I'm really glad to hear that actually! I think there's always exception to the rule on these things. I think often times, though, people do fetishize people in these situations (I was the one in the comments on that article who talked about not approaching every girl in a GameStop because she happens to have a similar…

I've actually initiated a good amount of my dates :) I think it's hard for women, though, because since men feel the need to be the pursuer as you said, they often get flustered and insulted when a girl tries to "act like the guy" in a situation like this. I personally think it's bullshit, but I have definitely had…

It sounds so easy and yet no one seems to do it. What a concept.

Thank you for this! Exactly as I feel. I made this comment on the Gamestop post, but I can't tell you how many times I've shopped in there (not worked) and some guy's started hyperventilating that the sight of me, especially if I did pick up that obscure JRPG you spoke of hahah. Most awkward conversations, man.…

That's one of the biggest issues I find with men who identify themselves as "geeks": they make excuses for themselves because of the label. "Because we're geeks, we're like this, this, and that, and there's nothing we can do to change that, so get used to it." That's like saying, "Because I'm a girl, I have to fulfill…

That's exactly as I feel. Most of my friendships have started out with us having little to no interests in common, and while I have converted them to liking everything I do (which why would I want to?), we've exposed each other to different hobbies, world views, etc. and that's much more fulfilling than, "OMG I like…

That works out well hahah. I was actually surprised I ended up dating someone who also plays video games just because I'm often times friends with people who don't share really any of my interests, so the whole "splitting the games" never occurred to me until he went through his dark night of the soul as I call it.

I've always supported Nintendo and Sony much more than Microsoft simply because Microsoft has yet to release enough games that I'm personally interested in, thus I have yet to buy one of their products. The reason why anyone would think that this sort of preference somehow makes a certain company inferior though to…

Splitting the games wasn't too bad since we usually played different things and when we did like a specific game, it was usually handheld so we had two copies anyway; so on that front, it was pretty amicable, actually. On the other hand, well, let's just say drama's still going on somehow a year later (guy doesn't…

My ex-boyfriend unfortunately bought the collector's edition, so when he moved out he took it with him :( Never sharing video games again, man.

You were scared of the Ratigan (aka bad rat guy) for good reason. He's probably one of the most terrifying Disney villains because when his plans are foiled, he completely loses it and dissolves from a sassy, extremely intelligent counterpart to Basil to a horrifying street rat that comes very close to tearing him and…

The Great Mouse Detective, all the way.

That again is more of a forgiveness thing. "Okay, I know I'm not good in social situations, so it's okay that that interaction didn't go the way I wanted it to." The more you let yourself be okay with your actions, the more control I think you'll have over them. Food for thought.

You see, I'm not a big fan of Lucky Star at all because I felt like there was no substance behind it (though I do understand the surprisingly lack of fanservice - on that end, it was great). K-ON in its second season, as I've stated many times on this thread, actually developed a lot of heart and addressed real issues…

That's exactly what I thought! Anything even remotely like Samurai Jack has about a million chance of being better.

I think it's because people in general (not just women) want to be with someone who is independent and okay with themselves rather than someone who's going to latch on and put that person on a pedestal either accidentally or intentionally. I know I feel that way. Self esteem is a hard thing to raise, but I experienced…

I'm only an hour and forty-five minutes away at the most! Super excited if I get the chance to go!

K-ON is often used as the poster child of moe anime, which focuses on the "cuteness" of one or several girls without much substance. It's a style that otakus are quite taken with at the moment and has thus flooded the market with honestly some really terrible shit that has pushed out other original, more unique…

The big thing is to not go along with the crowd. The biggest love in your life should be yourself, and as such you should be very in tune and understand when you're either ready or not ready for something. It's very possible, reading this, that you might have come off strong simply because you didn't truly feel ready…