A 44-year-old woman, Jill, found herself unexpectedly drawn to Conrad Fisher from the TV show “The Summer I Turned Pretty”. Despite only dating women for a decade, she couldn’t help but notice Conrad’s charming on-screen presence. As she watched the series with her then-9-year-old daughter, who was obsessed with the blonde Fisher brothers, Jill began to feel an intense longing for the character. Her feelings were confusing at first, but as the show progressed, she found herself falling for Conrad’s character. She now admits that her heart skipped a beat when he helped Belly in a memorable scene. For Jill, it was impossible to separate her feelings from reality, and she finds herself willing to set aside her own biases to appreciate Conrad’s charm.
Source: https://www.thecut.com/article/2025-was-the-year-adults-started-yearning-like-teens.html