I want to note that while I myself do have a "waifu" (in quotations because I hate that word), I refer to "them" or "they" specifically in reference to the reddit community. I don't associate myself with them anymore, since they want to ban me for shit I didn't do. It would be pretty easy to find me, but I deleted all my posts from there. Still trying to refrain from getting angry, since I don't hate them, but their mod is an idiot, and didn't even have the decency to tell me why I was banned anyway. I had to trigger one of his underlings into telling me. Until they have the balls to admit they are wrong, I'm going to come on here and say what the fuck I want. Thankfully the waifu group I found now is a lot less ignorant, and even showed them my posts here, and they don't really give a fuck. So I give them credit for that too.
I also try to remain objective about it. I'm fully aware that I'm a freak, and I'm probably an exceptional individual too. I've done those "cringy" love posts, I have commissioned self insert artwork, and I have hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise. I think it would be great if more of us came on here, if for nothing else than to answer questions, but most of them probably won't because they would be in an environment where their feelings aren't being protected.
They are all fully aware that they are fictional, however they treat them as if they were real people. I do believe that most of them are either eccentric, or have a disability/disorder that hinders them from interacting with real people. I myself have OCD, and that's not something that prevents me from interacting with others, but I have basically zero social skills, and I never leave unless I have too. The only people I can call friends live out of state, so I never see them, ever.
In fact, in that Discord I have witnessed some of that, including a man with severe anxiety. There's always the argument of "you can't help who you fall in love with" or other bullshit like that. While it's true that you can't control what you find attractive, I'll tell you what a wise teacher once told me and I 100% agree with. Love isn't a feeling, it's a decision. You decide to love someone. The rush and the horniness aren't love, and that goes away. But you made the conscious effort to love a character. While a condition you might have I don't think causes you to choose to love a character, I do at least believe it could be a contributing factor, or at least worth noting. Most people I think don't really give a shit, but I think you need to realize that you are, at the very least, bizarre. To blindly call any form of criticism "harassment" is ignorant, and they make zero effort to actually try talking to anyone, they would rather play victim, or be over dramatic and triggered. If you browse KiwiFarms looking for the shit people say about you, that's your own fucking fault.
They however do have an "Ask a question about us" thread, so I guess that's a step in the right direction.
