/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Most of the time I only wear my cosplays once, so I pretty much never actually go to the trouble of lining them, does that count?

I've thought about trying to get into the ageplay/fetish scene to find some shmuck online to give me money. I could wear lolita and a diaper for money on cam, I don't have that much pride.

I only cosplay outfits, that resemble one of my various fetishes.

I'm average at sewing, but people go to me for commissions because, if they pay me extra, I'll let them pass the garment off as their own. I've done it for a bunch of friends, as well as people out of the country. Nobody really worth noting, but I've had people pass off entire costumes (nothing too complex) that I made as their own. And I'm laughing because I get to know who's pathetic enough to do this, and because I'm a few 20s richer than I would have been

>>7870703
Same, so I line mine where I have to, but often don't finish seams properly inside unless I have to. People in my comm always talk about making their costumes durable enough to go through the wash and several wears but I can't really sympathise.

newfag here that has never been to a con..idk if that is much of a confession


missed fanexpo in toronto cause friend bailed out and didnt want to go alone. Any good ones coming up in toronto, couldnt find any clear/good con schedule for Tor on google

>>7870707
Just get a cam and sign up and put ageplay in your description. They'll flock to you. Be warned, though, camming is kind of exhausting since you're trying to sell yourself the whole time you're online.

All my lolita outfits are Yugioh inspired.

>>7870853
Pls post with reference

This time last year I was addicted to buying bodyline. I bought my first brand dress in March.
Now I'm addicted to buying brand.

I fuck in cosplay, not out of attraction for the characters themselves, but to get my boyfriend to satisfy my mask fetish. I can never get him to wear a mask otherwise.

I don't understand why people like RWBY. The story feels like it was written by a middle schooler and the voice acting is atrocious.

>>7871024
I was actually about to write this. I really agree with you, anon.

>>7871028
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Everyone always talks about how much they want to Cosplay rwby and meet Monty Oum, but I don't get the appeal at all.

>>7870868
Are you the anon that's been posting about your mask fetish for the past few months?

If so: I feel u gurl

>>7871032
>>7871024
>>7871028
While the show itself is kind of bland, and I despise the voice acting, I do think some of the designs are cute. Nothing spectacular though.

>>7871024
>>7871028
What I'm getting from RWBY is that it has dark and angsty stories that teens easily get sucked into plus the corny "RANDUM" comic relief that western cartoons have. I think that's the appeal of the whole thing.

I hate RHS. They just look so ugly and I don't understand why people wear them

I don't know why people get all worked up over people thinking lolita is a costume. Why do they care? I don't care if random nobodies on the street with no relation to me think I'm in costume. Obviously if they ask I'll say I'm not in costume, but why people need to explain in detail to people that don't actually care/whose opinions don't matter that it's ~a fashion and not a costume~ and get their petticoat in a twist over it on the internet later is beyond me.

>>7870853
>>7870855
Please, I need it for research.

>>7871052
Same, to be honest I was really keen on cosplaying Ruby before the show started because her design appealed to me, but after watching the first episode cringed so hard and gave up on the series. Friends still bug me about doing a group for it, and I can't bring myself to tell them that I didn't enjoy watching it.

I'm trying to get the attention of my idol-crush by making a YT channel about the same stuff he likes in hope that I get popular enough for him to notice me.

I'm way into him more than a normal person should be, and that's scary to me.

I get really bad itches to wear my black mage costume out casually. I understand that there's a time and a place for cosplay but I really can't fight these urges. I really don't like LARPing either.

I'm prone to impulse buying which really irritates me, and I find it hard to throw/give things away (even a cosplay that's so short it ends at my stomach and was made by a friend who I now hate) so I have all of this lucky pack brand and various random lolita things from when I first got into Lolita that I want to sell and buy my dream dresses but I just feel bad :( (and I want to sell all of my cosplay stuff as it's all awful, really.)

>>7870698
I do camshows for money. Not even much. Like $20 for 2 hours work...

>>7871220
link please?

>>7871220
I used to do cam shows.

I have bad skin and a post-baby body, and I usually averaged about 400$ a week from working 3 to 4 days a weeks for about 6 hours a day.
You just need to know which sites to use and use the tricks to lure dudes in.
I lied and used the "Asian" tag, because I was constantly being mistake for asian anyhow, no clue why... I'm caucasian as fuck, but my traffic tripled.

It's totally a shitty job, though. You get burned out quickly and end up hating humanity at the end of the day. To me, it's just not worth it in the end.

I tell people that I left my local comm by choice but really they all hated me and chased me out.

>>7871240

>>7870777
Nothing really good from now until AN in May really
Technically there's Toronto Comiccon in March, but it's really not worth it imho
sage for offtopic

>>7871241
What kind of stuff did you do? I have been considering doing some videos/shows for some extra money...

>>7871184
I laughed to hard at that, anon

>>7870853
>>7871184

Sorry, my community is small and If I post it here, I would be easily recognized. Gladly no one would ever dream of it, even though once I slipped away and wear a silver Emperor key in a outfit.
But if you really want to know who I pull it out, anons, I could do a collage, maybe?
Yugioh cast is so diverse and they usually tends to wear some awesome clothes so I can't help myself of work on their styles on my everyday wardrobe (lolita included), even thought it's a real weeb thing to do. (Also, I'm a rabid old fan of all spinoffs).

pic related: My new inspiration for the next outfit.

>>7871033
Yes, that's me, and probably a few others. Sorry, I'm just really obsessed.

>>7871276
Just.... fuckin' don't, anon.
It's not worth sacrificing your dignity for it.

There's plenty of resources on the web about what to do and expect. One forum in particular you may run across is fuckin' great, and I loved all the girls there.

Just figure out what works best, but I can't/won't offer you advice for that due to my conscience.
Sorry, not sorry.

>>7871220
I used to do them, got maybe $30 per hour. Not worth it to me. It would've been if I got off on exhibitionism, but I don't, so it felt like a boring chore with a smattering of shame. Plus I had to be entertaining, which meant faking it, because I can't actually get off to a chatroom. And faking it is lame if you're not making it.

One of my friends makes enough off of cam shows to pay rent and buy nice things like a new computer. Some people know how to please a crowd, I guess.

>>7871301
Yep.
This exactly.
Thanks, anon.
Former cam whores unite.

>>7870855
>>7871290

Fuck, I screwed everything in this post. Sorry, I'm sleepy.

>>7871301
This, it is fun at first, not sure why. But then it is just a less then min wage job that sucks.

I wear my Space Dandy jacket in public.

And I give my friends the stink eye when they talk about wearing their SnK jackets or cloaks outside.

>>7870698
All of my photos are blurry, hazy, noisey, and are just plain awful.

>>7871276
Don't do it anon.
I did a couple videos and honestly it wasn't worth it.
I got lucky and got a cool 'boss' but the work sucked, I didn't enjoy it, and I ended up getting fucked over on my pay.
That and a months old video keeps getting spammed everywhere and now I have to worry about someone off-chance recognizing me...

You'd be better off trying to find a regular job.

>>7870717
Not gonna lie I wanna do this now. I couldn't care less about being credited.
>And I'm laughing because I get to know who's pathetic enough to do this
hahaha yes

>>7871344
Fuck, I'd do it.
Varsity jackets are cute as fuck, did you make or buy yours anon?

>>7871355
I bought it. It was customized to my size so it was pretty spendy. But it's lined nice with hella good material. Really soft and perfect for winter.

I've gotten so lonely I even posted a while back about basically paying a lolita to my gf with burando. There's no real way I could afford it though, and the mere act would crush my spirit even further. I still can't make cosplay friends either.

I wish I were likable. Or rich enough to pretend.

>>7870698
I love cosplay and tend to judge others kinda harshly
but im mediocre at best and have no initiative to actually get them done in a reasonable amount of time. I think ive only really cosplayed 3 or 4 characters. However my ever-growing list of cosplay 'plans' is well in the 20ies. All of which i could pull off if i wanted. I just have no initiative, or will to spend the amount of money required to do some of them due to me needing a car/insurance/place to live/etc adult things etc
I also hate buying them, it makes me feel lazy.

I hate Fluffy Frills, the new plus sized lolita group. I hate the girls because they're ugly (not because they're plus sized, they're just ugly), and because their coords are shit. I hate the asspatting attitude even more. People are getting actual, physical prizes for these shitty coords and I just can't take it.
>inb4 thinking I'm mad that I didn't get the prize
I don't post, I just lurk. I'm considering leaving the group, but I just can't. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
Pic related, it's the "fairy kei coord" that won the prize.
Yes, that is Mikki or whatever her fucking name is.

>>7871452
>cont
But I think the worst post from the group is this girl. Someone offered her concrit and she refused it. She thinks that this is lolita. I just...what?

>>7871453
fuck the pic dropped

>>7871457
OMFG..... did she still receive asspats?

