I think they should be like:

>Only one waifu each time
>No 3D (Celebrities, movie characters, etc)
>No western animation/animal characters
>No alterations of the official cannon

I think 3DCGI videogame characters from non Japanese origin are ok, since they are also idealistic characters one can develop serious feelings for, they should be allowed.

I also believe one can change waifus, sometimes you can end up mixing a crush with love or simply the love does away.

As long as you're not using it like a meme buzzword (waifu game, 3DPD, no affection, using waifu on every fucking girl you see), it should be ok.

The shitty meme shit aside, the only real rule I follow is to treat my beloved with respect as you would any "real" person. If what you're doing wouldn't fly in a "real" relationship (having someone on the side, pining for another), why would you expect it to fly in a 2D relationship? Beyond this, all characters are unique as well, so it's really dependent on the particular relationship you're in.

If you're serious about it then you should respect and honor her as you would any other beloved person in your life. She/he is special! I'm only human so I sometimes find myself looking at people as I go about my day and I admit that my thoughts aren't always so pure I've found myself crushing on people I've come to know in the past, but with my beloved's help I get over it and I refocus on what really matters to me. I sort it out with her like you would in any healthy relationship. I'm not perfect, but my love is real. I want to become the person she deserves. I think these are the ideals we should strive for regardless of 2D or 3D. The last thing I want is for this to be a kind of "crutch" and to rationalize shitty behavior and to take advantage of the person I love in order to fulfill cheap emotional/sexual satisfactions in the short-term, while hurting her in the long-run. I've seen people dump their "waifus" as soon as some 3D bitch gives them a little attention or when a new flavor-of-the-month moe chara gets popular. Give me a break.

tohno-chan is just the talmud about anime.

>>20090
Frankly, I don't think that normalfag video really captures the essence of this kind of culture, nor does it describe the way we actually feel about it.

I'm pretty sure that video was the reason why many normalfags started thinking that this kind of culture is one big joke in the first place.

Post edited on 21st Dec 2016, 2:35pm

>>20113
Yeah, that video seemed really "off", which is the main reason I looked into this on my own.

>>20090
lol i remember this.

>it's like when you call someone gar. you're not saying you're gay for the guy, it's saying he's fuckin' BAD-ASS

i haven't seen or heard the word 'gar' used in a super long time!

>>20088
I don't have a waifu OP, so I'm not really qualified to comment on what it is like having one, or what it means to have one, however I do understand the concept of "moe" well and would like to offer a my own insight. Hopefully it my grant a little context.

For me, moe is about warmth and happiness, and vicariously fulfilling primal drives. I'm an adult man in my mid 20s, so at this stage of my life I have a number of paternal drives that, without children of my own, go unfulfilled. I watch shows that fall under the headers of CGDCT (cute girls doing cute things), moe, and slice of life, which tend to be interconnected.

The reason I watch a "moe" show like "Is the Order a Rabbit?", "Hanayamata", or the currently airing "Stella no Mahou" is because it gives me my dad jollies. These girls are sweet, earnest, playful, and simple, experiencing and exploring their childhood; these shows are built to play to my paternal drives. When I watch them engaging in their playful antics or struggle with different issues of their childhood, it fills me with warmth, and that warmth makes me happy. This is moe.

Although I am not a practicer of waifuism, nor do I ever intend to be, I do understand what it is like to have anime characters inspire a deep sense of warmth and happiness and can understand the bridge between "moe" and waifuism.

I don't really like the idea of them
I would much rather have my own head canon about my waifu, rather than have someone create one. I am also biased because I am working on a tulpa, and with a tulpa, RP blogs will be completely useless to me, since I can talk to my waifu without a blog

What do you guys think about "fictionkin" of your waifus/husbandos?

>>20100
They're just passionate fans. I doubt that, deep down, they really believe they are that character. A few outliers might be genuinely delusional, though.
Mostly just teens being teens.

>>18086
How does one word capture it all so perfectly?

Happy anniversary!

Happy anniversary, anon. I'm hoping that you and everyone else on this board has a happy holidays with their waifu.

