Feeling a need for affection when seeing a cute or supportive fictional character, then being struck by depression after learning that character isn't real and having to accept again how harsh the real world is.
by Sakit April 22, 2025
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A Gosling is in a parasocial relationship. No matter how much they love her, she'll always be just a girl on a screen.
Symptoms are: Feeling of emptiness, loneliness, fear, emotional stress and pain.
The term Gosling is based on the fact that the actor Ryan Gosling played characters that had parasocial relationships, such as Lars, from Lars and the Real Girl and K from Blade Runner 2049.
There's a second term called Goslingposting, where Goslings post gifs from Blade Runner 2049 to depict the feelings they're currently having.
The term can also be applied to other VTubers.
A Gosling is in a parasocial relationship. No matter how much they love her, she'll always be just a girl on a screen.
Symptoms are: Feeling of emptiness, loneliness, fear, emotional stress and pain.
The term Gosling is based on the fact that the actor Ryan Gosling played characters that had parasocial relationships, such as Lars, from Lars and the Real Girl and K from Blade Runner 2049.
There's a second term called Goslingposting, where Goslings post gifs from Blade Runner 2049 to depict the feelings they're currently having.
The term can also be applied to other VTubers.
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a) A person who thinks they're literally Ryan Gosling, Especially from the movies Drive and BR2049.
b) A person with Ryan Gosling Syndrome, a disorder that affects ability to feel, communicate and behave normally.
b) A person with Ryan Gosling Syndrome, a disorder that affects ability to feel, communicate and behave normally.
Therapist: This 'Ryan Gosling'.. is he in the room with us right now?
Ryan Gosling: He is literally me.
Ryan Gosling: He is literally me.
by RG 2049 February 20, 2022
Get the Ryan Gosling mug.Ryan Gosling Syndrome is a disease that 14 year old boys contract after watching the hit movies Barbie, Drive, and Blade Runner 2049. It causes them to believe that they are “literally Ryan gosling” and whenever they see Ryan Gosling they have to point out that it’s them or they will spontaneously combust.
Boy 1: Did you hear Ben and Raf contracted Ryan Gosling Syndrome?
Boy 2: Yeah, I believe they saw the movie Barbie and now they both think they are Ryan Gosling.
Boy 2: Yeah, I believe they saw the movie Barbie and now they both think they are Ryan Gosling.
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