>>7870698
Not my hobby but I have been a sugar daddy for cgl girls in the past and supported their hobby through an allowance. Does that count?

>>7871452
i can't find this group when i type in "fluffy frills"

>>7871353
there are a lot of people who want to do this, mostly just the attention whore types who cant sew for shit but want to justify having a fb page. It's the best when someone asks me to make a costume that I plan on making for myself, so I can do a trial run with theirs and make one for myself after. I can also buy all the fabric at once (obviously I dont charge them for my half of the fabric)

>>7871462
It's a secret group. Probably made that way to promote the ass kissing culture and make sure no meanies are there just to post secrets!

>>7871457
Not really. One girl asked if she could give her concrit and then one of the mods stepped in and said, "Friendly reminder that 'no' is always an acceptable answer to that question. :)

Concrit can be great, but being willing to accept it is 100% not required for posting stuff in this group. <3"

then the OP of the picture stepped in and was like "I don't want concrit" and I just...what? The post should fucking be deleted because it isn't even lolita or even close. I don't care that you got that shit from F+F, you look like a hobo cow.

>>7871452
>>7871457
post moar.
Is it the group that doesn't allow you to join if you're not plus-sized?

I slept with the boyfriend of a girl in my comm.

>>7871475
I want to join it and see it all. Know who to contact at all or however secret groups work?

>>7871477
I think that's another group. This group is fairly new so idk if they'll let you join if you're not plus sized. It's a secret group, so I'll assume that it's invite only and that they'd only invite plus sized people.

My entire circle of friends, if you can call them that, are a bunch of hypocrites.

One whines that she was raped when she was younger but currently goes out with a guy that literally every post of his involves raping someting.

Another claims he hates NTR, but that's exactly what he did. He also wasn't interested in his girlfriend till he found out she had nudes on the web.

Another says how she dosent like how one of the other friends turned into a slut after her new boyfriend, but after talking to me and trashing her, she goes and tells the girl she dislikes what I said.
somehow I gained the reputation of loose lips because of this.

Another acts like her life is so horrible yet she lives in a three story well over 1 million dollar house. When I actually looked into it, it turns out she is just a spoiled shit with no work ethic.

Another friend used me to lower her hotel bill and when we got to the con, revealed that her out of state boyfriend who she was cheating on her fiance with was coming. I spent an entire con by myself alone on an opposite coast that I knew no one at. Didn't want to even attempt to get to know anyone since I got stinkeye just trying to be social and salvage the the con that I gave up and almost bought a ticket back home early. This girl also trashed me to other friends when we got back after i decided to no longer speak to her causing me to lose a ton of mutual friends. Friends she trashed while we were at this con.

On top of that, I feel like a third class friend that they only come to and acknowledge I exist when it's convenient for them or they need something that I can provide. A lot of the times they don't even realize I'm standing there and it makes me very bitter. This is so bad that I was siting in a taco bell and they didn't even see me walk past them. I was so upset I bought a soft taco just to throw on one of their cars.

I'm told I burn bridges too much but for the sake of my sanity, I contemplate suicide if I didnt.

>>7871492
is this supposed to be based around that otome game cheshire cat dude? miki...no...
though i do like the new haircut, her old hair was a mess. she could be cute if she lost weight and got a clue about how to dress.

>>7870771
i hand wash all of mine no matter what so...wlining or no, it tends to not fall apart in the wash

>>7871490
Uhh, I don't really know how to tell you who to contact without giving away personal information, sorry.

>>7871516
I don't even care that she's overweight. I'm overweight. But she can't dress for shit.

>>7871429
I like you anon c:

I hate going to cons and working on costumes. I love posing for photos and talking about shows with other fans but I wish I could just accept buying costumes and doing photoshoots but I'd feel like a faker if I didn't make the costumes myself and going to cons gives me deadlines to finish costumes by.

I thought that going to cons and wearing lolita would help me make friends, but it hasn't. Everyone in my comm seems to be at least fairly close with each other, but I'm barely acquainted to most of them enough to say hello. I've made a huge effort to put myself "out there", meet people, overcome my anxiety and make friends this year. I've come a long way since attempting suicide last year. I'm hosting an event of my own in my community and I'm going to be crushed if no one shows up.

I want to have friends and people who care about me, and think I'm a good person. There are so many really beautiful, funny, and talented girls in my community. I have so many acquaintances who are so interesting and appealing to me. I'm so lucky to have met a lot of awesome people but I can't call myself friends with any of them. I feel like the only people who talk to me, at all, at this point are guys I've met at cons who want in my pants. And that hurts, too.

Thinking about going through life with no friends makes me so sad. Who would I invite to my birthday? I don't have anyone close enough to care about that. If I get married someday, who will I invite to my wedding? I don't want to live my life alone, die alone, and be forgotten about.

I got caught neing a catty bitch on here by my comm and got essentially kicked out. I want to apologize to the comm but im too much of a coward. im considering making a secret about it next week just to get it off my chest and then sink back into obscurity and lonliness. :/

>>7871688
maybe you should... cry moar

>>7871374
link

I love getting attention in cosplay at cons but I'm also super scared that someone outside of my cosplay friends will actually recognize me in pictures or something post-con.

I get really pissed off whenever I see Amerifags complaining about customs.
>abloobloobloo my package has been stuck in customs for a couple of days omg why is it taking so looooooonnngggg ;-;

>>7870835
Many camsites don't allow ageplay, though. Afaik MFC will ban you for it.

>>7871290
yes yes, do it! i'm dying of curiosity here

>>7871452
well, at least this specific girl is cute, even if her outfit is shit

>>7871733
I think her face is cute but her personality ruins it, IMO.

>>7871512
i had a group of friends where i felt like a third class friend too, but i kept them around because i had very few other people to hang out with. i ended up dumping them, even if none of them had done any of this shitty stuff.

not having friends is pretty lonely and i can't say it's fun, but it's still better than what you're describing imo. just do what feels right.

>>7871487
You are horrible anon. Why would you do that?

I only go to cons to fuck fatties with messed up fetishes.

I cosplayed as Marik at a convention years ago, and this woman asked me if she could rub a figurine up against my arm. And this was before I found out what kind of fanbase the character had on the internet.

>>7871668
Are you me, anon? This feel...

>>7871793
I only go to cons to fuck chubby girls to fulfill my fetish needs.

Amen brother.

>>7871668
I would be your friend.

I have no lolita friends despite an active local comm. I tried to join but could never make it to any meets due to schedule conflicts. I later learned a bunch of the girls blocked me or don't like me and I'm not exactly sure why as I've only ever met them once in passing.

So I tell people I'm a lone lolita by choice when really I'm just a lonely lolita due to circumstances.

>>7871512
TIme to get new friends Anon.

>>7871668
I don't even frequent this board much, but damn. I have the exact same issue. Work 24/7 as illustrator/network tech and raising a prodigal daughter - 0 time for friends or anything. Wife also works. Have gone out with 'friends' 2-3 times in that many years. Now I only have a hot wife I never see (she works) and my daughter is my best friend.

I literally have zero friends. To the point where I don't want to go from engaged to marriage because I will have no best man and hardly anyone on my side of the aisle.

I can't really go to cons anymore because my job refuses to give me time off for them (They tell me shit like "Grow up, anon"). All my friends gloat about going to cons and I just set up a filter for every con that's popular. I know I shouldn't get jealous because I'm making money but I really want to go out and have fun too.

>>7871981
You sound exactly like my dad, anon. I'd half suspect you WERE my dad except he has no reason to even know /cgl/ exists and I (the bff daughter) have already moved out.
He's 56. As far as I know he hasn't had friends for as long as I can remember, just colleagues and acquaintances he sees every so often. He always seemed to do fine without friends, but ever since he went from working at home 24/7 to working in a little office with some of his colleaguequaintances he's doing a lot better overall. Do you work at home, too?

>>7871190
Women liking a guy And not just asking him out....

>>7871992
This kind of shit really gets to me. Three co-workers got time off for Soundwave at one of the busiest times of year. I ask for one weekend at a slow time in the and they say no. I've had them tell me to grow up then turn around and blow all their money at a club trying to get some and getting wasted to the point of no memory. I just don't get how their logic works. I may go to cons, play vidya and watch anime but I don't see how that is worse than doing the same stupid shit every weekend, literally turning into a child from how drunk they are.

I just don't understand why people feel the need to put their 2 cents in about others lives, just because they don't like the same hobbies. I bet they would look at me like I'm stupid if I told them to grow up and read a book instead of the toilet stall walls while they are puking up a weeks pay check.

