Learn English meaning of ‘married a fictional character’

Date: Mar 09 2018

Intro

Once upon a time, there was a man named Sal. Sal played a video game called ‘Love Plus’ on Nintendo. In the game, Sal made a beautiful girl named Nene and fell in love with her. They fell in love and he… married her?!

This is a true story. Sal must be obsessed and addicted to video games if he married a fictional character. Many people find this very creepy. Others find it… trendy?

Vocab

Nintendo n.

Definition

Example My parents wouldn't let me have a Nintendo when I was a kid because they thought video games made kids dumb.

getting married v.

Definition

Example My cousin and his girlfriend just announced that they are getting married next summer.

obsessed v.

Definition

Example My friend is obsessed with the telephone. If someone doesn't call her, she'll keep calling them until they pick up the phone.

trendy adj.

Definition

Example Some of the trendy restaurants in Los Angeles are very expensive.

fictional adj.

Definition

Example Ted loves to read fictional books. He likes stories that are about fantasy.

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Would you ever marry a fictional character? Is this creepy or okay?

If I had married someone, I would have been happy is correct. This is because it uses the correct form of the third conditional.
The third conditional uses. One is formed with If + subject + past perfect verb (“If I had married”, in this case). The other is formed with subject + would have + past participle (“I would have been happy”). This is why this example is correct.

Comments

jplaguia

Brazil

I think that people who does that have some serious social problems, like loneliness, or even some kind of depression and getting married with an fictional character make that sensation less painful for him, I don’t know. But something I am sure, this isn’t normal.

lovalina

Russian Federation

I would never marry a fictional character. I think people who does these things have a lot of time. Consequently they do this nonse) I think it’s creepy and doesn’t make sense. I don’t see anything so terible about that) It’s just my subjective opinion.