Question for the thoughtful

[vr_trakowski]

I've been pondering this for a day or so.  Postulated: a person obsessed with another, for years on end, to the exclusion of all other romantic attachments.  But without interfering, at all, in the object's life.  Is the obsessed person a stalker? 

For the purposes of this scenario, there is no Internet, and--because it's fiction--the obsessed person's pattern will not change to contact at a future point.  The object has no idea that the attachment is anything beyond, say, casual friendship, if that. 

Any opinions? 

Comments

[k9paw.livejournal.com]

If they act physically on the obsession, yes a stalker.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Sure, but (in my hypothetical case) they never would. Personal honor, etc., etc.