cult of personality – intense devotion to a particular person.
from wikipedia:
A cult of personality arises when a country’s leader uses mass media to create an idealized and heroic public image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise.[1] Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships and Stalinist governments.
A cult of personality is similar to general hero worship, except that it is created specifically for political leaders. However, the term may be applied by analogy to refer to adulation of religious or non-political leaders.
“So just because I have a girlfriend, we can’t be friends?”
“I don’t have a problem with being friends with you. I have a problem with you trying to act like you might possibility be available if I’m willing to fall for you.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, there’s nothing going on here. I have a great girlfriend. Nothing on you, but I’m not planning to leave her.”
“Probably not.”
“I won’t.”
“Uh huh.”
“What are you saying?”
“You’re an emotional masturbator. You come out here, dangle a little bait, role-play the highs of ‘what if I were available,’ ‘what if this girl really fell for me,’ get your kicks, come all over yourself for being such a great guy who could fall in love with someone else, who had every opportunity to cheat but didn’t, then go home to your girlfriend like some prize when she should be leaving your ass. Why? Because just the fact I have to explain this to you when you know full well you were toeing the line makes you just another unoriginal turd.”
tomorrow’s subject– prison pen pals. murderers and the groupies who love them. find that book i check out years ago written by a woman who had a thing for dating murderers behind bars. okay, found it. i remember really being disgusted with it, but there was something i wanted to remember from it. read this article. and this one. and this one. and this one. and this one.
google search for letters from inmate
here are tips on how to write to an inmate.
and of course, prison pen pals.
good luck, tomorrow julia.
when you’re down, you’ve gotta fight through it.