>am mad

>>7871668
Shit I'll go anon

>>7871668

>>7871429 here
I really try my hardest to make friends at every con I go to, but it's getting harder and harder. I used to have "friends" from out of state that I'd hang out with at cons, but over time I realized none of them actually liked me. When I chose to move across the country for a new job none of them even wished me well, let alone check up to see how I'm doing or anything. I now have a couple people I see every month or two, but I doubt they like me either. I mean, it's better than being completely alone at a con, but not much. I don't even have the option of guys trying to get into my pants. At this point it's getting hard to try.

So far I only cosplay but I really want to become a brolita and join a local comm. Maybe I can have superficial friendships and make small talk with pretty girls while we listen to jazz. That would be nicer than watching anime alone every night. I can't even find anybody to talk to online regularly.
>tfw meant to be alone
>tfw I'll never get married

>>7872020
Maybe it helps if you tell them that you only go to cons to get drunk and pick up nerd chicks?
I get you, though. People think getting blackout drunk is an adult thing to do because you need to be an adult to legally do it, but in my opinion it's a really good indication that the people in question are still extremely immature.

I still haven't revealed my cosplay hobby to my coworkers. They're normalfag as fuck, and I know they'll judge me super hard. I overheard them talking about how they can't deal with anime.

>>7872039
I'm female, so telling them that is hard and being a lolita doesn't help, not that I'm OTT sweet. But it might be an idea to mention cons have raves. They might understand then and get off my back about 'doing grown up things'. Thanks for the advice, anon.

>>7871992
>>7872020
You don't need to tell them what you're doing in your free time

Despite being new to cosplay, I'm a perfectionist and refuse to rush a cosplay if it will affect the quality. And I will judge people if their cosplays are shit. All my friends are big lovers of using hot melt glue for their entire costumes and it drives me insane.

>>7871992
The local con is the next town over, so I just say I'm "going out of town," which isn't a lie, doesn't prompt further questioning, etc. Try it! Or volunteer for a shift at the con so you can say you're staffing an event, also not a lie.

>>7872045
My boss is nosey as all hell. When I ask for more than one day off, he asks why and I can't lie because everyone in this town knows everyone.

>>7872038
Have you tried working out and getting /fit/?

>>7872009
>Has a giant fan base and lives across the country from me

What, some random girl on the street just comes up to you and asks you out and you say yes?
Fucking logic.

I'm trying to get on his level before I make a move, but it's going to take a while.
I just hope he doesn't get a gf by then.

>>7872062
Is she decent looking?
The yeah why not ?

>>7872057
Yes. I don't want to be huge though since I crossplay.

>>7872045
Nah, he's nosy as shit and he wants everyone to write a detailed description of why we're taking time off. I can't lie either because he wants solid proof to see where I'm going.

>>7872049
Tried the going out of town stuff and attempted volunteering and he always assume it's for "that anime shit."


>>7872020
YES! This happens at my job too! My boss lets people take off a week and a half for Electric Daisy and other shows. He also lets people go to Disneyworld for a month. Shit, I can't even get a couple days off for a con.

>>7872005
Damn. I do work from home -___-

Hopefully can find employment in an office somewhere and at least have acquaintances that way. Does your father feel lonely at all? It's strange - to have a beautiful family and be so alone.

>>7872071

>>7872038
shit man. know that feel all to well. Then I watch something like Planetes and Zeta Gundam and try to educate plebs and they're all

>but muh New Girl
>muh NFL
>muh American Horror story
>muh michael bay movies

>>7871355
Varsity jackets are for swagfags

>>7871724
Are you an eurofag like me?

>>7872081
I don't know. He's never complained to me about it and we're both extreme introverts so we don't have much trouble going for extended periods of time without extensive socialization. He does play a couple of mmorpgs so maybe that counts as human contact? Obviously not as friendship, though.
When I moved out he very obviously missed me and it took him a long time to get used to a house without me in it. I would honestly recommend trying to make some friends or at least friendly acquaintances because your daughter is not going to stick around forever, even if you do get along great. Maybe you could get to know the parents of her friends/playmates? I don't know, I'm kind of talking out of my ass here because of course I don't know you or your situation. I'm probably heading in the same direction, though - very little time/energy for friends, SO who works all the time. It does get lonely.

>>7872062
Well when this blows up in your face at least you'll have fame and followers

>2014
>telling your boss you need time off to go to anime cons
Shiggillydiggillydoo. Tell them you're going to whichever city to visit some family or friends that are in town and you don't get to see them often. It's not a lie, it just omits the part where you're a big steaming pile of weaboo. Plane tickets and photos of food or selfies out of costume should suffice for proof if your boss really insists on it.

>>7872093
He probably wouldn't disclose something like that anyways - glad to hear an anecdote similar to my situation though. Gah, this working for a living thing suckkkksss. Haha, I bet we're close to the same age but the topic makes me feel ancient. I'll def try to do better, I'm a natural introvert myself but still it's lonely after a few years of no-one

>>7871519
I can give you my throwaway email if that could work.

>>7872085

>Planetes

Fuck yeah

>>7871981
>Produce child
>Expect to have a social life

Top kek.

Children are a big responsibility and very time consuming anon. If you wanted a social life you probably should've thought a bit more before reproducing.

But anyway, speak to your SO and see if you can do a 'time share' type thing, where at least one day a week one of you babysits so the other can go out/socialise/hang with friends. Everyone needs at least one evening a week off. Otherwise use an actual babysitter/ask a relative so you can have time for your self.

>>7872118
T-true, but I just want sempai to notice me..

>>7872085
>try to educate plebs
Don't
The pleb can't become patrician. You'll be lucky enough if you get them to read or watch something that is quite far from their tastes, curious people explore other genres by themselves anyway

>>7872264
And I want a big dog and a pet crow, but those things aren't happening so we might as well do something productive of our time instead

>>7872258


psh - didn't expect a social life. But I also don't expect the next 20 years to be just me/daughter/occasional instance of seeing wife. Damn, in the old days only 1 parent had to work....

I hear ya on the rest though.

>>7872051
>>7872078
>"I'm sorry, but it's personal/private/not relevant"

After spending 16 years going to Cons I finally want to cosplay, but it's failing because I want to do a character justice and my body isn't fat, thin or muscular enough to look like anyone really.

It's been a year since my breakup, and I do my best around all my cosplay friends to be happy, but I am really fighting depression hardcore and using my cosplay as an outlet to try and hide it.

>>7871992
I will never understand why people let other people control their lives. It's your money do what you want with it. Well when you have the time that is.

I feel so lonely at cons. I have a couple friends I can stick to but if I'm not with them I'm alone. My comm is big and I'm friends with just about everyone in it, but I never feel comfortable enough to hang out with them one on one or just squeeze into their group. They like me and we talk, I just feel awkward. I don't want other people seeing how lonely I am.

I think most lolitas are fucking insufferable drama bitches, but I do like the way the fashion looks.

I host a lot of meetups and events for my local comm.
And I like going to them! I do.
Regardless of how many I host or go to, I sit up all night the night before shaking and freaking out and regretting all of my decisions. Sometimes with crying.
Then I tend to be a little distant and tired by the time I get to the meetup, I'm afraid people think I am some anti social bitch or something.
I don't fucking get it cgl I like doing this why do I freak out so much the night before.

>>7870868
mask-chan?

>>7872620
I'd say you like it so much, you're scared that you could fuck it up. You should try to assimilate the fact that, since you've already managed to host multiple events and since people who attended it liked them, any mistake that shows up won't be enough to ruin your plans.
If other people seem intrigued by your behavior, do tell them you're sorry you look a little tired because of all the organization work, they'll understand it as much as you do

>>7871792
She bullied me for not owning brand because I'm too fat. Who does he buy for now, bitch!

>>7872655
Fat people deserve every bad thing that happens to them

>>7872668
that's funny but really fucked up. i hope you're joking

>>7872587
I understand you completely. I actually had a circle of friends I didn't feel awkward with but they alienated me after two of them turned into SJWs and decided to bully me out because I have differing opinions.

>>7872071
>>7872082

Not that guy, but how was that even bait?

Not saying I would marry her or anything. But random cute girl wants to get a sandwich or a drink, why not?

I love "bittersweet" colorways. My first dress was squirrel party jsk in black 2 years ago, and I've evolved into more classic since then. But I still have my squirrels and seeing jewelry jelly in black on lacemarket is making me cry.
Pic related is how I feel I would look in it

>>7872698
Because you're not supposed to go take a drink with someone you've never seen before, no matter how good her ass looks like, because you have 0% way to know she's not one of those crazy girls. Somebody that is more socially aware would have tried to begin a conversation with you first, and a conversation isn't something you come up with any random stranger in the street

I'm single and a virgin, but I wouldn't follow a random cute girl who asked me to take a drink with her. Shit's suspicious

I want to do romantic things while in cosplay. Act out stuff from the series I'm cosplaying from, or just enjoy that I'm dressed as my favorite character cuddling with a girl dressed as the character I ship my favorite character with or something.

