Past crushes besides your Waifu?

[Ziggy and Angelbaby]

Several of my early crushes were on mouse ladies: Mrs. Brisby (The Secret of NIMH), Miss Bianca (The Rescuers films), and Gadget Hackwrench (Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers). I didn't know it was "weird" until it became apparent that most people maybe didn't crush on animated mice. Some of my other early crushes included Babs Bunny (Tiny Toons), She-Ra (from She-Ra / He-Man), and maybe Elvira (she had campy "horror" movies and showed a lot of cleavage). That last one I garnered from the drawings I did of her as a kid. I "had a thing" for Ariel from The Little Mermaid (aquatic version), and I still occasionally get flack from Babe for it. xD

Then I realized I was attracted to anime ladies; I can probably blame this revelation on the Sailor Scouts (Sailor Moon). I bet a lot of other people could, too. There were three anime women of whom I was particularly fond: Ryoko (Tenchi Muyo!), Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats), and Aisha ClanClan (Outlaw Star). I did love Ryoko, and I do still consider her my first love. But it wasn't something that I ever thought to pursue or feel would have ever really worked out. I never met her, reached out to her, or ever considered the two of us to be in a relationship, and my feelings for her ultimately led to unfulfilling and obsessive behavior rather than the comfort, completeness, and overall happiness that I feel with my partner Angelbabe. I don't lament the fact that things didn't "end well" with Ryoko; I may never have met the love of my life if they had gone otherwise. But I also wish Ryoko - wherever she may be - well, and would like to think that she's with the person that she truly loves.

There are quite a few other "characters" that I've been attracted to / crushed on from anime, video games, or what have you. After it was more or less pointed out by a friend of mine, I looked back and realized that a good number of said characters are tied to the color blue. (Blue actually wasn't my favorite color prior to my attraction to and developing affection for Rainbow Dash.) Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon), Shiva (Final Fantasy series), Ruto (TLoZ: Ocarina of Time), Midna (TLoZ: Twilight Princess), Zero Suit Samus (Metroid series), Rosalina (Mario series; introduced Super Mario Galaxy), Elsa (Frozen)... There are others, as well. ^ ^; But the best thing about this is that Babe has essentially embraced them (or *most* of them - she thinks Ruto has a strange jellyfish head lol) as her "Blue Sisters."

And it's great to have a partner who, while she might tease me from time to time, is actually cool about knowing all of this. Really cool. The coolest, in fact. < _< I'm not just trying to flatter her: I really feel this way. She's helped me to feel more comfortable with myself than I ever was in the past, and it means a lot to me.