Liking anime and dating?

So i have a semi frustrating situation. I've been single for the past year or so. Have tried to meet girls but as soon as Anime or Yugioh come up things just deflate. (Lack of a better term) You guys/gorls have issues with that? Or just me? Should i tell someone upfront what im into? I mean its tough enough just getting a girl to even keep talking to me from all the other guys chasing them.

I've never had an issue with it. Any time I brought up anime to someone I wanted to date they either asked to watch anime with time to get them into it, or they just ignored the subject. From what I've read in the forums they say things like be confident or try to stand out more than the other guys chasing them. I just do what I like, try to meet people, and have fun. If something sparks with one of the people I meet then I let things happen naturally. No need to be in a hurry to find a girlfriend, I've been single for about 3 years now. Personally I think you should just do things to make yourself happy, enjoy life while single. I'm sure others will comment with better advice though :)

just finding someone that doesn't care if you like anime or not is enough,i think a lot of people want to find someone to share similar interests,but I mean the few girls I dated didn't cared if I watched anime,and although I love anime probably more than my other interests I think i'm more than just that,although some people are real assholes when it comes to anime

Those girls stink xD I know what you mean though, to an extent. For instance, my last two previous girlfriends were pretty tolerant of my love for video games, meaning they would feign interest when I would say "Oh!, look, see, this is that one that's coming out in April!" They'd be like "So, what's that guy with the sword trying to accomplish?" Animes a different story. They would say, "My baby brother watches this! *frightened look* You know, if someone starts reacting negatively because you've mentioned something they don't agree/not familiar with, they probably are not worth the time. Should you stop mentioning your interests? No. If they're not ashamed they like something you aren't familiar with, why should you be? Maybe if your gushing about it all the time it could be a bit obnoxious (if they want to get to know more profound things bout yu)

Bright side you can get a date. People don't even come near me. For some odd reason when I mention anime to anyone they either think it's for little kids or they think it's tentacle porn. Which I don't get. Doesn't help that one of the first books I was ready of Manga was Fake. And some guys were already picking on me because I was poetic unpopular girl who had already tackles a guy three times my size and made him cry for his mommy (they I guess wanted to be tough). When they swiped my manga to mock me, they saw the page I was on, (it is a yaoi and the two leads were French kissing) they all screamed and ran away throwing the manga in the process. From then on, Manga, anime, Yaoi, me and anything I liked was apparently evil. Homophobic egotistical jerks they were.

^^To be fair, I recall being in high school and seeing someone reading a manga (didn't know that's what they called it) and I would walk by and see him on a page full of boobies. Then, again, more boobies. So, naturally, I said, "This guy's a weird perv, yo." I think it may be hard to understand it when you don't understand anything about Japanese culture and what have you. They were probably still egotistical though :p

@trah - lol I have been hit with the tentacle porn stereotype too. OP - I usually do not talk about anime much unless they are geeky enough or I already know they watch it too. I have known random people to like anime like my boss one day started talking about Attack on Titan, never mentioned anime once in the 6 years I worked with him before that. My ex-fiance hated most anime I watched but liked the music strangely enough. She would get jealous and ask if she was not young and sexy enough if there was too much fan service. She just did not get it and thought the stories were too tragic for a cartoon. Anime is still somewhat misunderstood or disliked in the western world. I remember in college in women's studies (~2004) the teacher said anime was only made for man-child pedophiles then would say it's wrong to stereotype others lol. It is a bad idea to make anime/manga a high priority deal breaker thing when looking for a partner unless you seek them out in the right places. It is more widely acceptable in the younger generations than mine it seems to me.

@MannyEffinRed honestly I never bring it up unless I already know they're into it or geeky enough to not get judgy. @DarkuSchneider I've noticed that generational thing too genX seems way more condescending about anime fandom than genY or millennials