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Why do some people give human feelings to inanimate objects? What experts say

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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When she goes to the grocery store, Lilianna Wilde will sometimes go for the shopping cart from which everyone else steers clear, the sad-looking one with the squeaky wheel. When she puts the dishes away, she’ll swap the bottom plate and put it to the top, so the it can be used. And when she had to get rid of her favorite pair of jean shorts, the ones she wore for years, she felt bad for the clothing as she folded …

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Why do people give feelings to inanimate objects? What experts say

Objects don’t have feelings, but some people treat them like they do. It’s called anthropomorphizing, and it’s natural to do to objects and animals, experts say.

8 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Understand why people have feelings for inanimate objects

When she goes to the supermarket, Lilianna Wilde sometimes takes the shopping cart that everyone avoids, the one that seems sad with the creaking wheel. When storing the dishes, she changes the bottom plate and places it on top, so that it can be used. And when she had to part with her favorite pair of denim shorts, the ones she had worn for years, she felt bad about the clothes as she folded them up to be given away. That doesn't affect your ab…

8 months ago·Brazil

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