tophity Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Honestly, in real life i’m quite romantically and sexually repulsed. But online I really enjoy reading fanfic and erotica. Is this unusual? Sometimes it seems like I use it to cope with not having any interest in real relationships. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jot-Aro Kujo Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I did before I realize I was aro, when I was trying to prove I could be "normal". Nowadays I generally dislike shipping unless it's purely sexual. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eatingcroutons Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 A lot of what I read and enjoy is about characters experiencing things I would never, ever want to experience in real life, and that is in fact an incredibly common way to enjoy fiction. For me sometimes that includes characters who are deep in romantic love - and sometimes it involves vicariously experiencing other powerful emotions like hatred, joy, fear... anything, really. So no, you're not unusual, and there's nothing at all wrong with enjoying things in fiction that you're repulsed by in real life :) 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LazyPilgrim Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 If it adds something o the story, yes. Writing shipfic just because there was nothing of those two together baffles me, but some people like it. Mostly I ship characters for the comedic potential, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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