Former waifufag here. It's been a while since I've visited any of these communities since I remember being on good terms with some of them. Of course, most of those communities are either dead or aren't worth visiting nowadays. Also not sure if most of the people I spoke with back then still have waifus today (this was about 8 years ago give or take, pls understand). With this in mind, I'm curious to ask: are there any waifuists here who have stuck around for that long? My relationship with my waifu ended around four years ago and I dropped out of waifuism about three years ago. But I know some folks who managed to stick around with a waifu for a long time, so who knows. My waifu was pic related btw

Post pics of your waifu celebrating Halloween!

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Happy 10th anniversary /mai/! Precisely 10 years ago, our community was born, offering a place for waifuists to call their home. Hundreds of them have since participated in building this home of ours and hundreds of them will do so too in the years to come. In my 8 years and 8 months in this community, I’ve met all sorts of people (many of whom have become my friends) and spent unique moments with them. You people have helped me to make better sense of my feelings for Flandre and have lent me your ears so I could express them freely, and for that I am very grateful. I can say, without any exaggeration nor flattery, that /mai/ and its people have been, and remain, an important part of my relationship with her. I'm really proud of all of us and what we have built here. Ten years is impressive; only a small proportion of communities can claim to have reached that milestone, let alone while remaining active and growing. I think it's safe to say that /mai/ stood the test of time. Our boat will keep sailing as long as waifuists' heart will keep loving.

How long has it been since your waifu last received new material? I don't mean so much merch, but rather something that broadens her universe and/or makes her plot advance: anime seasons, OVAs, anime films, videogames, novels. In my case (pic related) it's kind of complicated: the final version of her VN was notably released in January 2012, but a different version of the VN was released in 2017: this new VN consisted mostly of scrapped official ideas which were collected and assembled in an unofficial manner by fans of the series. So, a formally fanmade product using genuinely official material which could have made it to the final version (but didn't). That means it has been 7 years since the last time she received canon(-ish) material. The original VN from 2012 was also recently re-released via Steam, but without any substantial changes, so I don't consider that to be new material.

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what kind of car would she use?

Do you think waifuism is becoming more or less common over the years? Based on your subjective experience as a member of online social circles

And by "retiring" I mean putting away in storage for some time. Having my waifu in pillow form was nice at first but after about a year I started to think of her more as a "dakimakura" rather than a "fictional entity" if that makes sense. Even in my dreams (which I seldom have of her to begin with) she appears as a daki, not as full anatomically complete animated being. Kinda breaks the immersion. Just wanted to know if anyone else could relate to this. I also have been a "flat-on-my-back" sleeper for most of my life and sideways sleeping just isn't really my thing.

i love her

Hello there, I'm the author of a book called "Love in the Second Dimension: How Love for Fictional Characters can re-enchant the World" and it is simply about that: Love for fictional characters. Here's an abstract to get a glimpse of what to expect from it: With English-speaking Internet forums to express love for fictional characters and ceremonies to marry them in Japan, there has been an increase in activities to show affection for fictional characters in recent decades. While some people refer to it as “waifuism”, others identify as “fictosexuals”. What makes people develop deep emotional and romantic attachments to these characters? Which cognitive processes are involved when falling in love with them? What underlying mechanisms favor the belief in a parallel universe in which fictional characters live rather than taking introspection into account to arrive at the conclusion that a fictional character is the result of physical and psychological processes? By answering these questions, the author points out how people are creating their partners within their mind-space, as most of them are struggling with the effects of radical capitalism on society, seeking an alternative in media worlds to find self-fulfillment. The metaphors and values associated with the fictional character lead to sacred, collective, and binding conditions and thus to a re-enchantment of the world for these people. However, if a relation to a fictional character is used as a coping mechanism, the ideal one feels attracted to would be imperfect. The author also explains why the belief that a fictional character to be “out there” leads to a search for authority. Hence, he argues that the best way to have a healthy relationship with a fictional character is to see them as a product of culture, returning the love in multiple ways, such as inspiration, happiness, and joy. Moreover, falling in love with a fictional character leads to a cognitive reorganization, in which one expands consciousness and sets oneself in a new relation to the world. With that being said, love for these people needs to come from outside the individual — from the source of all things, the perfection of creation. Last but not least, the author raises the final question: Is love in the second dimension, also known as “2D Love”, a love revolution? You can read the introduction here: https://rptjacksreality.medium.com/love-in-the-second-dimension-a5eab7744a4c You can buy the book with its 402 pages on Amazon, as well as everywhere where to get books if you don't like Amazon for political reasons. Here's a link to it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/3989230301 If you like what you read, it would be great if you'd leave a review anywhere you'd like (Amazon, Goodreads, etc.) and spread the word about it with sharing the medium article above, for example.

I will (poorly) draw your waifu! Sfw, but gore is ok, send her name and reference. Picrel is how i draw.

Do they? If unknown do you think they could or just aren't musically adept much.

Post pictures of your waifu celebrating Easter!

It’s Valentine’s Day! Post Valentine’s Day pics of your waifu. Your plan for Valentine’s Day with your waifu. Pictures of your Valentine’s Day date with your waifu. Cute love message you want to write to your waifu. Anything goes!

This board is so awfully slow, may I suggest we do something about it? The waifuist community seems to be too fragmented, maybe this board needs to go so that we can all gather elsewhere