Sometimes, I would prefer to say tat we as human beings(boys and girls) are selfish. We always want people to like us to a point tat if they dont like us back we easily feel heart broken without trully considering the other persons feeling or thoughts. From here we choose either to live our lives in fantasy or to try our luck again. Another thing that shows how selfish or this case how greedy we are is that we pursue for perfection. Animated boys or girls are "perfect". Boys have eight packs and they are caring while girls are sweet and pretty. This perfection comes from the fantasy of the creator of those characters and we human beings tend to have the same concept of perfection in our mind. As greedy as we are, we are happy that we get this perfect thing that is 2D boys or 2D girls regardless of them being real or not. Just as long as we say it is, it is. It is not 2D boys or 2D girls that are better than reality. I mean if i draw a picture of a fat man or girl that has the ugliest face ever who are very violent would u say it is beautiful (generally)? No, because the very thing that is better than reality is fantasy(not 2D boys and 2D girls). It is no contest bcos since the very beginning fantasy has always triumphed over reality. That is where love comes in. 'Love' is the ability to accept someone regardless of their imperfectionS over perfection which is different from 'like' which admires beauty and perfection(like x 2 doesn't equals love). And greedyness and selfishness stops us from loving others. We only want to accept love but not to give. That is why we stay in our little fantasy where that perfect guy or girl will constantly love us. Have u ever had a fantasy about loving or caring people that are not pll we like? No. Selfishness and greedyness. This is human error where only us humans can fix. I hope this can save Japan...

To the boys: Regarding about getting a date or a girlfriend, just be confident(not over confident. Knowing what u are doing helps). You don't have to be cool(although it does give an edge) but most importantly be caring and kind. Last but not least, be aware of other pll's feelings. Somebody might like u and u don't even know bout it.

To the girls: Wow! Girls in sankaku? Now that is surprising but seeing that u girls are here means u girls have a certian amount of passion towards anime and weird(erotic) stuffs that happens around the world. Would u care for a date?

I prefer my women with a little extra meat on them.

Just a little extra though mind you....

I will join in, and say that I am a guy that would love to have a proper girlfriend, and I think 2D girls cannot give you compassion or a personality like real ones, and I also don't think all girls are gold-digging bitches, and I hope that they aren't (though all the articles here are making me worry about the mentality of japanese girls, but I'l choose not to take them too seriously). I DO love 2D girls, for their beauty and interesting personalities, and I often find myself thinking that 2D is better, but I know it's a lie, even though I am a hardcore otaku that spends all his time (outside of what is dedicated to school and work, which is quite alot, currently) on games, manga, anime, cosplay, figures, and eroge (I wonder if girls would love and play eroge as much as us guys if they made more eroge aimed at girls...). Having said that however, I have no self-confidence, have a bit under average (I think) looks, weak musculature, and some other minor flaws aswell, like I am perhaps not patient enough, and when something about someone annoys me, it tends to annoy me too much. This last part about me is also particularly a problem when people say something I find stupid, as I am quite frank, and often say what I mean/think (I try to keep this in check more now than before however). I was bullied most of my childhood for my temper and weak physique aswell (the temper thing has gone away now FYI), which didn't exactly make things better. It's probably part of why I have such low self-confidence. I have plenty of friends now though, and I am studying and working properly, and I do believe I have some good qualities in that while I hate working (I am lazy in that I wouldn't mind living all my life doing nothing if I suddenly became filthy rich), I make a decent effort in mostly everything I do when I do it, also with things I don't want to do, but have to. And I personally feel that I am quite kind, and listen well to what people are saying, and I genuinely care about other people's feelings and what happens to them. And I do NOT treat girls as objects. I've been raised to be nice to girls, and I am all for equality, as long as it doesn't go too far the other way around. That said, I am now 22 1/2 years old, and I have never as much as kissed a single girl in my life, and it troubles me. I can count on my two hands the number of hugs I have gotten from girls other than my mom, sister, or other family. To make things worse, it's not easy for me to meet girls even if you take away the physical and personality aspects, and low confidence, since I don't enjoy alcohol and/or partying, so I don't go out much.

