Otaku have consistently been amongst the least popular men for Japanese women, but at least a few have kind words for them, praising their “conscientious” nature and inability to cheat on all but 2D girls…
According to some of the girls dating them, otaku boyfriends are honest, faithful and gentlemanly – more so than men at large, at least.
Most of all, they are said to be unlikely to be unfaithful, unless of course 2D girls are included in the equation.
One otaku girlfriend explains:
“Who cares about 2D? If it’s not a real human, it’s fine – I’d actually be grateful for him cheating with a girl in a game like that…”
Dubious praise indeed… Of course, not all such partners are so forgiving of 2D girls competing for their affections.
This is exactly my way of thinking, I would never cheat on my girlfriend, unless…to say Haruhi were to arrive then she’s pretty much screwed. GOODBYE!!!
I’ll be sure to let her know that…
I applaud this social trend, having bagged my own otaku gf already.
Is cheating really such a major issue in Japan or are these women just overly obsessed with the idea he might cheat?
Perhaps a guilty conscience? There was that poll that showed that Japanese women cheat more than men. Or they had been cheated on in the past.
Yea the girls’ reaction would most probably be “He likes 2D more” rather than “He’s cheating on me”. What’s really wrong if he likes 2D? Just get over it
I’m a woman. I’m a hardcore fujoshi and my favourite eroge is Rapelay. If I ever get a boyfriend who likes anime, we’ll play eroges together.
<3 from me and my hand^Wwaifu.
*waves back together with hand^husbando*