Fandom Boyfriend

[ithildin]

Been meaning to ask thoughts on this term. I see it used a lot, and I sort of get it, but I don't [g] So what does the term 'fandom boyfriend' mean to you? Is it your favourite character? The one, if he were real, you'd want as a boyfriend? Or the one who'd want to be your boyfriend? Or is it more along the lines of a friend who's a boy? None of the above?

Silly question, but I realize I'm not really sure what it's supposed to mean :)

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[pat-t.livejournal.com]

LOL. I don't know if this helps, but maybe it will.

Patty loves Scott Cain. She loves Danny. She thinks about him to the point that she spends time reading Danny and Steve fanfiction because she wants more Danny than she gets with the show. She has looked up everything Scott has played in and bought as many things she can. She bought (or I did as a present) the book of photographs Scott published.

Now, she doesn't wish Danny or Scott was her real boyfriend. She has a husband she loves and is happy with. But this guy has her attention. She thinks about him. She spends money and time to get more of him in her life. He's her fandom boyfriend.

I have a wall with Duncan and Methos' (as well as Adrian and Peter) pictures dedicated to them. I have spent money going to conventions related to them and their show/characters. I have spent time and money thinking about and expanding their place in my life. Now, I don't wish either Adrian or Peter, or Duncan and Methos were my real life boyfriends. But due to the amount of time, effort and money I have spent expanding their role in my fandom life, they are my fandom boyfriends.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

That makes sense. So since I can't pick a real person, I just need to use my own criteria, I guess. So my choices stand - for this year, at least [g]

But if I used yours, I guess Peter wins. After all, he's the only actor whose fanclub I've ever joined, and I've seen him more in RL than anyone else as well.