Poll: When fan fiction meets real life, what happens?

[thefourthvine]

In America at this time of year, we get extremely used to answering invasive questions from total strangers. So I thought I'd conduct a poll that could yield potentially interesting results.

Basically, I'm curious about how you handle the interaction between your real life and your fan life; as someone who just recently invited a real-life, pre-fandom friend to view this rather fannish LJ, I find this a topic of relevance right now. And it's sure less depressing than all the political polls I've been reading.


[Poll #370787]

Comments

[cyanei.livejournal.com]

Well, I can actually sort of see where she's coming from; I'm sure I appear very girly to most people. But it's hard to explain that I'm not a girly girl, I'm a girly boy. And that, yes, were I born male I would still paint my nails, wear makeup, and be just as interested in boys, interior decorating, and clothing as I am now. And I would probably spend just as much time on my hair.

This baffles some, I'm sure, and all things considered, I'd rather have her not believe me and still let me live in her house than have her take it to heart and disown me.