · 24/01/2009 21:31

Oh!!! first love, also had a bit of a crush on Diana(correct me if I'm wrong, played by Jan Francis in the series) Annes friend, but didn't go down that path. Maybe there is time yet.

DumbledoresGirl · 24/01/2009 21:31

Oh I don't know who was the first, but I scarcely read a book nowadays without falling in love with a character.

Mr Rochester was an attractive prospect but I didn't read JE until I was quite old so he couldn't have been the first.

Sniggerdoon · 24/01/2009 21:28
Remotew · 24/01/2009 21:26

OMG!!! Gilbert Blyth. Came straight into my head on reading the thread title, see others have beated my to it. I'm full of at this. Loved the guy who played him in the series.

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nkf · 24/01/2009 21:23

I forgot Gilbert. I certainly had feelings for him.

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madamekoto · 24/01/2009 21:22

Got carried away. Not the first, maybe the deepest though.

Leo9 · 24/01/2009 21:21

Patrick Pennington

I so so wanted to meet a boy like him but piano-virtuoso-mean-moody-but-gorgeous-and-sexy boys were thin on the ground round my way, for some reason

Second - fraid it was Mr Rochester as well

Sniggerdoon · 24/01/2009 21:21

Gilbert Blythe, who else?

BetterBitOfButter · 24/01/2009 21:19

I think Mr Rochester was my second

GrimmaTheNome · 24/01/2009 21:18

Yeah, but surely Sam Vimes can't have been the first fictional love?

GrimmaTheNome · 24/01/2009 21:17

Mr Rochester, of course.

madamekoto · 24/01/2009 21:16

Sam Vimes, from the Terry Pratchett books. Wonderful, middle aged and much like my hubby.

BetterBitOfButter · 24/01/2009 21:14

Julian lol

Heated · 24/01/2009 21:11

The insufferable Julian!

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