1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Hey, listen, guys. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 2: Have you ever felt like you had a close relationship 3 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 2: with a celebrity or of friendship with a celebrity even 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: though you've never met them, Then the friendship you actually 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 2: have is parasocial, which happens to be Cambridge Dictionary's word 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: of the Year. Parasocial describes those one sided relationships some 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: people form with celebrities where you feel super connected. 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: To them while they don't have a. 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: Clue who you are. The word received a surge of 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: attention on Internet surge browsers after Taylor Swift and Travis 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: Kelcey announced their engagement, and fans felt a deep connection 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 2: to the couple. So here's a question for you, guys, 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: who do you feel like you have a parasocial relationship with? 14 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 3: I'm in a relationship with me. 15 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 4: What did you talk about? 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: You're in a full, full fledged relations. 17 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 5: This is really happening in my mind. 18 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 4: It is yeah, friend, Yes, this is different from fantasy. 19 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 4: They ain't say who you're fantasized. 20 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 3: About in your yeah yeah to me, it's Jay Z 21 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 3: and Beyonce. I'm friends with him, You're friends with them? 22 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 4: Who are you friends with? 23 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: Shirley Dinzell and Pauletta. We're having things get together. 24 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's crazy. What about you, Steve? 25 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: You are? Yeah? 26 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm really really close to the Obamas. 27 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: For rocking Michelle in your head. 28 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 5: Yeah, he called me you know all time, be man time. 29 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 4: What you want? 30 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: Who play around him? Would you rather? 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 3: Right after this, you're 32 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 2: Listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show