Yes and no. I fell in love with the person I imagined her to be, because in reality, she was - and remained - a stranger, so I couldn't possibly have known and loved the real her.
I don't think I've fallen in love since elementary school, though I've had a few crushes and infatuations since then. In elementary school they were both people in my classes, but I think it's possible to fall in love with a stranger. The essence of a person is simple--you don't fall in love with a collection of psychological facts about the person--and if you're perceptive enough and/or they're effective at expressing their true selves enough you can fall in love with someone immediately. Also, celebrities entail one-sided relationships. To them you're a stranger, but to you they're very familiar, so in that respect you can fall in love with a stranger.
...yeah, I told you a bit about it. Since it was a heavy crush from a distance without any chance, it was long, painful, lustful, masochistic and unbearable.
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