A "famous" lolita sent me an ask asking where to get something and I told her and complimented her and stuff, but she just never replied or anything so I thought she was super rude and entitled. I sent her an unrelated ask on anon that was really passive aggressive but then a couple days later she sent me a reply thanking me and followed me. I felt really bad.

>>7872698
Because it's either bait or he's truly a desperate faggot.

I've had dudefriends decide to go out with girls they've just met only to be: A). trapped in a relationship with a psycho or B). stalked by said psycho after they try to insinuate they aren't interested.

Wanna be falsely accused of rape by a psychotic cute girl?
Because that's how you get falsely accused of rape by a psychotic cute girl.

That's why you get to know people before you date them.

>>7873498
>tumblr is srs bsnss

>>7871722
Same. I'm also afraid someone from work will recognise me, and I work in real estate so yeah, everyone is all prim and proper

I dress up as Psylocke and asked my crush from interstate to wear sunglasses to pretend to be Cyclops while we have cam sex

I wish 8 chan had a good /cgl/ board because I am getting so fucking sick of this place. I always thought /cgl/ was one of the few boards I could always count on to still call each other ita cunts. But now every self post is "concrit welcom only!" and the second you point out something legitimately wrong with someone's cosplay, it's "OMG ANON GET THE SAND OUT OF YOUR CUNT." Fucking hugbox.

I'm getting extremely annoyed with my friends. I don't like them adding me in their group plans without my say so and I don't like them trying to get into my group plans. They're very "cosplay is for fun!! anyone can cosplay anything!!" and it really sucks because no, I want to have a nice, clean looking group that won't make me sew their shit last minute and then complain when they don't get praise.

Also I'm really sick of them constantly wanting me to make their shit. I mean before it was worse with them expecting me to buy the materials and then make it FOR FREE. Even now that they at least buy the materials, they never give me enough time and always expect perfection. They're fucking asses. And of course they bitch, moan, and whine when I say no but whatever. I'm no one's sweat shop.

>>7871724
THIS.

Bonus points if they also keep complaining about the price of their merchandise

> buuhuu 60$ and free shipping for that anime figure? That's sooooo expensive.

Bitch please, if I want that piece of merch, it'll cost me about 130$ in the end because shipping costs and custom clearance fees screw me over each time I order shit that costs more than 25$.

>>7873797
>liking the worst Summers
Come on, now. At least upgrade to Cable.

I really wish I had cute, in shape friends who were also interested in quality craftsmanship. My only attractive/not obese cosplay friends procrastinate like crazy and do shitty work and don't care about accuracy or improving. My only cosplay friends who are really good at crafting are all obese/genuinely unattractive, and they get buttmad when I'm part of their groups because "you only get more attention because you're 'the skinny/pretty one'", and it sucks. It doesn't help that I'm not really good at making friends, but I'm working on it. I just want some pretty photos with pretty people who have pretty costumes.

>>7873815
I'm so glad my situation hasn't turned out like this; I tend to make one or two cosplays for my best friends around con season each year free of charge and they're always so incredibly grateful and try to pay me despite my insistance and then buy me food/stuff at the con as thanks anyways.
I'm just so glad they put up with me dressing them up like my personal models/mannequins in all honesty

Sometimes I really want to be like the super lucky girls in my comm that has it VERY well and lives off their bitcoin mining or cosplay/lolita/tumblr fame. They often gloat about how they dropped out or never went to college and make money off sponsors or their crappy art. I'm over here poor and struggling with college and I really want to quit but at the same time, I want something to fall back on.

Sometimes I don't feel like a pretty enough lolita because of my nose.
It's not generally big or crooky, it is straight but...I just really dislike it. I want to get plastic surgery to get a smaller one but I keep thinking "what if I change my mind?"

I only come here for the drama and the occasional Asuka thread.

I honestly want to be a little cosplay famous because I'm a huge ass attention whore and I want people to constantly compliment me and give me positive attention. I think I can do it, I have a pretty cute face and pretty good construction skills, but I only churn out maybe four cosplays a year and I only ever get pictures of one. I think if I cosplay more cutesy moe girls I could get popular.

>>7874007
B-but he really looks like Scott...

>>7874669
We are twins.

I have the craftsmanship ability but lately I either have no time or motivation.

I want a group of friends to do dance covers with. But I want them to actually be good and willing to dress up in cosplay and cute idol outfits. None of that sloppy cringe thread worthy garbage.

I fucked Garticunos girlfriend in the hotel shower wearing a luchador mask while he was passed out drunk Saturday early morning.

I despise everyone in my cosplay circle.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that it's filled with faggots, carpet munchers and pussies.
Morally bankrupt sons of bitches with no primary mission in life who, instead of building themselves up, instead choose to bring everyone else down.
Oh, they're nice and welcoming on the surface. Plenty of platonic well-wishing but scratch beneath the surface and they're nothing but vacuous piles of secrets.
I've got to room with them for 1 more Expo and then I'm out.
I've run out of fuck to give. They can go and fuck themselves.

I left my lolita community a few months ago, due to the fact that it has been nothing but negativity for me for years. I was not an active member and have never really been able to participate in the community much past conventions and one or two meet-ups a year, but for whatever reason I'm considered a drama causing burden.

I mean, I'm not the best dressed lolita and can be really intense to be around. I've outwardly disliked a certain two girls within the comm, but have never gone out of my way to hurt someone or cause problems. There have only ever been handful girls I had even spent time around outside of meet-ups and cons. I know I can be an intense person at times, but I don't know what to do around my comm anymore (other than tuck my tail and stay away, since it seems that's what they want).

If it isn't already obvious to my comm who I am (since I know most are regular here), I am sorry if I upset anyone ladies.

It's cool you have body confidence and all, But your cosplay clearly didn't fit you. You could see your tits about to burst out and you could see your underwear more than half the time. The buttons looked like they were screaming!
I really don't understand how you could go outside looking so disgraceful.

I want to be known not only for my great craft and creativity...but for being really attractive and hot.

Not like Jnig but more like how /cgl/ used to feel about Miyu. I feel like most cosplayers feel this way but they will never admit it.

I'm considering doing a facebook page, after years of only having a blog on cosplay.

I want it to have a lot of content, all the progress and explain in depth how I make my costumes, but idk, I feel like it would just be uninteresting and I end up another cosplayer with 40 likes and desperate about share4share or whatever it's called.

My roommate wants to do a cosplay with me later this year/early next year, but she's overweight and she's got way less experience and confidence than me. I know she'll cling onto me the whole time. I like to wander a con alone and meet people. I'm in the process of getting fitter and improving my makeup while she doesn't even try. I don't want to be in a group with her, but she's my friend and I promised I would.

>>7872743
JJ in black is adorable, buy it anon. <3

>>7876150
Everybody wants to be hot anon. Those who don't want to be known for it are the most realistic cosplayers

>>7870698
I'm 22 but I look 15 and I'm 152 cm tall, so I think I have a good "look" for sweet lolita. But I am so embarrassed by OTT sweet and I feel like all sweet dresses just look silly on me because I look like a little girl. I want to delve into classic but I feel like I'm too short/petite and that everything is going to hang on me wrong. This is going to sound so stupid, but I'm really sad because I was so excited to be part of a fashion that caters to small girls--only to discover that I'm still too small to look good in the fashion (or that's how I feel anyway...)

I don't even cosplay much, i just like hanging around the uk thread because i like to keep in touch with the uk community, since socialising is something /a/ frowns upon.

I'd like to be more active, but the fact i don't really cosplay makes me feel i'd be unwelcome.

It's silly a confession, but it still bothers me... but I can get lots of notes on my bed coordinate photos, so I have confidence in my coording skills, but if I post a picture of me wearing, NOPE - I'm lucky to get 20.

It sucks because I realize I'm in this awkward place of being too fat to be really appreciated in the normal weight lolita scene, and too thin to be accepted in the plus size lolita scene.

Too bad I'm not black.

I hate the IG and FB cosplay communities. Most of the time it's the people with store bought costumes and mediocre makeup who get the most praise, or people who shove themselves into "cosfamous " people's faces in order to get more likes/followers via S4S or something nd seem "cosfamous" as well. Honestly, I find nothing wrong with ocassionlly putting yourself out there or buying store bought cosplays for your own use or because you know you don't have the time to make it, but when most IG or FB cosplayers do it 99℅ of the time it IRKS me. Probably because they didn't even put effort into their cosplays as much as others and they get more praise than those who actually work on their own cosplays and put effort into them.

>>7876358
>moaning about being THE right size and appearance for a much envied sub section of lolita fashion
You people will fucking moan about anything, dear God.

>>7876658
...who the fuck envies sweet style? People who can't fit into it? People who actually WANT to look like overgrown children instead of elegant ladies?

