Ever felt bad..?

[rereboy]

Well, should you really be with someone if they aren't accepting of who you are and what you like? Surely you couldn't be yourself if you were with someone like that. That's all I'm saying.

And surely you don`t like and/or agree with all and every of your girlfriend`s tastes and opinions about everything.

That's not the point though. We're just saying that if you have a "girlfriend" who makes fun of you and puts you down for liking something, even to the point of "threatening" to break up with you because of what you like, then she isn't really your friend now is she?

You can be in a relationship with somebody and not like everything the other likes, but a healthy relationship is an accepting one.

Thats what I was trying to say.

disturbed001 was making it sound like if a girl didn`t like Dragon ball or didn`t like that you liked Dragon Ball, then you should get a new girlfriend.
Well, I say that, as long as she doesn`t try to forcefully change you and who you are, you two can have all the differences in the world and disagree about most of the things and still be a happy couple who, by the end of the day, loves each other and accepts each other.

My girlfriend for example doesn`t like Dragon Ball at all and for her its just a geek thing. She is not like disturbed001`s girlfriend who likes the fact that he likes Dragon Ball, even though she doesn`t like it herself. But that doesn`t affect the relationship whatsoever. You see, in her eyes that is a flaw, but overall she loves me, the person that I am. She doesn`t try to change me into not liking it and that all that is necessary. Each one of us has different interests and each one of us doesn`t need the other one`s approval for it.

All that is needed is love and acceptance of the person that each one is.

That is all I was trying to say.

[disturbed001]

And surely you don`t like and/or agree with all and every of your girlfriend`s tastes and opinions about everything.

That's not the point though. We're just saying that if you have a "girlfriend" who makes fun of you and puts you down for liking something, even to the point of "threatening" to break up with you because of what you like, then she isn't really your friend now is she?

You can be in a relationship with somebody and not like everything the other likes, but a healthy relationship is an accepting one.

Thats what I was trying to say.

disturbed001 was making it sound like if a girl didn`t like Dragon ball or didn`t like that you liked Dragon Ball, then you should get a new girlfriend.
Well, I say that, as long as she doesn`t try to forcefully change you and who you are, you two can have all the differences in the world and disagree about most of the things and still be a happy couple who, by the end of the day, loves each other and accepts each other.

My girlfriend for example doesn`t like Dragon Ball at all and for her its just a geek thing. She is not like disturbed001`s girlfriend who likes the fact that he likes Dragon Ball, even though she doesn`t like it herself. But that doesn`t affect the relationship whatsoever. You see, in her eyes that is a flaw, but overall she loves me, the person that I am. She doesn`t try to change me into not liking it and that all that is necessary. Each one of us has different interests and each one of us doesn`t need the other one`s approval for it.

All that is needed is love and acceptance of the person that each one is.

That is all I was trying to say.

I understand that. I guess I just meant if a she's a bitch to you about it, they you shouldn't be with her. If your girlfriend doesn't really like you liking DBZ, but loves you either way that's fine.

[Raki]

I never feel bad for anything I like. I'm a grown ass man and will like what I want dammit.

[Velasa]

*slow head shake* There's nothing wrong with loving what you love. Take pride in it- in your casual, personal life if people can't stand what you care about enough to at least ignore it, then they're not very people to be around anyway. In work it's understandable that things need to be toned down, because you're suppose to be doing work not talking about tv or movies or whatever else.

If you're talking in reference to feeling like you're spending too much time on DB as opposed to real life stuff, then that's something to think about. Not to be ashamed of, but maybe it could use some readjusting. If it's in terms of not spending enough time on other fandoms.. well maybe you're not as interested in those other fandoms right now. Nothing wrong with that, if you really like the shows it'll come back eventually. But never be ashamed of what you love because someone else tells you to be, because it's not 'mature' enough.

[SSj_Rambo]

I know if I wasn't into it, I'd be into something else just as much... but sometimes I wonder how much more money I would have had I gotten into something else that isn't so merchandise ridden.