Sometimes we forget it's fiction.

This postcard is from PostSecret.com, where people send their secrets to share with the public.

This anonymous person is more concerned about the fictional relationship between Pam and Jim on The Office than he or she is about their own love-life.

We become so wrapped up in "our shows"--the shows we claim as our own that we watch on a weekly basis--that they become real to us. The characters feel like our friends, or better: they provide laughter and gossip without providing first-hand, personal drama or ever hurting our feelings.

It's time to remind society that television is fiction. Sitcoms and dramas, even "reality", are written by human beings that think up story lines for a living.

We can afford to miss them for a week during Turn Off week in order to build our own relationships.