>>7871446
I'm with you anon, I'm the same

>>7876537

>Too bad I'm not black

Uh, you need to work out your bitterness anon. It is true that the occasional subpar black lolitas and cosplayers get easy asspats on tumblr when they post, but I've also seen loads of legit coords and cosplay done by black posters get next to nothing, so don't think you aren't getting notes just because you aren't black.

>>7876537
>>Too bad I'm super average.

Anon, it just sounds like outside of the coord you're really not that striking. You've described someone extremely physically average, made no mention about beauty efforts, and given that Tumblr's an image site, beautiful people stand out and of course get ridiculous amounts of notes. How are you even quantifying notes? I've seen plenty of big girls get notes in the hundreds for things that are well put together, but a filtered photo of disembodied thin legs get around 80-100,000. Black girls aren't getting a ridiculous amount of pity notes, just more than you. Yes, you sound silly.

>>7876358
you could wear simple sweet and stuff, like old school sweet or sweet/classic floral and lacy stuff. lots of taobao brands are putting out pieces that fit the sweet aesthetic but are totally inspired by old school/simple pieces. OTT sweet isn't the only way to wear sweet.

otherwise if you want to try OTT sweet, just wear what you want and rock it, nobody can tell exactly how old you are when you're head to toe in lolita anyway.

>>7872743
dude go for it, everyone's dropping "bittersweet" colorways like hot stones for super cheap. time to snatch that shit up!

>>7872085
>Zeta Gundam
you. i like you.

>>7875611
Motivation is my main problem. I guess I could get more cosplays done if I chose easier designs, but higher skill level needed for a cosplay usually means more of a chance to get popular for a stunning cosplay, y'know? At least I know my craftsmanship gets better each time since I try out new stuff, which is always a plus

I have literally one lolita dress and thats it. No other items that'd go well atm and its awful bc my only coord is shitty lol

>>7874007
>rightclops
>worst Summers

>>7877098
I'm in a similar boat, anon. No worries. We'll build up our wardrobes soon!

>>7871429
Ill be your friend anon!

i'm kind of an sjw

i'm not over the top or anything though

>>7877118

I am fujoshi trash and if someone else was cosplaying from the same series as me and was okay with being all fanservice-y and being fujobait then I would be all for it.
(provided that the other person was clean and shit)

>Originally came here for con horror stories threads
>Look at other stuff and people were having fun and making friends
>Kinda want to explore the whole cosplay/convention scene
>I have a pipe dream which if it actually came through there would be pictures floating around.
>I wouldn't be able to brush it off as a "I got dragged into it by a friend and it was actually really fun and interesting."
>I wouldn't be able to do it because I have no friends are into it or would invite me
Basically I want to experience this thing but since I am not very good at making friends and meeting people outside of my scene or without a mutual friend so it is impossible for me to meet this imaginary person.

>>7877459
Go to any major con with a /cgl/ meetup and enjoy yourself
You don't have to go with anyone, you can room with randoms.

>>7877461
How do you manage that? I feel like sharing a room with all people you don't know would be weird to set up and introducing yourself to tons of people would be awkward. It is like one huge blind date which is intimidating as fuck.

I love Connichu but hate one thing about it and the organizers don't give a fuck:

There's pretty much always a huge line at the women's bathrooms so a good lot of them just walk into the men's bathrooms. This has happened to me every single year. I don't want women in the men's bathroom as I already have issues peeing when not alone but they turn a safe zone into a nightmare. I wish I could just scream "Get the fuck out of here right now" at thrm but the whiteknighting idiots make this impossible as they hold the goddamn doors open for them as if it's natural.

All I want is a normal men's bathroom at Connichi.....

>>7870698

I'm 100% fine wth non-print replicas.

I just like pretty simple dresses for everyday

I'm starting to feel a little lack luster about one of my friends. She was super into cosplaying with me, picked a character she liked, started making the cosplay. The character was more of a secondary character in the show, but I thought nothing of it.
I get invited into another group for another day and my friend wants to join that group too. Yeah ok. She ends up working harder on the newer group than the older and ends up having to rush the first costume. She stays in the new costume for the new group all day on Friday.
Saturday begins, this is the day for the group we were originally in together. She then won't stand in pictures with me and ends up changing out if her costume after maybe 2 hours.

I'm just feeling like I don't want to cosplay with her now. She wants to make everything I want to do into a group involving her and I feel like she's just going to drop it as soon as she feels that maybe no one is giving her praise or attention. I mentioned so to another friend and they mentioned that she might have felt like her costume wasn't as well made as the one I made so she felt like changing...this makes me definitely not want to deal with her in groups.

I don't even cosplay, i just hang out here because people seem to actually care about their hobby and want to have fun with it.

I totally bought into the /a/ power level mentality ages ago (having a couple of friends who were pretty disdainful of the whole anime thing didn't help), and now i only really have online friends, all of whom are anti-social (i can only browbeat them into meeting up once a year) super weaboos, who consider themselves "better" than other anime fans because they don't walk among the plebs (own anything anime related, pirate 4 lyfe, or go to cons), so you know, a bunch of aloof jackasses.

But i'm no good at making new friends because i'm afraid that i'm not good enough for them.

I actually ENJOY going to cons, i own a bunch of anime junk, that i keep hidden under my bed or in the closet. But i have a crippling social anxiety when i'm alone, if i'm WITH onto someone i'm totally fine. But being *alone* just makes me freak out. I usually go with my brother, but he's got no interest in any activities other than browse around the stalls for 2-3 hours and wants to go home. I'd really love to check out an afterparty or metope for once. So i feel a little lost.

Sorry for the crazy rant.

I hate attention whores so much. I just lost a family member and when posting on blog about it I didn't get even one "sorry for your lost". At the same time someone I know gets a lot of comforting messages since she post angst stuff on her page because her cosplay-crush lives in another state. Yeah, that's the real tragedy, poor you. We're both cosplayers and I think my costumes are much better than hers but she always gets all the attention because she is popular and cosplays popular characters. I'm so mad at her some times but everytime when I meet her face to face she gives the impression that she actually is just that naive and doesn't mean any harm. (Thought she's older than me.) I feel bad for hating her but I also feel so lonely and angry because every little problem of hers is more important to everyone - even to our common friends - than the fact that my life feels to be falling apart.

I'm currently living my dream life. I have the job i've always wanted, an amazing boyfriend whom i live with, i go to conventions nearly every weekend, i have fantastic friends and a bitching wardrobe. But i feel so overwhelmed with it all. I have to do a lot of work from my job to the point i break down and panic that i won't get it all done and i travel so much for conventions i am constantly tired and worn out. I worry it bothers my boyfriend that i travel as much as i do and that i spend so much on Lolita. we can afford our rent and are pretty financially stable but i get the feeling he resents how much my hobby costs.. i feel torn between my friends because they live in different areas of my country so i can only see some of them every now and then. I feel like i'm being ungrateful for getting stressed out and it kills me inside. I hate myself for feeling so overwhelmed.

>>7877930
Maybe scale back lolita for a little bit until you feel more comfortable? Focus just on your ob for a little while and maybe you'll realize that it's not really as overwhelming as you thought it was. Then you can get back into lolita and cons.

I totally get that cons are fun and you want to go to them, but cons will always be around for you to go to another time.

>>7871190
This is why men think we're nuts... because of shit like this...


Seriously, guys are so much more laid back than this, just ask the guy out. If he's smart he'll see exactly what you're doing and your stupid little plan's going to backfire. They won't be FLATTERED that you went through all the trouble. He'll think it's nuts when you could have just asked him out. It's like when the kid from Mean Girls isn't flattered by Africa's reasoning, but rather he gets aggravated and disgusted that she's failing just to talk to him.

>>7870698
I feel like I'm the only person who's annoyed by brolitas. It's not that I don't support a man's choice to dress feminine or anything and I certainly don't oppose trans women who are interested in the fashion. I'm just like, wishing that women had one thing to ourselves for once, is all. Pathetic, I know.

>>7877839
Could you find a friend or two to talk about it in person or over PM? It seems like your shout out for support got caught up and lost in a popularity race, and I would hope your friends just got caught up in that race too and missed it, and not that they would intentionally not support you in a time of need. For what it's worth, I am very sorry for your loss, Anon.

>>7878098
I sure as fuck would be impressed by some girl who creates a YT channel just to get my attention. Girls asking you out directly when you know nothing about them are weird though

I just past the 6 month mark with my current girlfriend and I honestly love her with all my heart but I'm scared that this could just be due to the fact the relationship is still "fresh" and I'm still new to the dating scene. I honestly love making her happy and find her flaws endearing but I can't help but feel scared that I won't feel the same way as time moves on. I've never been in a relationship this long so I have no experience to draw from and this uncertainty is killing me

>>7878328
Is your girlfriend a real person or an anime character?

