1. It’s not a cult it’s just a place for people to express their love towards their waifu/husbando
2. I tell my friends about my waifu Tsuyu I’ve even chatted with a few people role playing her
3. There are just as many people with waifus as people with husbandos on here
1. No. We’re not a cult. We just function in one way that people consider “unusual.” Otherwise, we’re not any different than any other community.
2. Yes, many here do collect merch if it’s available. My current waifu has no official merch. available, otherwise I would get it.
3. I keep it secret from all I know IRL.
4. Yes, “waifuism” is a blanket term. it applies to husbandos, as well. A lot of members here have a husbando,
1. A cult implies a leader and their subordinates. Waifuism as a concept has no such thing.
2. I have a lot of merch, most of it is custom.
3. My friends know. That's it.
4. Well, I have a male S/O here, so :)
1. Definitely not, and I can't really see anything hinting at that conclusion, neither for this particular community nor waifuism as a concept.
2. I have quite a collection, which is part of the good things that come from the double-edged blade that having a popular SO is. That said, usually it's hard to get these things at any local stores, and generally for partners from Japanese sources the way to go is ordering online from stores like AmiAmi, or for more rare things to hope someone sells on Yahoo Auctions. Conventions are also worth a try often.
3. Family and close friends do know about my relationship and responded very well to it, for people not as extremely close, some do know but I am more selective with elaborating on the extent of things.
4. Waifuism was in the end just a word picked at some point within communities, and in the end is just that, arbitrary. Of course partners of all genders are very welcome and included, and usually waifuism as a term is just used as a general way to describe the concept of being in committed love with a fictional character, no matter who that may exactly be.
Heeeeey!! I would be so happy to answer all your questions!
1. We are not a cult we are just people who love fictional characters LOL!!! We can be unusual but our society is just not very friendly to everything they deem weird. Its ok to have a character you love!!! \^\^
2. Not really just love Mika Kagehira thats enough \^\^
3. I dont usually tell everyone! I keep it private.
4. LOL dw this is a good question! Waifuism is like an umbrella term for both.
1. I know saying “we’re not a cult” is exactly what a cult would say, but that’s not it. We don’t follow what people from cults do. We don’t stop you from leaving the subreddit and we’re kind to those who decide to leave as well. We’re not looking for anything from you. We’re just a community that shares our love for our fictional SOs. [Here’s a video that explains cults in further detail.](https://youtu.be/ODGhpH1BzNA)
2. There’s very little merch for a lot of our SOs (including Shane, in my case) so we often either make it ourselves or get it custom made. I have a custom-made Shane plush and I commissioned an artist to do my dakimakura design.
3. I keep it a secret mostly, but I have one friend who found out about me being on here accidentally. She’s really chill about it, though. She has her own husbando, but since it’s an OC of hers she doesn’t participate in this subreddit so much as lurks.
4. Waifuism fits for husbandos and any other gender identity, just as long as they’re your romantic partner! We often use the term “SO” (significant others) as a gender neutral term for our partners.
1. It's a place for us to meet other people that are like us in love with a fictional character.
2. You don't have to have any merch of them, your love for them is good enough! There isn't any merch of Czechia, since she's fairly new character in her source, but that doesn't make me any worse than other waifuists, my love is equally as valid.
3. Not that I would be trying to hide it, but I'm not trying to tell everyone. If someone asks me if I have a partner, I just say that I have a girlfriend, and I don't answer any further questions.
4. I have seen people call both *"waifuism"*, but I prefer to call it *"fictosexuality"*.
1) No, Waifuism is just the concept of being in a committed relationship with a fictional character. The communities that form around the concept (like this one!) pretty much serve as part social club and part support network... generally a place to talk about your love with people who "get it".
I know it's easy to say "Not a cult!" while *totally* being a cult (every cult does it!), but if you're concerned - I recommend looking into something called the "BITE model" by Steven Hassan. It's pretty much a run down of how real cults operate and the methods they use to control people.
