Yes, I would date my favorite character if they were real. Theoretically, the compatibility should be quite high.
The majority, though far from all, of my favorite characters are also people I assume I would get along with (the female ones mostly match my preferences) or at least be able to tolerate their negative quirks and enjoy the positive ones.
Theoretically. The problem with fictional characters is, the information we have on them is more limited than we think. Even a heroine from a 80+ hours VN is only portrayed in a limited number of situations. And most of them are different from our everyday lives.
Even though we may think we have a pretty good grasp on a characterās personality, imagining an everyday life with a certain character, even your favorite one is surprisingly difficult. I can imagine spending quality time with her just being in the same room and quietly reading stuff. It would be even more fun if we could read the same thing together, then spend hours discussing it. Aaaand the first problem is already there. I do know we both enjoy āreadingā, but thatās a bit vague. Would I be able to get her to read LNs and VNs? I consider those to be a perfect fit for intellectuals, but thatās just my personal superstition. Those might not fit her tastes at all. Would I be able to enjoy poetry like she does? Iām by no means against it, but Iāve only ever dabbed into poetry when it was part of classes. Would I be able to return to classic literature, the likes of which I havenāt touched for a decade? I kinda āfeelā like it would work out, but my brain is also giving me some warning signals. Iām slowly leaving the territory of what I āknowā and moving closer to wishful thinking. I may only be projecting my misconceptions and personal desires onto her personality.
I imagine saying something, getting a sick burn from her, then trying to be witty, only to get back a retort twice as good as the first one. And then Iād be laughing, cause I enjoy good burns even if Iām on the receiving side. This part is easy, because I know sheās good at making retorts.
But what if we had a fight for some reason? First of all, I canāt even imagine ever intending to hurt her nor being able to say anything that would be beyond her to handle. I also canāt imagine too many things we would disagree on, since, again, I assume our compatibility to be quite high. But of course thereās stuff we wouldnāt see eye to eye on. Sheās a whole different person. I simply donāt know what it is. How would we handle a fight? How, if at all, would we reconcile? I have no idea, because Iāve never seen her having a fight with anyone! I can try imagining said situation but Iām also aware that Iād be just back to filling the gaps in my knowledge with misconception and wishes or half-random guesses at best. This is moving into the direction of āwhy I hate fanfic and doujinsā, so Iāll stop here, but I think you all get my point.