@The-Big-G That’s a VERY good point I completely forgot to mention : we’re cursed to never experience this IRL, it will always be fantasy. At the same time, we can’t help it so it’s important IMHO for a loving partner to leave space for that fantasy, not only in terms of RPing but indulging in fiction, art, etc.
I get that it can be hard to understand for normies, though, ie. “why do you want to spend time in a fantasy instead of real, actual me!?”. Ugh.
@littlest-lily I should have mentioned that I wasn’t single in my youth, I started dating at 16 and wasn’t again (beside a few months in-between) until I was 38. So for me, RPing has always been done “behind the back” of my partners.
I also feel that my maturity and openness in terms of communication didn’t have the chance to grow - we’ve had kids much too young in retrospect, and once you’ve got little mouths to feed you spend quite a few years “forgetting” yourself, not really putting your own needs first I mean. 
My definition and needs vis-à-vis role-playing has evolved with time. I’m with you that I can count on a single hand how many truly great RP experiences I’ve had. Nowadays I enjoy light and casual RP, which can sometimes become more steamy of course, but overall I get my kick out of interacting with tinies pretending you guys are really only a few inches tall, that sort of thing. 
But yeah, I’m thinking it’s something I’ll never really want to stop completely, and being transparent about it is part of the things I want to change in future relationships. You’re asking really good questions to ponder, like playing characters (mine or other ppl’s 
) vs myself.
Argh, sorry everyone, I didn’t meant for this thread to become yet another public introspection, hehe. 
I was taking a trip down memory lane earlier today on the archived version of the old Minimizer forum, and beside being amazed at how much was available (including old threads by yours truly!), I came upon something I remembered from back in the days:
The question is simple enough : Can role-playing sizey scenarios online be considered cheating?
If you had asked me back in 2008, I would have said “yes”, without a doubt. I didn’t even RP that often, but the guilt I felt, the way I hid my online activities and the shame I had whilst trying to hopelessly “cure” myself of this kink gnawed at me from the inside. My partner deserved better, yet I was stuck in this loop from not being able to tell her about my kink.
Nowadays, I’d probably say “it depends”. 
If I told my girlfriend about my kink and she wouldn’t want to partake, I’d be fine with it as long as she understood I don’t have an “off” switch to my kink, and yes, role playing from time to time might happen. I think the key is being transparent about it, but I’m aware that this might not fly with every gals (and guys).
Opinions?
@giantmaneddie well I just finished that part and those were some amazing renders and a surprisingly emotional story, even if we already knew some bits.
She had found a caring, loving giant. Why can’t society leave them in peace?! 
@Olo Hmm everything looks there but I can’t know for sure if anything has been removed. The most recent pieces are intact. I won’t pry too much but I did ask on her profile if everything was okay.
Good news, it seems her account is back although she hasn’t posted anything new yet.
@Olo said in Quick survey for a story idea...:
Coiled Fist has some talented M/m animators.
Yup, and they also have some of best GenAI synthographers I’ve seen! It’s crazy how much talent there is in the M/m part of the community.
“GTSbois” hehe… I’m stealing that! 
@Olo said in Quick survey for a story idea...:
The Wiking 2000, Eskoz, and AshkiiWolf are all geniuses at Size animation
I know and it’s crazy we don’t have a single animator on their level for SW. I think Wiking2K has retired btw? Or is on an extended hiatus. Regardless I’m soooo jealous of GTS fans, they are oblivious to their luck of having so much content on their side.
Edit: Sorry I forgot to mention SWRiddick, love his work and he does SW, but F/f exclusively.
Maybe a young gnome tinkering with his latest invention and needed a volunteer. Or a love-struck Halfing who’s advances were rejected because of his size?
I do love the “how the turntables” dynamics of shorter races becoming “giants”.
@The-Big-G Yeah I’m not looking to date under 30, but what I meant in my comment was the general mindset on kinks of my (our) generation.
From what I’ve seen, 40+ people aren’t as open-minded on topics such as kinks and sexual diversity compared to the younger generation.
@blehb said
It’s a line I want to cross but I can’t bring myself to do it.
Same. I suck at this so much. I don’t want to wallow up in self-pity again, but me being a dom cishet male in my 40s brings a whole lot of bonus difficulty to opening up (perceived or real), that some in the “it’s-no-big-deal” crowd might not have to account for.
Or maybe that’s just my excuse ¯_ (ツ)_/¯
I mean, folks don’t tend to post their L’s online, but I’ve had some private conversations with people who “came out” to their partners about their size kink and things went horribly wrong. You don’t really hear about those, but it’s always a possibility.
(Chlo I’m sure you’ll be fine, please don’t mind me) 
@Epic_Illusionist Are you reading my mind? I was just daydreaming about this the other day. 
@Epic_Illusionist Oh yeah! Good job, I know it’s not as easy at it looks to get good results.
For me, Real Life sucks for size interactions. Thank the Maker for the Internet, otherwise…
Being 5’8" means never getting comments on my height, I’m just average as average can be.
Being shy means never saying comments on girl’s height either, even in a completely non-creepy context. Well I did tease my short girlfriends a lot but never got any reactions beside slight annoyance.
So yeah, childhood games notwithstanding, I can’t say I’ve ever had the chance to experience even the lamest, normiest of IRL sizey interactions. 
@Olo said in The Other Shelf by OHH:
Both this and “On The Shelf” take place in a world with a shrinking virus that strikes random people and reduces them to varying sizes.
“On The Shelf” was written in collaboration with DannTheMuse, I think his IRL experience of being a nurse brought an interesting angle to the story about caring for tinies.
I can count on a single hand how many SM stories I have enjoyed over the years, but this one was good (in no small part due to the presence of Nessa, the aforementioned 5 inch tall woman).