What's your special interest?

I've noticed there a lot of posts on this forum about making friends and finding others who share an interest, so I thought I'd start a thread where people could talk about the stuff that really interests them and maybe connect with others who feel the same about that topic. I hope that's okay, and I'm sorry if a thread like this already exists and I missed it.

I know I have several interests which I get VERY excited about and would love to find others to geek out with on - as it can feel really lonely to not have people who share the same passion or get excited about the same things. But I also love listening to people talk about things that they're really passionate about too, so I would genuinely love to hear about everyone special interests too.

I find it really hard to make friends and am always cautious about talking about the things that really interest me, after years of being told that I'm weird/creepy/boring for getting obsessed with stuff that I like. But that's just me, and if I get passionate about something then I can't help but  focus on it. And that makes sense to me. Why wouldn't someone focus on something that makes them happy? 

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  • My special interest is music especially being a fan of Taylor Swift. I’m a huge Swiftie. Also Gilmore girls and photography and writing 

  • I used to watch Gilmore Girls. Great show. What type of writing do you do?

  • Gilmore Girls is my favourite show! Were you team Jess, Logan or Dean? I write stories and poetry

  • I used to read thrillers though I’m currently on Midnight Sun (the latest twilight). Authors like Kathleen Glasgow, Krysten Ritter. But I mostly read classical literature 

  • Oh, I can see the appeal of Logan too. 

    Are thrillers the type of thing you like to read as well? What authors are you into?

  • Team Logan here but I can see why Jess is a popular choice. A mix, usually thriller 

  • Team Jess, I think. But I was far more taken with the Lorelai and Luke story. What kind of stories do you write?

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  • I used to read thrillers though I’m currently on Midnight Sun (the latest twilight). Authors like Kathleen Glasgow, Krysten Ritter. But I mostly read classical literature 

  • Oh, I can see the appeal of Logan too. 

    Are thrillers the type of thing you like to read as well? What authors are you into?

  • Team Logan here but I can see why Jess is a popular choice. A mix, usually thriller