10 Things That Happen When You Date A Doctor Who Fan

9. People Keep Commenting On Your Date's Doctor Who-Themed Clothes

2enoz8h 1 Gif At first, the Whovian is probably going to keep a lid on how much of a fan he or she is, because they want to make a good impression. Doctor Who has a history of being a turn-off for a large percentage of humanity. Which is completely unreasonable, clearly. So, for those first few dates, the Whovian will project a carefully contrived façade of normality. But after a while, certain subtle clues to the fan's hobby may begin to be dropped. The clothes, for starters. Fans like to wear their fandoms on their t-shirts. The non-fan in the blossoming relationship will probably miss that there's a funny blue wooden box on the shirt of the person sitting next to them in the cinema. Halfway through the date, though, some clued-in passerby is inevitably going to call out something along the lines of "Nice TARDIS shirt!" Brace yourself for the deluge of praise from the oblivious folk around you. To start with, the upbeat comments might even be vicariously pleasant. You get to bask in the reflected glory of your culturally savvy other half and that's nice. But after a while, the compliments are going to grate. Let's face it, you're on a date. You want the attention to be on you, not on your boy/girlfriend's licensed apparel.
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Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year. You can find him on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/culttvmike