>>7878328
The state of grace period is almost never eternal. If everything is fine for now, you'll have to try to stop worrying over it, since that could spoil the only perfect moment in your relationship. After a certain time you'll find other flaws in her that will pose a problem for you, and that's something normal which happens in every couple, but there's nothing you can do for now, so you might as well try to forget about it

Just remember that worrying too much about that kind of things can by itself bring an end to the relationship

>>7871724
>europoors beiing jelly of freedom

>>7876358
Classic tends to fit smaller than sweet. What the hell are you on about?

>>7878559
Yeah, have you not heard of Victorian Maiden and Mary Magdalene?

>>7878223
Sad Beta detected.

>>Girls asking you out directly when you know nothing about them are weird though

Are you fucking retarded? That's the whole point of dating. You don't know the other person most of the time. You go out on dates and get to know each other to see if you'd work as a couple. Have you only seen movies where friends become couples or some shit? Because that's not how it works, anon.

>>7876537
I get this too.

I think the issue is that I don't put a lot of effort into my coord photos (usually a shit mirror selfie with bad lighting).

There's a lot of fashion bloggers out there who provide tips for taking outfit photos which may help you if you want to get serious about taking photos of yourself.

I don't think it's necessarily that you're unattractive or your coords suck, but just the aesthetic of the photography doesn't grab people's attention, or people tend to like floor coords more.

>>7878435
[obligatory student loans comment]

>>7878098
Nuts = making a tumblr fanpage dedicated to every aspect of said guy and ogling him from afar.

Nuts =/= trying to get more on his level.

>>7878580
>Have you only seen movies where friends become couples or some shit?

You may have austism, anon.

Also, please see >>7873776

>>7878580
Dating is an American thing. I don't know who else does dating outside of America besides people going on Internet dating sites.

>>7878649

>>I'm trying to get the attention of my idol-crush by making a YT channel about the same stuff he likes in hope that I get popular enough for him to notice me.


Making a youtube channel to get popular enough and get his attention is the more sane thing to do? She's not even doing it for herself because she likes it, she said she's doing it specifically for this guy she doesn't even fucking know personally, she just watches him on youtube. She's not trying to get on his level. She's putting on a fucking spectacle to get his attention instead of LEVELING with him and talking to him like a normal person. If anything she'll give him the wrong impression of who she really is and he'll be stuck with this chick who was nuts enough to do this. .

Also, I never said that you had to immerse yourself in a relationship. It's very common for people to "go out", not necessarily be trapped in a relationship together. People "go out" and "date" specifically to get to know one another. Just because you're not labeling when people hang out to get to know one another because there's an interest there doesn't make it any different than the actual terminology, because that's exactly what fucking dating is. It's no strings attached, getting to know someone. People are just uncomfortable putting a label on things when they're unsure. Which is fine, but it doesn't change my point. I don't know who taught you about the birds and the bees, but asking someone out on a date to get to know them is not the same as asking someone to be your boyfriend or girlfriend.

I'm autistic? Anon, please. Go back to your fantasy land where the perfect boyfriend only exists in your head

>>7878792
OP anon here.

>implying that I don't have many of the same interests as he does
>implying that he'll notice me anyhow

It's a pipe dream, sure, but it's worth a longshot. Better to have tried and failed then just sat around and fantasized about getting his attention anyhow.
If it does all go to shit, at least I'll have a cool channel I can work off of.

You still sound mad because people seem to have a different opinion than you, though.

Let it go, anon.
Go with Jesus.

>>7871190
this sounds like the plot of Skip Beat or something.
[spoilersdontworkhere]I know for fact this shit works, befriended many popular artists this way

>>7878874
>I know for fact this shit works, befriended many popular artists this way

I did know that! Hence why I'm taking steps to make it all happen!
I'm super excited about the possibilities, but I need to get on the ball.

I'm never read/seen "Skip Beat", though.
Sorry, anon.

I want to buy the one oojia jetj replica, and then maybe add some lace and just say I asked my cousin to make it for me.

I like jetj and I like painting dresses, but it's a dress I could easily get made for me anyways for much less than $300. I'd feel less guilty if there was something about the original was exceptional or their own concept.
>inb4 painting dress hate

i get slightly upset if nobody asks for a picture at a con, and i only do cosplays that will get me my picture taken

>>7879169
>tfw a decent amount of people ask for your picture
>never see it anywhere

I took 2 costumes to AWA and I have no pictures of them. It really sucks.

>>7879205
A lot of people don't upload the pictures they take.

At both cons I went to recently, I must have taken a picture of every single cosplayer at the con. But I don't upload every single one; I put up favorites on facebook and that's about it. If somebody asks me for the pictures, I just share my google drive folder with them.

>>7879169
>>7879205
I cosplay what I want, but I do try to make my choices not too obscure. Just enough so that when fans find me they get really excited and we can bond over something awesome. But I always get someone to take pics on my phone so I'll at least have something to post to FB/tumblr since I know I'll never find any of those other pics.

>>7878098
>guys are so much more laid back than this

...If you've spent a good amount of time on this site you'll now that's completely untrue.

> It's like when the kid from Mean Girls isn't flattered by Africa's reasoning, but rather he gets aggravated and disgusted that she's failing just to talk to him.

Oh yeah, there's no better example of the way real life people develope social relationships than cliche chick flicks.

Also:
>WHAT WILL THE BOIS THINK OF U???!!11

It's weird to see your kind on /cgl/...

>>7872042
why tell coworkers about your personal life? especially a hobby that they don't need to know about and they hate. blend in to survive.

>>7873475
This feel, I relate.
I don't even really care so much about cosplay sex, but romantic roleplay is really cute imo.

>>7878580
>That's the whole point of dating.
The point of dating is to know better people you already heard about or talked with before, not to select a stranger on the street and roll the dice to see if he fits you.

A woman who knows nothing about a certain person suddenly asking him out on a date is weird. I don't know who fed you this bullshit about how asking total strangers out is okay in today's society, but he was wrong and you were gullible.

Of course, "total stranger" here doesn't mean "that guy you work with". A total stranger is a random person you've never talked with before, and whose name you don't even know, which is the case here.

I have a cosplay fetish that makes it hard for me to get it up outside of cons. I don't have issues hooking up there, but regular women just don't do it for me anymore. I'd probably die if I picked up a Shimakaze cosplayer.

I've been browsing /cgl/ for a year or 2 and still never been to a con/cosplayed. I've always been interested though. One day, I'll cosplay you Bahsah-car!

>>7880213
I've been here for 6 months and I know spoilers don't work here
I'm just here for the drama tho

>>7876358
are you me?
I'm 152 cm and I look like a baby, all I have is classic lolita, my friend tells me I would look so good in sweet but I just don't like it.

>>7880670
Right? I just don't like how it looks on me. I know it's supposed to invoke an appearance of sweet cuteness and innocence but I think I just look like an overgrown 4 year old in it.

I'm single so I only use cons to hopefully find my waifu.

However I keep forgetting I suck at making small talk to strangers, even more so when she's constantly surrounded by her bubble of +3 friends. Pretty much impossible for me to approach, especially when I'm by myself.

Sometimes I see girls off doing their own thing alone and I have great conversations with them. Thank god for females that don't need to be babysit by their girlfriends like they're still 14.

>>7880767
...Reading this, I can see why you're single.

>>7880789
...If that wasn't already obvious enough, considering I basically said why in plain text.

Thanks for the reiteration?

>>7880802
I said I can see why you're single, ya dingus, I wasn't going "Huhu you must be single."
You call women "females" and you think girls hanging out in a group means they're being "babysat." Ever hear of having friends? Grow up and then maybe you'll find a girlfriend.

>>7880767
>"waifu"
>calls girls females
>waits for attractive girl to be alone before approaching them

Dude, maybe you should work REALLY hard on those social skills because you reek of creep

>>7880899
>You call women "females"
Yeah? What, do you want me to say girls instead to satisfy your autism for word choice?

>and you think girls hanging out in a group means they're being "babysat."
If they constantly need to use their friends as a proxy for socializing, then they are. Obviously if that's not your goal, then it doesn't apply to you.

Telling someone to grow up when they dress up as children's cartoon characters is pretty fucking ironic.

>>7880933
Unless you're in a biology class using females sounds really fucking weird. And the person responding to you literally just said "women." Maybe don't go for girls because girls are children?

And most normal people hang out with friends as a group...that's the point of having friends....and if someone is by themselves, do you really think they're going to appreciate some fucking weirdo waifu-chaser coming up to them?

If women seem to move tighter into their friend groups when they see you coming, they're PROBABLY trying to avoid you. That's also the point of friends--to avoid creeps.

>>7880919
>waifu
It's a joke phrase. Try not to let it go to your head or something.

>calls girls females
Girls are females.

>waits for attractive girl to be alone before approaching them
Literally every guy's first step is to try and talk to the girl 1v1 to get to know HER better. Oh right, it's incredibly creepy that I don't bring my posse of friends to wingman me.

