. Not that I need people to constantly romanticize icky dynamics, but it's surely healthier if you, say, ship Edward/Bella in a safe, imaginary environment, and get it out of your system that way?

Absolutely. I mean, of course it's possible that an Edward/Bella shipper later hooks up with a stalkery abusive boyfriend and what not. But I've yet to see statistics showing a direct correlation between indulging in fantasies clearly marked as such and trying to live out such a dynamic in rl for a majority of people.

*uses icon of unhealthy pairing of choice*