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Did growing up change your taste in LIs ?
- Thread starter koko36
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- Jan 3, 2013
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When I was a teen, I was into the whole "bad, mysterious, dark, brooding" emo boy stereotype who were so skinny they looked like they'd topple if you poked them. More than a decade later, I find myself gravitating towards the exact opposite: super buff, dependable, wholesome golden retriever types who don't trauma-dump on the heroine the first opportunity they get. I chalk it up to bad dating experiences prior to meeting my husband. Unfortunately, most otome game heroes are walking red flags, lol.
- Mar 7, 2014
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yes it's changed for me... now I can't stand misogyny in any forms make it more harder to play japanese/ otome games even tho I knows they're just fictional characters but sometimes it really hard to not see it. /sorry for gloomy comments
- Feb 25, 2026
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When I was younger, I was really into messed-up stories and unhinged characters. Yanderes were absolutely my thing back then.
But now? I think I've just gotten mentally tired over time lol. These days I'm way more drawn to calm, emotionally stable characters, or the bright and cheerful types. Visually, I used to love the fragile, sensitive pretty-boy type. Now though… I'm into men who look and act like they have their life together.
But now? I think I've just gotten mentally tired over time lol. These days I'm way more drawn to calm, emotionally stable characters, or the bright and cheerful types. Visually, I used to love the fragile, sensitive pretty-boy type. Now though… I'm into men who look and act like they have their life together.
- Feb 24, 2026
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- Jun 30, 2021
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- Feb 20, 2026
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In terms of visuals, I have always been into LIs who's a bishounen (pretty boys), shorter kings or delicate types. I was never into ikemen (handsome man), tall, buff, manly, abs-on-display men.
But after being dragged into Love and Deepspace rabbit hole by my friend, my eyes have been opened. The men who were not my type before have now become my type. Now i find pretty/shortie/delicate slightly less appealing. Beefy men changed me.
In terms of personality, i am still into emotionally/mentally unstable men because they tend to have deeper backstories.
But after being dragged into Love and Deepspace rabbit hole by my friend, my eyes have been opened. The men who were not my type before have now become my type. Now i find pretty/shortie/delicate slightly less appealing. Beefy men changed me.
In terms of personality, i am still into emotionally/mentally unstable men because they tend to have deeper backstories.
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- Mar 31, 2015
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I think I still like the archetypes I used to before? But now that I'm an adult, I have a harder time tolerating the archetypes I'm not really into
Back then, I could still maintain interest in LIs even though I wasn't really into genki, shota/boyish looks, uncommunicative/emotional unavailability, etc.; now they're kind of a slog to get through even with my 100% completion mindset
Back then, I could still maintain interest in LIs even though I wasn't really into genki, shota/boyish looks, uncommunicative/emotional unavailability, etc.; now they're kind of a slog to get through even with my 100% completion mindset
- Aug 31, 2014
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As I've gotten older (also past the 25+ line) my tastes matured but didn't outright change completely. I let myself open my mind up to types of characters I used to really dislike in the past because they reminded me of so-and-so thing in real life. Not to mention, while I enjoy high school settings (the Persona series is very dear to me as I played those before I myself was in high school) the stakes just never feel as high and the conflicts get repetitive. I don't miss school, so please bring on the fantasy!! xD
As I've aged I've been able to enjoy media a lot more objectively in general and therefore find myself drawn to more taboo/dark topics I would've avoided before. As for archetypes, when I was young it was all about the blushy shy types, but now I appreciate all kinds like genki, yandere, kuudere etc. My tastes broadened as I grew up and I'm glad for it, as I can enjoy much more content nowadays!
As I've aged I've been able to enjoy media a lot more objectively in general and therefore find myself drawn to more taboo/dark topics I would've avoided before. As for archetypes, when I was young it was all about the blushy shy types, but now I appreciate all kinds like genki, yandere, kuudere etc. My tastes broadened as I grew up and I'm glad for it, as I can enjoy much more content nowadays!
- Jul 24, 2025
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- Mar 20, 2014
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- Oct 21, 2014
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I definitely changed! Especially after I got married. I think I have less patience for LIs and some MCs now. It is like, don't you guys know what you want? Ugh lol
- Jan 6, 2025
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- Jul 16, 2021
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Not so much otome related but still taste in 2d men. I remembered being so into Zero from Vampire Knight, I was a ride or die for him, hard core defender! But now I love Kaname with all my heart. If you were to put the current me with younger me, younger me wouldn't believe it lol.
- Sep 18, 2023
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Since I've been playing for a long time, if I played the same otome games I played when I was little, I'd fall in love with the same characters again( ≧Д≦)my type hasn't changed much (*´ω｀*) but maybe I'd fall in love with characters I didn't pay enough attention to before (⌐■-■)
While I'm writing this , the games I'm thinking of are Nameless ~The One Thing You Must Recall~ and Dandelion ~Neoege Buneun Baram~
The LIs i loved are still same
While I'm writing this , the games I'm thinking of are Nameless ~The One Thing You Must Recall~ and Dandelion ~Neoege Buneun Baram~
The LIs i loved are still same
- Mar 19, 2026
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