>>1594974
Met someone into cosplay already. He turned out to be selfish and really into himself. I don't know why I haven't dumped him.

I met my boyfriend at a convention. It's rare but it happens.

the craziest man I ever dated was a cosplay nerd.

"A friend wants me to wear a moogle costume for a convention."
"Okay."
"Is that weird?"
"Not really."

I've cosplayed with my girlfriend before. It was a lot of fun making the costumes, but when teh con came it was terrible.
She wouldn't leave me alone, she clung to me like crazy. Using the excuse "we're cosplaying together" ALL the time.
I love the girl, but I'll NEVER cosplay with her again.
Pic related

Hadn't gotten into cosplay yet on his own, but he knew I was a cosplayer.
He was just too shy and couldn't sew for shit, but now that we're living together he's very excited about it. A man once afraid of a sewing machine is now threading the needles for me.
The toughest part is figuring out what couple to cosplay together. :\

My boyfriend isn't a cosplayer, but he knew I was one pretty much the same day we met. I don't hide it. He knew what cosplay was, poked some fun at me for it- then within a week or so I had gotten him to agree to cosplay with me.

Just don't hide it. If a guy, (who isn't already in the scene), is really interested in you, there's no reason cosplay should stop that.

OP, you'd be surprised how receptive the average person is to cosplay. Unless they're a bro, or something, chances are they'll think its cool.

>>1595020
My story is like this as well.
Just all around bad experience cosplaying with my boyfriend

I just started a thread on this - but basically it went like this.

I had a passing interest in cosplay before we started dating.Over the past 2 years I've taught myself to sew and gotten pretty involved in making new costumes. I got her watching a few animes with me and she agreed that they were pretty cool. But it wasn't until pretty recently that she agreed to do a couples cosplay with me.

I'm real excited for it.

>>1595064
I agree.

Protip: Just don't be shallow when you're looking for someone. Just someone in to gaming and anime can be swayed much more easily because they can understand for the most part.

There is definitely hope - if my situation worked out, anyone's can.

My boyfriend is Japanese and NOT an otaku. This means that he had a hugely negative image of what anime/cosplay was all about when we first met. Additionally, he had no idea that I like anime or Japan when we first spoke. Overall, he was really interested and nice about my hobby. After gradually showing him more and more of what cosplay is about (IE it's not all creepy people), he's definitely interested in cosplaying with me. He even went to his first con recently and watched me cosplay. So if I can get a conservative Japanese guy into cosplay ANYONE can.

>>1594974

the question seems strange ?

if a guy is interested in you and happy with the relationship you could say you like dog food lets have Alpo tonight and they would give it try

if they are getting worn down by the effort it takes to bang you or new ass is on the menu you could buy them sports cars and they would still find reasons to leave you

playing dress up never gets old, it is a non factor or a bonus

Cosplay Kitten and Lord Masamune are dating??? AWESOME!!!

whoa... Cosplay Kitten and Lord Masamune are dating?? HOT!!!

>>1595133
>>1595124
...what?

My circle of friends tends to be the nerdy type, so the people that I meet through my friends tend to be the same, so Ive never really had that awkward conversation about what my hobby is... Thats happend a few times in my classes, but people generally seem to find it interesting. Nerdy, but interesting.
My current relationship [dating for just over a year now] started after meeting at a Thanksgiving party. I then found out that I had actually met him previously at a couple conventions, and that he had actually been a part of an award winning cosplay group. but didnt put two and two together.
Ive think that if you base your relationship on the idea that you want to be a cosplaying couple, then its just asking for problems.
Find someone you like, who likes you for you, and then get them into your hobbies. Its hard -not- to start being interested in some of the things your significant other does.

>>1595055 Just don't hide it. If a guy, (who isn't already in the scene), is really interested in you, there's no reason cosplay should stop that.
good advice. I think that's just what I needed to hear. Thanks!

>>1595124
>>1595133
I don't know, I just looked in my cosplay folder for a twosome to use as a semi-relevant OP.

>>1595194 Ive think that if you base your relationship on the idea that you want to be a cosplaying couple, then its just asking for problems.
You're right. I don't usually think this way, but sometimes in a daydream I might sit back and think "would this guy be a good cosplay partner for me in the future...?" It's probably something I should stop.

I met my current boyfriend at D*C which is the only con he goes to. He has a few costumes, but he's not a "cosplayer," if you know what I mean. He's interested in attending anime cons, but I don't think anime cosplay will be up his ally. I recently told him that I'm forcing him into a costume for couple cosplay this year whether he likes it or not and he resisted, but I don't think he's such a jerk that he wouldn't wear it for me if I made it for him. And probably got him drunk first. I plan to use this costume as the bridge into making him my cosplay man-bitch. :D

In return, I might possibly make the female counterparts to a few of his own costumes that he loves doing at D*C.