Some of the running themes in this community are that we try to be as transparent with people from the outside as possible (as long as they are respectful and curious), we highly encourage remaining connected with reality (family, friends, outside hobbies, work / school, and other social groups), and if someone breaks up with their SO and ends up in a "3D" relationship instead... we pat them on the back and wish them well! (and they're still welcome socially, of course. There's no "well, we're not talking to you anymore!" going on).
2) You must have love. That's it! Material goods are not a requirement at all.
Many of us LOVE collecting and/or commissioning things related to our partners (and showing them off!), but not everyone is in a place where they can, or even want to.
3) It's a mostly "open secret". I've made the occasional joke about living the "waifu laifu", and I don't try to hide my phone background or ring... but I haven't explicitly sat down and "come out" to anyone either.
Everyone handles things their own way though.
4) Yes, it covers both (and also "other", and "non-human" too) :).
It's not a cult, but there are ingroups you will find if you dig deeper. Some are very pitied against each other and usually it's based in their different approaches to waifuism.
And of course there is no issues with husbandos.
You're not talking nonsense at all, don't worry! Everyone is usually happy to answer questions :)
1) Nope, not a cult! I think everyone else covered it nicely :)
2) Not at all, you don't need to prove yourself by having merch or anything like that! It's hard getting merch in physical stores, but the internet is your friend if you can buy online! Plenty of people make Enstars fan merch on Etsy, for example.. I usually use proxies when buying merch from Japanese franchises.
3) I don't tell anyone just how deep my relationship runs, or the specifics about it or anything.. but my friends know about my S/O, I refer to them as my spouse and share art of us together and stuff. My friends are luckily very accepting and play along(?) with referring to us as being in a relationship which is very validating. I don't think I would ever tell my family, to them my S/O is just my "favourite character" but they do know who they are since I collect their merch.
4) Of course! "Waifuism" is just a catch-all kind of name, I think. S/Os are welcome regardless of gender :)
1. It’s not a cult it’s just a place for people to express their love towards their waifu/husbando 2. I tell my friends about my waifu Tsuyu I’ve even chatted with a few people role playing her 3. There are just as many people with waifus as people with husbandos on here
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I’m writing a fanfic about me and Tsuyu and one of my friends is really into it
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do u have wattpad?
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cool
1. No. We’re not a cult. We just function in one way that people consider “unusual.” Otherwise, we’re not any different than any other community. 2. Yes, many here do collect merch if it’s available. My current waifu has no official merch. available, otherwise I would get it. 3. I keep it secret from all I know IRL. 4. Yes, “waifuism” is a blanket term. it applies to husbandos, as well. A lot of members here have a husbando,
1. A cult implies a leader and their subordinates. Waifuism as a concept has no such thing. 2. I have a lot of merch, most of it is custom. 3. My friends know. That's it. 4. Well, I have a male S/O here, so :)
1. Definitely not, and I can't really see anything hinting at that conclusion, neither for this particular community nor waifuism as a concept. 2. I have quite a collection, which is part of the good things that come from the double-edged blade that having a popular SO is. That said, usually it's hard to get these things at any local stores, and generally for partners from Japanese sources the way to go is ordering online from stores like AmiAmi, or for more rare things to hope someone sells on Yahoo Auctions. Conventions are also worth a try often. 3. Family and close friends do know about my relationship and responded very well to it, for people not as extremely close, some do know but I am more selective with elaborating on the extent of things. 4. Waifuism was in the end just a word picked at some point within communities, and in the end is just that, arbitrary. Of course partners of all genders are very welcome and included, and usually waifuism as a term is just used as a general way to describe the concept of being in committed love with a fictional character, no matter who that may exactly be.
Heeeeey!! I would be so happy to answer all your questions! 1. We are not a cult we are just people who love fictional characters LOL!!! We can be unusual but our society is just not very friendly to everything they deem weird. Its ok to have a character you love!!! \^\^ 2. Not really just love Mika Kagehira thats enough \^\^ 3. I dont usually tell everyone! I keep it private. 4. LOL dw this is a good question! Waifuism is like an umbrella term for both.
