A blessing
Yaoi is incredible and I may actually be addicted (not really ideal as I rarely leave my house to meet friends bc I haven't read all the Yaoi in the world yet). I can't remember when I first read it 2, 3 years ago? But I now read daily, especially when I am stressed as it calms me down. I am an art student and being able to read a romantic tale whilst seeing it have in motion through beautiful illustration is heaven. I have trouble reading shoujo and heterosexual romance manga due to an extreme lack of confidence. I become jealous of how the females in the manga look (silly I know) and become upset over it. I thank Yaoi for offering me romance, love and art without having to worry about my insecurities <3
P.s incomplete manga should have a warning pop up that asks whether you want to continue as there is not much worse than falling in love with an incomplete story.
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Me too, I can't read heterosexual romance without comparing myself to the heroïne :( I become jealous. It even hurts me to read love stories about cute and talented girls while I'm such a plain, boring, ugly girl. I can't identify to them...
I feel the same way. Whenever I'm having a problem, I just look for a cute yaoi manga and calm myself. All the romance makes you feel good, and it feel real and honest. It helps my smile. Plus the stories are beautiful and the art too.
And... I second the last sentence. It's a wonderfull idea, that would be very usefull.
It's such a lovely escape and I know that it'll cheer me up when I'm sad. Like you say, the relationships feel honest (most anyway) and are very subversive. Haha petition to get warning pop up begins (⌒▽⌒)