Anime waifus?

ฅ(=＾･ｪ･＾=)ฅ vampire_neko, tulpa are not 'real' in the physical sense. they're real only to the people who create them. It requires a lot of mental training and essentially driving yourself into a controlled state of insanity to pull it off. It's kinda like an extreme version of an imaginary friends. Manga_bird, you're right. Depending how far people take the waifu thing many would see it as cheating, some also think touching themselves while thinking of other girls is cheating. I've asked myself that sort of thing and where I stand on that many times now. I'm still not sure if I'd really want to pursue a real person at the end of the day. having a waifu works pretty well for me since I'm not too crazy about dealing with real people, and found a waifu who's essentially the embodiment of perfection in my eyes. I'm not however one of those people who think their waifu is 'real' in the sense that they really exist in another universe/dimension so no that's not really the issue. As much as I love her, I know full well its never gonna really go anywhere. If I was to try dating the best I can hope for is meeting someone like her, but that's probably not gonna happen either. I looked into that character you mentioned and no, having a waifu doesn't mean you have to be absolutely obsessed with the character like some stalker. When I said taking it seriously I meant in contrast to people who think 'waifu' is a joke. Jacksterboy, the old me would have asks if you were maybe closet gay or possibly bisexual, but I now know more than a few straight guys who love dick girls. It's not really that unusual when it comes to anime communities.

Maybe, when it comes to anime I don't get attached to the females but more the males for some reason. In life it's the females. I have no idea right now. Damn my 12 year old past self.

To me, a waifu is a character whom you are unable to stop thinking about. It isn't about worshiping her or buying merchandise of her...It is just about having this special connection. You are able to share her happiness, you are able to feel her pain, you are able to sympathise with her sadness. A waifu no longer feels like an anime character anymore. I don't know how to explain it, but when you see her, you feel..."different". You kinda have this sense of uneasiness, you kind of feel as if she is able to see you and that she acknowledges your presence. The more you try to reach out to her, the more depressed you begin to feel. Sad that you are unable to spend more time with this person right in front of you. She is so close, yet so incredibly far. I personally have spent whole afternoons seriously trying to think up of ways to bring her to life. This is how I feel about my current waifu. To be honest, I am still torn up between her and my previous waifu, Kotomi Ichinose. Having a waifu is not a pleasant experience, especially when you realise it is all but impossible to 100% be with her... I'd honestly do anything to bring her into existance...anything

Wow, ace_akai that is deep. I don't think that I've ever had that sort of feeling for a character before. The only character I've ever had some type of feeling for is probably Shia-san from Pita-ten. Although, I don't care for the anime (but I love the manga).