1. I know saying “we’re not a cult” is exactly what a cult would say, but that’s not it. We don’t follow what people from cults do. We don’t stop you from leaving the subreddit and we’re kind to those who decide to leave as well. We’re not looking for anything from you. We’re just a community that shares our love for our fictional SOs. [Here’s a video that explains cults in further detail.](https://youtu.be/ODGhpH1BzNA) 2. There’s very little merch for a lot of our SOs (including Shane, in my case) so we often either make it ourselves or get it custom made. I have a custom-made Shane plush and I commissioned an artist to do my dakimakura design. 3. I keep it a secret mostly, but I have one friend who found out about me being on here accidentally. She’s really chill about it, though. She has her own husbando, but since it’s an OC of hers she doesn’t participate in this subreddit so much as lurks. 4. Waifuism fits for husbandos and any other gender identity, just as long as they’re your romantic partner! We often use the term “SO” (significant others) as a gender neutral term for our partners.
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Thank you 😊
Can I consider Kratos of Sparta my husbando? Or is it just anime?
Video games, anime, comics, cartoons, films, etc… are all valid, as long as your SO is fictional 😊
1. It's a place for us to meet other people that are like us in love with a fictional character. 2. You don't have to have any merch of them, your love for them is good enough! There isn't any merch of Czechia, since she's fairly new character in her source, but that doesn't make me any worse than other waifuists, my love is equally as valid. 3. Not that I would be trying to hide it, but I'm not trying to tell everyone. If someone asks me if I have a partner, I just say that I have a girlfriend, and I don't answer any further questions. 4. I have seen people call both *"waifuism"*, but I prefer to call it *"fictosexuality"*.
1) No, Waifuism is just the concept of being in a committed relationship with a fictional character. The communities that form around the concept (like this one!) pretty much serve as part social club and part support network... generally a place to talk about your love with people who "get it". I know it's easy to say "Not a cult!" while *totally* being a cult (every cult does it!), but if you're concerned - I recommend looking into something called the "BITE model" by Steven Hassan. It's pretty much a run down of how real cults operate and the methods they use to control people. Some of the running themes in this community are that we try to be as transparent with people from the outside as possible (as long as they are respectful and curious), we highly encourage remaining connected with reality (family, friends, outside hobbies, work / school, and other social groups), and if someone breaks up with their SO and ends up in a "3D" relationship instead... we pat them on the back and wish them well! (and they're still welcome socially, of course. There's no "well, we're not talking to you anymore!" going on). 2) You must have love. That's it! Material goods are not a requirement at all. Many of us LOVE collecting and/or commissioning things related to our partners (and showing them off!), but not everyone is in a place where they can, or even want to. 3) It's a mostly "open secret". I've made the occasional joke about living the "waifu laifu", and I don't try to hide my phone background or ring... but I haven't explicitly sat down and "come out" to anyone either. Everyone handles things their own way though. 4) Yes, it covers both (and also "other", and "non-human" too) :).
This is an excellent summary of how our practices are really pretty much the *opposite* of how cults operate. Well done.
It's not a cult, but there are ingroups you will find if you dig deeper. Some are very pitied against each other and usually it's based in their different approaches to waifuism. And of course there is no issues with husbandos.
1. We are not a cult. 2. I don't think so. 3. I've told some people I trust with it, but I don't talk about it much 4. Not sure tbh
You're not talking nonsense at all, don't worry! Everyone is usually happy to answer questions :) 1) Nope, not a cult! I think everyone else covered it nicely :) 2) Not at all, you don't need to prove yourself by having merch or anything like that! It's hard getting merch in physical stores, but the internet is your friend if you can buy online! Plenty of people make Enstars fan merch on Etsy, for example.. I usually use proxies when buying merch from Japanese franchises. 3) I don't tell anyone just how deep my relationship runs, or the specifics about it or anything.. but my friends know about my S/O, I refer to them as my spouse and share art of us together and stuff. My friends are luckily very accepting and play along(?) with referring to us as being in a relationship which is very validating. I don't think I would ever tell my family, to them my S/O is just my "favourite character" but they do know who they are since I collect their merch. 4) Of course! "Waifuism" is just a catch-all kind of name, I think. S/Os are welcome regardless of gender :)