Sure, why not. It could be weird at times, but hell imagine the fucking advantage when playing games that need you to mimic something to guess at the thing.
It'd be awesome.
It'd be awesome.
If they were a shapeshifter that didn't shapeshift, how would I know they were a shapeshifter?thaluikhain said:True.Jadak said:I wouldn't, but I also would't be interested in dating a shapeshifter who isn't into shapeshifting for pleasure. What good is that? I'll find one who is.
But that falls into the same category as any personality based aspect of relationships. People are into different things, so best to look for some overlap.
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Hang on, would you date a not shapeshifter that didn't shapeshift? Coz, isn't that much the same thing?
I guess my main hang up is the idea of "making requests", for lack of a better term. I wouldn't feel comfortable saying to someone "You need to change the way that you look for me to be attracted to you, because I can't handle what you actually look like". Partially because that seems mean, and partially because I imagine it would lead to resentment on their part once the honeymoon phase was over.DrOswald said:What if their natural form wasn't their true form? Lets say their natural unshapeshifted form is a repulsive blob. But they no more identify with that form than they identify with their Jennifer Lawrence form (to take, at random, some physically desirable form.) In fact, they choose to look like Jennifer Lawrence often and perhaps have come to identify with that form as a major part of their self image, if not their "true" form (because they have no true form.)
First I want to thank everyone who have responded so far to this fun question.Lightknight said:Could I? Boy howdy could I.KissingSunlight said:I was thinking about the character Mystique from X-Men. Having been played by Rebecca Romijn and Jennifer Lawrence, it's easy to fall for that character. Even though she is blue. Not that I'm a racist. It's just usually when someone has blue skin that means they're dead. I digress.
I was thinking about the positives and negatives of being in a relationship with someone who can change their appearance at will. No doubt, it would be a complicated relationship that would require a lot of trust. Could you fall in love with someone who can change their appearance like Mystique?
As long as the person is compatible romantically/emotionally/etc then i don't see how it would be anything but a positive that they'd have an ability that would make the more intimate parts of the relationship all the more interesting. The real question is whether or not a shape shifter would be able to fall in love with you (not you as in, KissingSunlight but the royal you) when fantasies come to light.
The nature of this ability would leave room for trust issues, of course. But what relationship isn't a potential trust landmine (emphasis on potential)?
Counterpoint, Miss Martian.Zontar said:That's something that always confused me about some shapeshifters in fiction: they're all angsty about having to hid their true form from the public, even though their true form is batter looking then most of the human race and they would have no trouble fitting in (case in point: Mystique).Caiphus said:But hey. If falling in love with a shapeshifter involved falling in love with a blue Jennifer Lawrence then put me in, coach.
OT: it's the personality that's important. If they're insufferable, the ability to look like a young pornstar won't make a relationship last long.
Get on my level, human.Ratty said:Technically everyone "shapeshifts" in a sense as they get older and their body starts to give in to entropy. So, yes.
I think I probably could although it would be a bit of a mindscrew to find out that my past 3 ex-girlfriends were all the same person.KissingSunlight said:I was thinking about the positives and negatives of being in a relationship with someone who can change their appearance at will. No doubt, it would be a complicated relationship that would require a lot of trust. Could you fall in love with someone who can change their appearance like Mystique?