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

[katrinb.livejournal.com]

Nah, a stalker actually needs to stalk the other person, rather than simply keeping a lifelong secret.
The obsessive is sad, maybe even tragic, but not a stalker.
You can't help your feelings. You can help how you act on them.

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

That's what I figured. Thanks!