Seriously, the whole big debate about Edward being the perfect boyfriend... if it is actually a debate... hinges upon the idea that he's a VAMPIRE with PSYCHIC POWERS. The reason teen girls fantasize about vampires with psychic powers as the perfect boyfriend is exactly because they don't KNOW any, and deep down they know there aren't any. The few individuals who grow up to take things to obsessive extremes and have their teeth re-done into fangs, would be choosing some other obsession if they didn't have vampires to think about.

In any case, the powerful, rich, obsessed, rather stalker- like behavior of Edward is firmly based in a rich cultural tradition. I was introduced to this archtype in highschool reading Pride and Prejudice.

Hello, Mr. Darcy.

:-)