>>7880767

>>7880955
You should at least roll up with one friend to wingman you; the more guys in your group the more unapproachable.
Try actually talking to a group of girls even if by yourself. It's a fucking con man, girls are going to be hanging out with their circle of friends. Talk to guys too. They might invite you to hangout with them and they might know girls.
If you go to a con to try to find your 'waifu' or for the purpose of getting laid, you're going to have a bad time and it will likely never happen.
Let things fucking flow naturally. Enjoy your time and don't force conversation.

>>7880941
>Unless you're in a biology class using females sounds really fucking weird

Using women can sound weird. Being an adult female doesn't mean they fit my mental image of what a women should be.

>Maybe don't go for girls because girls are children
I'm using the word 'girls' to mean 'guys'.

>And most normal people hang out with friends as a group
Wow congratulations on pointing that out, I totally didn't realize that. Unfortunately my friends aren't weeaboo enough to care for going to cons. I've had fun experiences going alone. It's not that big a deal to me.

>appreciate some fucking weirdo waifu-chaser coming up to them
It's pretty sick how you automatically stereotype someone as being weird for being alone. I don't approach them like an obnoxious weeb. And saying 'waifu-chaser' is basically saying I'm a guy that likes dating 'WOMEN', therefore somehow being creepy. That doesn't really add up btw.

>seem to move tighter into their friend groups when they see you coming

Where the hell did I mention this scenario? I said trying to get one to talk 1v1 when they're in a GROUP is difficult, not that they completely avoid me like some alien. Most are pretty damn chill about it.

If you're one of those girls that can't even imagine talking to a guy without his friends behind him, then I definitely wouldn't have ever approached you in the first place. Those type of people are easy to spot and I avoid them because they're normalfag shits.

>>7880955
>implying you even have friends with that personality

>>7880974
>You should at least roll up with one friend to wingman you
I probably should but that doesn't really change my point.

>Try actually talking to a group of girls even if by yourself.
I already do this, and that's not the problem here.

>purpose of getting laid
Didn't mention anything about sex.

>Let things fucking flow naturally. Enjoy your time and don't force conversation.
I don't think you get it. I'm not some sperg that doesn't understand how this shit works. This is a confessions thread. I obviously don't run around shouting 'WHERE'S MUH WAIFU' or some stupid shit. In fact I'm sure nobody I'm talking to even realizes my intention because I don't put it out there.

>>7880982
>help I need fallacies to make points

What a cheap response.

>>7880941

Apropos of nothing, or maybe something, In the health fields, using "female/male" is generally seen as more professional in the states, at least where I was at. In Europe where I'm at, it's considered more respectful and thus professional to use 'gentleman/lady/man/woman' (a classmate of mine was given out to for using the word 'female' instead of 'woman' for being dehumanising).

At least that's what I noticed. It's an interesting difference between two cultures.

>>7881012
>In the health fields, using "female/male" is generally seen as more professional in the states
Well, there you go. In the health fields. People think you're a creep in a social setting if you call every girl a "female".

>Yo dawg i'm bout to his this female up and get her digitz ayy lmao

>>7880999
Dude, you are worst than a sperg. You are a sperg in denial. You can't even pick up basic social cues. That's a sign of autism.

>>7880999
>In fact I'm sure nobody I'm talking to even realizes my intention
One lone guy who can't do small talk suddenly tries to talk to a cute girl? Of course they're suspecting you want to fuck one of them, that's common shit.

>>7881091
>help I need fallacies to make points
You've got to try harder.

>>7881108
Who said anything about them needing to be cute? I don't know, maybe you enjoy making up details and scenarios to prove your points I guess.

> suddenly
It's not suddenly. Conversation is made it's appropriate just like anything else. Stop adding unnecessary shit.

>can't do small talk
there's a difference between can't and difficult.

Someone that looks abandoned VS Someone surrounded by all their peers. What the fuck do you think is easier? This is 'common shit'. Call it creepy or whatever social bullshit you want.

>>7881171
This is why you're single, beta as fuck, and a virgin. You'll never learn.

>>7881171
I had my doubts, now I'm 100% sure you're autistic
Carry on

>>7881171
>going for people who look abandoned
youre not helping your case buddy
if they look abandoned they probably dont want a random stranger approaching them, just a thought

>>7881176
>>7881173
>ur a virgin n autistic
Now this is just /b/ tier posting. Maybe some other guy will take your posts seriously but not me.

>>7881194
Or they could be like me looking for someone to talk with, just a thought. I don't expect someone with such a narrow scope on reality to understand that though.

It's ok.

>>7881171
You're trying too hard to defend yourself, bro. I can get what you're trying to say; girls are easier to approach when they're alone but that is a scenario that nearly never occurs.

You actually seem autistic when you adamantly defend yourself on an anonymous image board.

>>7881229
Everything gets called autistic so saying that has no value. It's beyond overused.

>anonymous image board
It being anonymous means I shouldn't put any thought into my responses? If someone took the time to make a valid response, then I'm going to reply to it. It's pretty simple.

It has nothing to do with 'omg trying so hard' or whatever you're saying.

>>7881226
>such a narrow scope on reality
yes clearly my responding to your very specific point about one aspect of the life we live makes it clear that i have no other views

jesus dude let it go lmao

>>7870698
I want my boyfriend to sleep with me in full body paint.

>>7881524
>not fucking on a tarp while covered in oil

>>7871429
Lets be friends!

My boyfriend sells fetish/pornographic themed videos of me on deviantArt. We don't really 'split' the income between us. He just tells me that his money is my money, and I don't go overboard with it to maintain a level of trust and integrity.

>>7881830
DA name?

My boyfriend futashopped a photo of me when i was wearing a schoolgirl outfit. I sort of like it.

>>7871625
This if feel the same way. I hate working on costumes but when im finished it feels sooo good, so i keep doing it.

I secretly want to try crossplay, but I know my face is too masculine and my shoulders are too broad to ever pull it off.

>>7881874
It'll work out some way anon, don't worry.

ahh get ready for some jelly and angst seagulls

>roommate is perfect hourglass shape
>i'm an apple shape
>literally body shape opposites
>hate my body shape x10
>seriously i am so thick in the middle, where are my curves??? i don't even have hips what the FUCK genetics
>all of my JELLY

>insecure as shit
>don't know how to like myself
>want to be in relationship, but im terrified my partner would find my body repulsive like I do

I shiggy diggy do

>>7881968
I-i would love you unconditionally, anon

>>7881968

So do something about it and go for a walk or a jog or pass on the cheetos once in a while...?

Bitching and whining's easier I guess tho

>>7881980
I work out 2-3 times a week, walk about 1-2 miles every day at the minimum, and watch what I eat. It comes off slowly for me, I'm trying to be careful rn because a few years ago I fucked up my metabolism by not eating, then when I started eating normal amounts my weight shot up like crazy. My metabolism is about where it was before I started to not eat, but I still have to be careful. (And before that, food was my main coping mechanism. We... have a complicated relationship.)
I've lost 20 lbs so far, but it's not enough and I'm frustrated at how slow this is. Especially when my roommate eats whatever she wants and barely moves and it all goes to her tits and ass.
>can you feel the bitter jelly tonight, simba

>>7881973
thanks anon I appreciate it!!

>>7882027

>>ur jus jelly
>>MYY METAABOLIIISSSSSSMMMMM

Who the hell would be jelly of a pathetic rhinoceros who needs to bitch about her pretty roomate while whining about how hard it is being a whale tho?

like seriously, if you're still an amorphous blob you're lying about your eating and workout habits. You're either lying to us, or you're just lying to yourself. Just like all the other deluded landwhales, you are not a medical miracle. Your metabolism works just like everyone else's. All you want is pity and attention.

>>7882055
Wait, what?? No I meant can you feel MY bitter jelly tonight, simba. Sorry anon, I should've made that more clear. Sorry I've been drinking.

I'm not a blob, never have been. Didn't say I was. I'm a typical apple shape, undefined pudgy waist, no hips, and I have to lift like 80+ lbs in weights when I squat to actually get a butt. I'm also about 135 lbs, but my waist is still like 29 inches because fuck my weight distribution.

And not really, I want a place to anonymously vent and people who can relate. If I tell anyone I know IRL that I feel this way, they'll start worrying that I'll stop eating again.

>>7882027
starvation mode is a myth
it doesn't work like you don't eat for a week or two and your metabolism is just fucked. that's not how it works. it takes a really long time to screw your metabolism up.

>>7870698
Lolita is making me more and more of a shallow, materialistic person and I...actually really hate it. It reminds me of how I used to be my first year in a sorority, and I really didn't like how mean I was back then.
>Complaining about feeling mean on cgl
>kek

>>7882075
I used to be just like your roommate, anon. I could stuff my face with no repercussions to my body or skin. I coasted through my first three years of college weighing like, 97 lbs. Then I turned 21 and started going out and everything went to shit. I mean, I'm still small but now I'm pretty skinny-fat so I've started working out again. My weight distribution is so stupid, too. My measurements are still the same size (32b24w34h) but everything went to legs and butt so now I'm like...pear-ish.
I'm just dumb and thought my metabolism would take longer to slow down than it did. Oh well.

