When I was a very young child I very much wanted to have an imaginary friend, because media made it seem so nice. It wasn't that I lacked imagination, but I cou

When I was a very young child I very much wanted to have an imaginary friend, because media made it seem so nice. It wasn't that I lacked imagination, but I could never manage to conjure one that seemed fulfilling, possibly because I was aiming to have one that felt real to me. I could imagine lots of fantastical and wonderful friends I would have liked to have, and even imagine what they might do or say, but that doesn't really seem the same to me.