Is it normal to miss someone you never met?
Yes, it’s normal to miss someone you’ve never met. You can feel attached to a person through messages, stories, or the connection you imagined having with them.
Yes. Missing someone doesn’t require having met them face to face. You might have shared meaningful conversations online, followed someone’s life from afar, or built up a sense of what a connection with them could be like. The feelings can be real even if the relationship was mostly in your imagination or through a screen.
People can have mixed reactions: some see it as a genuine form of connection, while others may say you’re missing the idea of the person as much as the person themselves. Either way, you don’t need to feel silly about it. It may help to notice what you miss most—your conversations, the comfort, or the possibility of what might have been.