/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>go out to bar with bf and his friend for nerd trivia night since i wanted to go
>bf and friends aren't really nerds, but go anyways
>wear n7 dress, heels, and a black jacket (pic pretty much exactly related)
>recently got into great shape after recovering from an ED, feel awesome and hot for once in my life
>boyfriend sees dress and gives me weird look
>bf's friend sees dress and asks "is that one of your weird costume things?"

>at the bar, getting tons of compliments from other mass effect fans
>a few cute girls and guys, but i'm taken so w/e
>feeling pretty happy/awesome about myself, have a great time

>get home
>boyfriend and i sit down
>long conversation, but basically boils down to "anon, don't wear that dress anymore. you can wear your costumes at conventions but it's too weird to wear out. you embarrassed me in front of my friend."
>horrendously embarrassed and feel like shit forever

Feels like shit, bro. He's also totally against me wearing gyaru or lolita (both of which I was into before we dated) and refuses to come with me to a convention. He's really sweet and a decent boyfriend, but it really crushes me to know that he rejects something that's such a huge part of me.