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I know for some people it's normal for interests to never fade, and for others for them to flit in and out of their lives. But what is the interest or hobby that has held true the longest for you?

Reading and journaling.

Fantasy and science fiction, I guess. I can't really remember a time where I wasn't interested in it.

Reading in general but more specifically: slash fanfiction. I first started reading it when I was around 13. I'm turning 41 this year. Haven't ever stopped, never had a het pairing I would read/write fic for. Of all the things I read/write, that's the one thread through them all.

It's funny, but you and two other anons mentioned reading and I just honestly did not think of that as an "interest". I mean it is, but it just didn't occur to me. Reading is like eating. It's not an interest, its just something you do.

AYRT

I would say that as well, except I grew up in OK where people... don't. Of my family, my mom and I are readers. No one else in the family really does unless forced.

If someone reads the occasional book, then I wouldn't necessarily call that an interest, but I think if someone always has a book on the go and reads a chunk of it practically everyday, maybe even has a To Read list they actually use and go through, then that's definitely an interest.

Gardening, maybe? Even when I was growing up with a mostly concrete and crabgrass yard I was always into plants. Fiction-wise, dragons, and fandom-wise, Phantom of the Opera.

IDK if reading in general is specific enough to be an interest, but reading fanfic is definitely a specific interest, so that's my answer. Reading fanfic has been an interest of mine for twenty years.

Perfume is a fairly long one, too--around fifteen years.

Drawing. I do it badly, but I started doodling almost everyday when I was 13 years old and never stopped. I'm now 34 years old.
Horrible fanarts, incredibly lacking landscaping and buildings with bad perspective, an enormous amount of anime eyes, embarrassingly wonky naked ladies and creepy monsters... I draw anything anywhere and my sketching pages are very messy. I love them. My subjects change because my interests change, but still I go on sketching...
I have shit skills because I didn't know how to learn how to draw until recently, but I have my "style" and I cut some of my favourite sketches and past them into a scrapbook with my favourite pieces.

Nowadays I'm getting into art more "seriously" and I've began learning the fundamentals and drawing by observing. It's kind of embarrassing how much I've improved in these last few months only by following some basic instructions LMAO I feel like I've wasted so much time just randomly doodling and never really applying myself. (Probably for the best though because I had a lot of fun and no pressure!)
I was never "lucky" in having a mentor or someone who believed in my drawing skill. When I was a kid I almost always was the worst "artist" in my class and I actually even failed art class in middle school. I wanted to apply to a high school specialised in arts, but my mother prohibited it because I "had no talent". Still, I never stopped drawing, but I never did apply myself either because of fear of failing. My drawings were my biggest passion and my biggest shame until recently.

I purchased some watercolours in December and it has been the best gift I've ever made myself. Like, I'm so happy now. I can't believe that my stupid little sketches can be improved this much with just a bit of colour. I'm amazed.

I don't really want to monetize my hobby, especially online, but I hope that in maybe three years I'll find the courage to book a table in a small artist convention and IDK sell some bookmarks and other small paintings. I really want to meet people through my art and maybe make them happy with my little creations.

Reading, crocheting, and 2 dimentional multimedia.

Star Wars. Music. Justice issues.

One Piece. I loved it since it first aired in my country.

Which means I've been into One Piece longer than any of the other answers I thought of first: reading fanfic (about three years after I started watching OP) and playing volleyball (the year after I discovered fanfic).

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