Just have to tell em, that it's halloween with a anime theme

Just find a guy who is into dorky things already. You might not get him to cosplay with you, but it certainly won't be an odd issue you'll have to deal with. I met my boyfriend through an anime club and we first hooked up at a con, so yeah it hasn't ever been an issue I've had to discuss with him. He is not a cosplayer though. In the 3+ years we've been dating he's cosplayed with me at a con once for a couple hours. And that was recently. But it was his idea so that's improvement for my interests. I just don't think it would be fun if I forced him into it.

I have a dorky boyfriend. While he thinks I'm crazy and would never cosplay himself (no matter how much I try to get him to) he doesn't mind me doing it.

>>1594974
Be up front about it. You should never be embarrassed about your hobby. If you love cosplay, the guy who likes you enough to date you should love you for it. If he looks down on it, fuck that, get a new boyfriend.
I told my boyfriend that I cosplay while we were still becoming friends, and he still thinks it's awesome and wants me to help him make his own costumes. The first he heard about me being into cosplay was us talking about our favorite fighting games.
Him: "I love Dead or Alive. The physics engine is, uh, super."
Me: "Yes it is. I totally dressed up as Ayane once."
Him: O____O "WUT"
He has agreed to make props for me in return for my sewing skills. This naturally, makes me love him even more.

Just don't date a guy if he thinks your hobby is stupid. Date one who thinks that it's hot when you dress up as anime and video game characters and admires the fact that you can turn a wad of fabric into a wearable item. He'll probably want in on it eventually, because every guy wants to be their favorite badass character.

Hm. My fiancee personally thinks cosplay is cool and such, but won't do it. Reckons most cosplayers are assholes and I'm a magical exception...somehow? Ah well.

I have a boyfriend who loves cosplay but never feels like he can pull anything off. It's also a little awkward to talk about cons with him, too, because he was at the head of a con that fell through. It has worked out so far, though. I just wish he would cosplay with me more.

Eh, all the girls I have ever dated (and the one I am currently dating) since starting to cosplay have all been met at cons. So, it is pretty easy to explain it to them. Especially when it is caused from Alu x Integra photoshoots.

>>1595470 Him: "I love Dead or Alive. The physics engine is, uh, super."
>> Me: "Yes it is. I totally dressed up as Ayane once."
>> Him: O____O "WUT"

That's... really cute. Requesting more stories like this, please~!

I am not into cosplay at all but for some reason I like to lurk on /cgl/, especially when you guys are telling stories about cons and personal experiences.

If I was a cosplayer I could see dating another cosplayer as a bad experience, especially if it involves going as a couple or if you start nit-picking at the others work. As far as I'm aware most 'regular' people know what cosplay is and would be pretty cool with it.

My boyfriend is fine with it. I told him about it before we started dating and he often hung out with me while I worked on costumes. We were friends for more than a year before we started dating so he had time to get used to the idea. He always thought it was cool though. He's come with me to a few conventions but it doesn't really interest him. We always laugh though when his myspace friends ask him, does your girlfriend like wigs or something?

If I were to cosplay with a boyfriend, I'd be terrified of all the yaoi fangirls jumping us. That said, my group for Katsucon this year is kind of ship-tastic even without any real couples, so I don't know how much of a difference that would be.

My boyfriend doesn't really cosplay, but is into anime and gaming. He knew I cosplayed before we started dating. He thinks I'm very creative because I can sew and see possibility in unconventional materials.He's also willing to cosplay with me, but only characters he knows.

My boyfriend got me back into anime, and actually kind of encouraged me to start cosplay in a sense. He suggested about half the characters I dress up as. He has his favorites of these characters I do, but really doesn't like my Yoko. Lol!

The only way I can get him to cosplay with me, is if I make him the costumes though. Oh well, it's fun and adorable to see little girls asking him for a hug or a picture with him!

My ex liked videogames and some anime, and I actually started cosplaying after we got together. It didn't come as a surprise to him or anything. It seemed like a fairly normal thing for me to do, considering my personality. But he was very controlling and didn't like me showing any skin and would get pissed if guys took pictures of me in costume. Therefore, he's now my ex.

My boyfriend was into anime before we even met, and about a month into dating he stumbled upon a picture of me and my friend in cosplay that I had in my drawer and was like 'Oh that's Reno from Final Fantasy, was this taken Halloween?' and I explained to him about cosplay and conventions and he seemed really eager to try it out :]

>>1596643
Try out cosplay himself or try out sexual fantasies involving you and cosplay?

Mine was into anime, but didn't know about cosplay. So I told him about it....then showed him this page.....yeah so he said he'll never cosplay cause of how some people get so butthurt over crappy costumes. Which kinda made me mad cause in a way that means he thought my costumes were crappy.
He also said some people seem to look at it like a religion on here lol

My ex wasn't all that into anime or cosplay, but he'd go to cons. I went with one with him, in cosplay, and I was in a bunch of events, but he didn't want to go see me.

Instead he got stoned.

It's a mix bag, really, cause some guys who aren't into anime can be supportive, or you get this asshat who's just a total prick and can't be arsed to give half a shit about ANY of your hobbies.