>>20075
You have a surprisingly cute side don't you. Happy anniversary kiddo.

yes

I'm pretty sure I checked when I first saw this thread... but only today's search caught the three pics of this year's Halloween. This Halloween Yuugi was a bikini witch, a werewolf (with Parsee as a witch), and a prince (with Suika as herself). All three are good quality and that makes this year the best Halloween for Yuugi so far.

Yes, something official.

It's been a while since I've posted here but I did get this nice drawing. It is one of the only halloween images I really have.

>>20040
Probably my similarity to her in many personality traits, choice of hobbies, and even physical maladies. The 'opposites attract' expression never rang true for me, so I'm presuming there's at least a fairly good chance that she would also prefer someone similar as opposed to a polar opposite.

>>20042
>even physical maladies
You too suffer from mercury poisoning?

Based on her interactions with Remilia and how she acts in the printworks, I would say you are correct about her preferring someone with a similar temperament.



I'm married to my tulpa so I can't really answer OP.

>>20043
No mercury poisoning, thankfully. Just anemia and asthma (along with the relatively poor constitution that comes with it).

Self-improvement.

I feel like I've done well for them when I've given my best effort in something which is "good" to be doing.

I do feel their approval is hard to get. I like that though. It makes me value their praise even more.

Yuugi has clear preferences that are listed in Symposium of Post-Mysticism: strength, bravery, and honesty. Of course, those are only the ones Akyuu understands. In reality, she is also the patron girl of honor, natural mystery, and truth.

Yuugi is pleased every time I ram my head into a wall. That she likes nature and it's mysteries makes it so I can't fuck up intentionally, but honor let's me seek trouble half-intentionally. She'd abandon me if I ever gave up, but also knows the virtue of avoiding useless exertion.

Slightly different situation but I feel I relate a bit. I didn't get feelings for my current love until a while after 'leaving' my first waifu of 4 years, it took me a few months of shame and denial to accept that I loved somebody new. I felt intense shame for falling in love again and worried I'd be judged, but in the end you can't change what you feel I guess. I say give it time to think about, but do what you have to do.

If you spent over 5 years with somebody and care so much then you obviously aren't just switching from girl to girl, but somebody who just changes their mind over and over I would judge more negatively.

I know my moe sweet spots and can tell my waifu doesn't hit every one of them. There are other girls who hit some she doesn't and don't hit all she does, and I think I could be as happy as I am now with any of them. What keeps me from worrying? I'm too lazy to seriously consider other girls when I already have her.

>>20009
I would call you an idiot, for letting her down.
Have you considered the feelings of the person you love? You probably hit her moe spots, and you would leave her? For something better?
Its fine. Why do you have to change it?
Stick with the love you chose until the day you die.
Its not like shes being bad to you or anything, you just got some fresh air and want something new. Trust me, you will be thankful to me because you stuck up for her through worst. And she will be thankful to you.
I know we may be talking about waifus, and it may not be real, but its as real a problem to me as the air I breath, and I want to help.

>>20011
Your feelings come across as genuine, but maybe you should read that post again or something. It says I'm not even considering other girls.

>>19903
Show it.

A few years ago I wrote a bunch of short things about Midousuji. They're mostly terrible in my eyes by now. I'm writing a "normal-length" fanfic right now that will be better than all of them in every conceivable way, but some of my ideas from back then were good enough that I'd be willing to rewrite them instead of pretending they don't exist.

I keep a notebook of thoughts I get when I think of her.

I regularly journal about my waifu, her source content & my relationship with her. It's a bit obsessive

I don't write, but I make a lot of music dedicated to her. It helps me sort out my feelings and work through some of the contradictions we experience loving a 2D character. I've been doing it for years and ever since I've started, I feel like my feelings have deepened considerably. I love her now more than ever.

I got his jacket a month or so ago, I put it in various places around the house so it's like he's moved it.

Although, it does show up in other places when no one has moved it...

>>19604
Started cycling, in the same vein as this guy. I would like to thank animu for making me fit and active
>>19601
Maybe someday I'll order a custom jersey...

>>19966
I didn't know you were still here.

>>19967
I think you're mistaking me for someone else, that was my first post on this board. I heard there is/was another Akirafag from #8/mai/.