[I posted this a few months ago]( and I have finally built up the courage for an update.

I confronted her about the doll, trying to find out if it was a sign of something else going on at work or at home.  She admitted she had been really really stressed out and the Cthulu thing was a fun fantasy she could dive into.  She agreed she would try to cut down and focus more of her attention on me.  And she did...for about a month.

As a Christmas gift "to me" I ended up getting...a smaller version of "Kevin."  She named it Kyle, and said it would be a chance for Kevin and I to bond over something.  She even started to develop political (!) personas for these things.  Kevin is a Donald Trump fan and Kyle is a bleeding heart, a Bernie voter.  If you can believe it, that wasn't the end though.

She bought one of those disney things, with the long body and stubby legs, for Boba Fett.  I was like ok, I like Star Wars, this is a cute thing and all.  But then it all came back to Kevin: she would have Boba Fett "fly" around the apartment and hunt Kevin, though in her mind he'll never succeed because Kevin is just too smart.  The most extreme angle she's taken so far is that she has now bought a tiny shrimp cat toy as "Kevin's pet."  For those keeping track that is a pet for a stuffed cthulu doll.  

I still love her to death and the relationship is otherwise going great.  She still cuddles Kevin but she gives more time to me.  I have resigned myself to the fact that, while I will never understand why she creates these elaborate fantasies, if I want to stay with her I'll just have to adjust.  I've started to pitch in more and more to the storylines...I even grab Kevin and have him "hop up and down" when the news is playing something or other about Donald Trump.  I'm not sure how things got to this point in my life, but she's worth it.
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I confronted her about the Cthulu and she finally cut down on her "cuddle time" with the stuffed Cthulu. She's now creating political personas for the stuffed Cthulu and getting a toy cat for Boba Fett. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but she's worth it.
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[I posted this a few months ago]( and I have finally built up the courage for an update.

I confronted her about the doll, trying to find out if it was a sign of something else going on at work or at home.  She admitted she had been really really stressed out and the Cthulu thing was a fun fantasy she could dive into.  She agreed she would try to cut down and focus more of her attention on me.  And she did...for about a month.

As a Christmas gift "to me" I ended up getting...a smaller version of "Kevin."  She named it Kyle, and said it would be a chance for Kevin and I to bond over something.  She even started to develop political (!) personas for these things.  Kevin is a Donald Trump fan and Kyle is a bleeding heart, a Bernie voter.  If you can believe it, that wasn't the end though.

She bought one of those disney things, with the long body and stubby legs, for Boba Fett.  I was like ok, I like Star Wars, this is a cute thing and all.  But then it all came back to Kevin: she would have Boba Fett "fly" around the apartment and hunt Kevin, though in her mind he'll never succeed because Kevin is just too smart.  The most extreme angle she's taken so far is that she has now bought a tiny shrimp cat toy as "Kevin's pet."  For those keeping track that is a pet for a stuffed cthulu doll.  

I still love her to death and the relationship is otherwise going great.  She still cuddles Kevin but she gives more time to me.  I have resigned myself to the fact that, while I will never understand why she creates these elaborate fantasies, if I want to stay with her I'll just have to adjust.  I've started to pitch in more and more to the storylines...I even grab Kevin and have him "hop up and down" when the news is playing something or other about Donald Trump.  I'm not sure how things got to this point in my life, but she's worth it.
user
Fiancee has gotten really awesome and started to use me as a "stuffed cthulu." I guess I was worried, but I don't think I'm going to get used to anything.
assistant