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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-07-18 06:47 pm

[ SECRET POST #2389 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2389 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-07-19 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
... I think you may be psyching yourself out on this, OP. I've never been asked for a selfie by a fandom friend. Most of mine have no idea what I look like at all, and vice versa.

Trying to contact other people usually results in quick replies, the kind that usually means "that's all you're gonna get from me. I'm not interested in being your friend."

That might be true, or it may well be that you're reading a lot into a short reply. It depends on the contact you're making, OP. If you're not already doing so, I'd try to show some love to the artists/writers/whatever you feel drawn to in fandom. You can start with quick compliments, or questions if you have any. See where it goes, and try not to rush to the conclusion that you're a loser nobody will want to talk to because... well, that tends to come out in how you approach people.

"Fake it till you make it" has a certain amount of truth to it, OP. If you feel active, engaged and interested, try to make sure that's coming through. If you don't, well, try your best to seem sincerely interested in other people and see what comes of it. It'll take time, sure. But fandom is full of people who want to find other people who are into the same things they like. Everyone has some level of insecurity about socializing, but it's important not to let those insecurities take you out of the running before you've even had a damn good go. Best of luck to you, OP!