>>7882154
>>7882075
You/anon's roomate with almost 100% if niether have un-addressed medical issues just simply didn't/don't eat as much as you/she thinks you/she eats.

I've talked about it a billion times on here, but basically a really common theme with people like that(including myself) is that they tend to skip meals somedays or eat much lighter than they thought they did or both because they're lazy/busy/stressed etc.

It's the same thing but opposite for fat people. They eat more than they think they do, and sometimes thinks they burn more calories while working out then they really did.

TL;DR watch supersize vs super skinny to get the idea
fast/slow metabolism isn't really a thing for someone with no medical issues relating to such. In fact thin people burn less than fatter people who do the same amount of activity.

And obviously athletes are not included in this since they usually require 4000+ calories a day to maintain their bodies due to activity and muscle mass.

>>7871344
Nothing wrong with that his jacket can pass as normal clothing and I've never personally seen people publicly walk around in SnK stuff outside of cons but god I don't want to

I've never been to a Con, I've never been on this board but my friend invited me to come with him and go to the Hello Kitty Con in downtown LA on the 30th. What should I expect?

Is this a normal type of con? Will there be cosplay? What do I bring to cons besides money? What should I watch out/look out for?

not sure if thread related but I don't know where else to ask

bump

>>7881234
I'm not that guy but I think these people mean actual genuine autism. Not as a broken buzzword like it's normally used here but to describe the proper condition. I ended up falling into a stupid argument pretty much identical to this one a few days ago with some aspergers guy irl. Just don't be so confrontational, the points you are making sound really forced and you clearly aren't listening to anyone at all. Long story short I think there's at least one or two people sincerely trying to explain things to you at this point but you are too inept to catch it.

>>7882257
already pointed out anything worth responding to. Using autism as a counter-argument is dumb/not going to pay attention to it.

Confrontational? It's 4chan dude. No comment on that point lol

The only thing you added is "you dont get it because autism/insert meme insult here".

Moving along.

>>7880955
>>7880977
>>7880999
>>7881171
holy fuck this autism, no wonder you never pick up

>>7882097
It's easier for girls, chump. Read an article sometime.

>>7882287
They have a point, though. You are literally showing signs of fundamentally not being able to get it, on a social level. You seem not to be able to see other people as people, but parts of an objective. I'm not saying this just because women aren't objects or anything, but because if you go up to them with the idea of them as people in mind it helps you SO much when you try to talk to them. And then maybe you wouldn't be such a whiny fatty when flirting with them doesn't go your way, because there isn't a magic formula. Especially with nerdy ass convention girls who probably didn't have getting a boyfriend in mind. Your odds are already low for meeting a girl there, and not for that "but they're surrounded :((" bullshit.

>>7876187
I've never begged for shares and I've somehow garnered 500 likes in two years. I know it doesn't seem like much but like somehow people find it, I really have no clue. I am like legit the absolute worst person about cross promoting my page and asking for likes and sharing my photo with more popular pages because it's meh to me I would rather sew, so if me being completely lazy as fuck about my page somehow gets me people you can do it -thumbs up- just don't be desperate and people won't make a big deal out of it. Posting more often than I do would be a good idea too lol

The girls in my comm often bitch about how much they hate weeaboos/koreaboos but they constantly tag their pictures with Japanese tags and bullshit like selca, kyou wa coode, agyeo, etc. Way to be what you hate, girls.

>>7882412
What is going on in this gif?

>>7871512
>>7871744
It's the same with my classmates and I have two friends. I just try to act the same way they act towards me. I know it gets lonely but dignity should be first, anon. Respect yourself.

>>7871668
I'm in a similar situation. My advice is don't expect a thing from anyone else and give what you expect. I don't know hwo to make friends yet, but I tell myself that once I become confident and happy with myself and work on my social skills they'll just come. Good luck cutie.

>>7882598
I hate when white girls use #selca. I don't even like the word selfie.

>>7882669
I don't like either words, ugh. As an Asian though, I get a lot more attention when I post under the selca tag than under the selfie tag so... *shrugs*.

>>7877833
yep
i feel like going to things alone is just not acceptable anymore
everyone gives me that look security gives me that look like "what is this guy up to"
I would like to be your friend if possible

>>7882669
#ulzzang is worse

>>7870859
I'm proud of you anon.

>>7872603
It's just online. We blow things out of proportion when our bank accounts are dry.

>>7882598
Yooo
Like why the fuck would english speakers use asian versions of english words. On instagram, there's so many girls who write their captions like a kawaii japanese girls.
Today's make!! Coode for today~

The best cosplayer in my country is a cringefuck. I don't even know how she get there. I mean. Well, she make some really nice props, but her make up... Damn nigga, looks so fucking noob.

I cosplay because I'm a lonely person who wants to express the shows and characters I love.

I can't get into the whole facebook page making circle jerk because that just isn't me. But somehow, I can't stop feeling bad when I see all the posts people I've met at cons make and photoshoots they're doing with other cosplayers. It's kind of shit to feel like a square peg even in the anime community.

>>7873815
That's good, anon. I'm glad you're not letting them control you despite being friends.

>>7882598
This. I'm korean and I get irritated when people pull the kpop shit on me.

>>7883178
The one that pisses me off the most is Rune/WeabooStories Girl because she used to [unintentionally] send drones of people to harass said weaboos and now she's being a total weeb herself.

>>7883333

Who? I wanna see the hilarious make up.

>>7882257
>>7882499
Agreed. I'm a sperg myself and this guy sounds 100% like one of the guys in my therapy group.

Women aren't Pokémon, man. I know this socialization shit would be easier if we could plan it all out in advance, work out different scenarios, calculate relative success rates but that's just not how human interaction works.

Fake give aways.
I really want to do fake give aways but i'm scared people would call me out of it. I created an account on facebook pretending to be a cute chinese girl barely speaking/understanding english and make that fake account live (adding friends,posting pics,...all taken out of obscure weibo accounts) win my give away and some weeks later i make a status about how she got everything,i make it live again for some time then disappear. Perfect plans, more followers.

My lolita wadrobe is growing and yet I don't have any opportunity to wear all that stuff.
My comm sucks, don't get any meets done and had some drama gonig on which bascilly destroyed the comm. Cons are hours away . I tried making a loli friend in my city but I had to realize that she is part of huge Drama.

I just want to have a Lolita friend who lives nearby and don't have any issues or is part of any drama.

im sexually attracted to melissa

A bunch of girls in my comm are really getting to me with their "I'm black and have weeby hobbies, let me always post about my natural hair #blackgirlsrule teehee etc. etc. etc." Recently, a chick I met on a friend thread gave me a ringtone to set for them. It's that "I'm Black Y'all" song and I die laughing whenever they call me now.

>anon has wishlist
>someone posted a dress for her
>I'm going to bid after it even though I already own it because I like the cut better
>and it's super cheap right now

I am fucking trash

I have been single for about 2 years now and I have dated a lot of people in that time but everytime it starts to get serious they lose interest.
And my schoolfriend tells me she is jealous of my bisexuality while she is already on her third boyfriend this year.
sucks I'm not even ugly or anything I just lose all ability to talk to someone when I actually like them.

I just spent my rent money on my dream dress. I dont know weather i should cry with happiness or sob at the debt i'll have to pay. Either way i regret nothing.

I kinda dislike the cosplay girls who are "pretty" and switched "on" all the time.

To me cosplay should be a special thing for the awkward, bookish "plain" girls who come out of their shell at conventions and do it in lavish or lewd costumes.

>>7877775
Are you an idiot? Everybody is fine with non-print replicas, because those are completely legal. The fashion world has companies make non-print replicas all the time (that's how trends work).

Print replicas are the only illegal items, because the prints are considered to be artwork.

I'm really addicted to buying clothes. I don't have any bills or anything of the sort to pay but I am slowly draining my bank account. I just want to blow all my money away on this.

Everytime I go to a con I always go alone as to not reveal to my social circles I actually really really like Anime , the con scene in general ,Japanese culture , and Vocaloid (Specfically Miku).

Its not that im akward about it but its just Im Black and live in a really intergrated part of bedstuy. So saying I like things different from the norm can actually get me shot.

It kinds of my fault seeing how much of a criminal I was back in Highschool

>>7880933
>Telling someone to grow up when they dress up as children's cartoon characters is pretty fucking ironic.
/cgl/ ladies and gentlemen.

>>7882851
>tfw you prefer to do nearly everything alone but you look like a loli so no one ever thinks you're creepy or suspicious
feelsgoodman.