If James Bond is meant to be the best secret agent in the world, how come all the bad guys in the World seem to know who he is?

Being recognized for your work also makes you feel good, so why not go all the way in by making James Bond known and feared by evil-doers around the world? Isn’t it great to be feared by villains? Let’s face it men (and boys), can you honestly say that you never, not even once, fantasize the Bond life? I’m not going to pretend that I never.

Other people here are suggesting that “he’s an assassin, so he doesn’t have to disguise himself”. That doesn’t mean he has to be very flashy about his lifestyle or identity either. You don’t see many military snipers going out of their way to disclose who they are when they’re in service (afterwards that’s a different story).

The easiest explanation is the out-of-universe one: James Bond was created as the ultimate male fantasy character. A badass operative who goes around the world to exotic locations, get to know (in both sense) sexy women, and fight evil up close and personal. He was created in post-World War 2 Britain where the conditions were rather dreary, so he was an escape from reality and as such was never meant to be realistic.

Ive been pretending to be okay and acting as normal as possible, but Im actually completely heartbroken after a recent breakup. Its painful and really affecting me, to the point where I cant concentrate at work, Ive lost my appetite, I cant sleep, and It feels as if my whole world has been turned upside down. I loved him so much. He said so many cruel things to me and it made me realize he must not have loved me the way I loved him, or he wouldnt have said such horrible things. How do I handle the heartbreak and why cant I accept that he didnt love me and just forget about him?