Finally, I would like to comment to the girl/girls that said that she believes guys mostly look at what's on the outside, and not on the inside, and that she doesn't believe that they want to be loved, and the one that said that that's a major difference between guys and girls: men care about looks, women care about personality; Isn't that the very same kind of prejudice and narrow minded thinking about the opposite sex that you condemn when the guys on this site make the false claim that all girls are gold diggers? I don't think you are being a hypocrite on purpose, or are aware of it, but try to think about it, isn't that kind of claim the very same thing that you hate that we guys say about you? I'm not attacking you or anything here, but please, don't say such things. I may care quite a bit about a girl's looks, and it is indeed the first thing I'l look at, since it's the first thing I'l see (it's unavoidable. This will be the same for you girls aswell, wether you want to admit it or not), but once I approach the girl, IF I approach her, and I feel that I am attracted to her, and may like her, if I find that her personality is totally off-putting to me, I'l dislike her right away, and offer her no further thought, regardless of how gorgeous she may be. Believe me, guys care alot about personality too. Maybe not as much if they are just looking to get laid as if when they are looking to find a suitable girl to get into a relationship with, but it still matters to a certain degree in the first case, and ALOT in the latter. There ARE some guys who don't care at all about personality in any case, but I believe them to be a minority, and there will always be exceptions in any case, just like how there are some girls who only care about how much money a guy makes. They are there, but they don't make up the majority. I for one would like an average looking girl just fine as long as she has SOME decent level of kindness and affection towards me (love without any compassion is not love), is willing to listen to what I say, and isn't controlling and completely demanding, not accepting me for who I am, and trying to change me, or ordering me around/deciding what I can and can't do. The me-me-me type. Offcourse this would run both ways, as I will offcourse be the same way towards her, and some sacrifices have to be made in a relationship, but I can't stand manipulative girls. For instance, if she tells me that I will have to stop playing eroge, and read manga/watch anime, otherwise she will leave me, well, then she can leave right away for all I care, cause I don't want a girl like that. Which makes me worry that the only girl I could possibly find that would accept me is a fellow otaku girl....and there are too few of those here (where I live).....sigh....

I'm sorry if I bored and/or offended anyone with my long rambling post, but I was just compelled to share my thoughts and views on this topic, aswell as my experiences. I hope all of you, guys and girls alike, will try to be more open minded about the opposite sex, and not condemn them, or fall for stereotypes. Also, for all my fellow otakus, and this is directed to the guys especially, obviously, I advise those among you who make statements such as "2D>3D" or the like all the time, to not give up, and try to find a partner in real life aswell, and not just sit in front of the computer all your life, staring at 2D girls in anime and eroge, because I KNOW that deep down you would love to have a real life girl that loves you, as long as she has a good personality and ok looks, no matter what you say. It requires effort, yes, and there are alot of bad girls, or girls that are not right for you, and you may have bad experiences, but the right girls IS out there somewhere. I for one am going to start trying harder, and will not give up! You may think I'm being weird and corny, but this thread has been an inspiration, and I thank you all! Good luck to all of us! ^^

I lol'd.

Moron.

Sometimes you just have to wait things out. I've noticed that though you can be attracted to someone, they may still get on your nerves/have habits that bother you and things will eventually just not work out between you. I know it sounds corny and all, but I do believe that there will be a person that you will meet that everything will just click with (I've had it happen before). I'm not saying that they will be perfect, because they won't be. However, their flaws give off a different feeling than other peoples'. It's like, you embrace their flaws as a part of them, and realize that though the flaws can get annoying from time to time, the good times you have completely dwarf them.

That's why I don't want you guys to ever give up. If you stop looking, you may never find that person who will click with you, and you can't expect them to just fall into your lap. It's worth the effort of failing a few times, because the happiness you feel when you've found the right person is indescribable. It's like just sitting on the couch, cooking dinner, or getting stuck in traffic is enjoyable as long as they're with you. I don't know, I'm bad at describing the feeling. But it's wonderful.

As for the comment about it always being me me me! with a girl, you have every right to be upset when you're with someone like that. It sounds like she was very self-centered. What I do is I take turns to assure that neither of us feels resentful. If we did what I wanted to do last time, the next time we do what he wants to do. It can't be all about one person in a relationship. I'm sorry your relationships turned out so badly, but it sounds to me that you got stuck with bad luck.

I'm sorry if I phrased it weirdly, I didn't mean to not be yourself around the girl. If you're not funny, you're not funny. I just meant to try to make her feel relaxed and for you to not come across as negative. If you're a serious person, that may mean that you won't end up with a goofy girl, but you'll probably end up with a girl that's pretty serious too.

I'm not saying it's not hard to get a girlfriend. It will be work. But I think it's worth it!

Good luck guys!

Someone is trying to sabotage her!!!

Please no!!!!!!!!!

Is someone trying to sabotage her or is it really the magic of photoshop... It is really sad if that is her real person T.T

Well anyway, even if it is photoshop it still a great eye candy cause like we ever gonna know her in person XD

Btw, those people up there fighting, a lot of things you guys/girls stated is true. But when u observe it as a third person in a neutral point, you will see that it is all important that we all have those trait in life. Well, I watch Discovery Channel and they did talk about this before. It all make sense if once you understand why we are made that way. A lot of things you are not able to visualize especially when you are talking about yourself. You always need a third person.

Lol, think about how we feel every time a thread comes up with a real girl or anything of the sort.
"3D pig disgusting!" "Screw real girls" etc etc etc...

I guess its not just girls who are threatened by anime and manga characters.