i just got to a certain point - when i finally got over the shame and then the embarrasment etc - when i figure there was no reason not to tell people.
Yes, yes, yes. I think the first RL person I told about my slash obsession was scottxwl--seeing as he maintains a website devoted to lesbian subtext on Xena, however, it wasn't too much of a risk. ;-) I also told my mom recently, in a very casual manner: when that Boston Globe Magazine article about HP fanfic came out, she gave it to me because she knows I'm into the books, and we discussed it a bit, with me mentioning offhand, "well, when I first got into slash, it was all about Smallville," etc., and then explaining the whole concept of slash... and she was totally cool with it. But yeah, I don't tell the people I work with, or some of my other friends. I did introduce holdenrevisited to slash, though! Another success story, as she now sees the slash everywhere!
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Date: 2003-08-26 07:40 am (UTC)Yes, yes, yes. I think the first RL person I told about my slash obsession was