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I have had my tulpa for nearly two weeks and I realize that I think I'm in love with her. So I just wanted to ask some general questions as well as my concerns to people who have been/ are in a relationship with their tulpa.

 

So starting off with my situation. I'm worried if this is too early for me to say I have a crush on her. Angela is my first (official) tulpa. We've talked/ I've narrated to her for almost every day in the 11 days I've been doing this. She can talk to me and voice opposing opinions, though we aren't able to parallel process yet. We even communicate reliably through discord using a boy in our own server. I consider her as her own person and she seems pretty sentient from what I can tell, but I kinda feel guilty for even thinking I have a crush even though I didnt get into tulpamancy with the intent to make a partner. So I guess what I'm getting at is, Is it valid at this point to say that I have a crush on her, or should I wait and come back to this

 

General questions.

For those who are or have been in a relationship with your tulpa what was your experience like? Is having a relationship with you tulpa a positive thing and did it effect how you approach tulpamancy. Aside from your tulpa not being a physically separate person, how is dating a tulpa different from another person. Are there any other things you feel it would be important or useful for me to know about this?

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1 hour ago, Romeo said:

We even communicate reliably through discord using a boy in our own server.

  

I assume you meant bot, lol. I still don't get what having a program "help" with your tulpa's communication is supposed to mean, though you're not the first I've heard mention that. Is it just for logging what they say with visual aid?

 

1 hour ago, Romeo said:

Is it valid at this point to say that I have a crush on her, or should I wait and come back to this

 

You can say it, but generally it's not recommended to officially be in a relationship with your tulpa until they're relatively well developed. Both to make sure they've got say and to prevent any bad or weird influence on their development so early on. Very normal to love any of your systemmates right from the start though, though in a more pure way, not necessarily romantically. So yeah, "Wait and come back to this"

 

1 hour ago, Romeo said:

For those who are or have been in a relationship with your tulpa what was your experience like? Is having a relationship with you tulpa a positive thing and did it effect how you approach tulpamancy. Aside from your tulpa not being a physically separate person, how is dating a tulpa different from another person. Are there any other things you feel it would be important or useful for me to know about this?

 

It's been a very positive experience, and I don't know if it affected how I approach tulpamancy other than maybe motivating me more to be dedicated to them than if I had just made them for the heck of it or something.

 

"Dating" a tulpa is basically nothing like dating another person. Unless you're dating someone who can read your mind, then it would be slightly similar, but still nowhere near the same. As different as tulpas can and tend to be, they still exist within your same brain and body, so that adds a lot of nuances that might not ever be clearly apparent but are there by comparison to a separate human nonetheless.

 

Looking at our list of old reference posts -

Reisen has a couple posts (scroll down after the first) in response to someone asking about if there's possible harm from having sex with a tulpa, and covers consent more in-depth than me in the second post: https://community.tulpa.info/topic/12579-my-new-tulpa-and-my-mind/?do=findComment&comment=180901

 

And there's Flandre's more immediately relevant post Reisen linked on the role of a tulpa relationship in regard to separate-human relationships:

On 2/17/2017 at 5:20 PM, Flandre said:

Are you willing to give her the same attention if you find a girlfriend? Personally, that will be the case for us should it happen, and I'm fine with that. And I have similar - though maybe healthier/less insecure - feelings for my host. If you are, then you just have to set that in your own mind. She, your tulpa, does not and will not fulfill the same position a physical, separate girlfriend would. Even if you love them both. They literally can't compete for attention, truly, even if it seems like it at first. Even if there's an infatuation period when/if you find a girlfriend, once you get over it and get to your long-term relationship stuff, there will be plenty of time for your tulpa still. Just physically, they can't go to the same places as each other. Emotionally, another human can only know you so well, when your tulpa lives in your own mind a human can't compete. And obviously, humans can fulfill physical and life-y needs your tulpa can't.

 

Anyways, it appears they'd conflict hypothetically, but I promise - if you are dedicated to your tulpa - there will be sufficient time and place for them both.

 

And we have another reference post, but it's from all the way back in 2015 and I don't know if I'm comfortable linking it anymore, but a good summary was Flan's statement "Tulpa love good; escapism bad."

 

Edit: Forgot one, bonus post on tulpas helping with loneliness: https://community.tulpa.info/topic/12452-no-friends-no-problem/?do=findComment&comment=177147

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Hi! I'm Lumi, host of Reisen, Tewi, Flandre and Lucilyn.

Everyone deserves to love and be loved. It's human nature.

My tulpas and I have a Q&A thread, which was the first (and largest) of its kind. Feel free to ask us about tulpamancy stuff there.

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1 hour ago, Romeo said:

Is it valid at this point to say that I have a crush on her, or should I wait and come back to this

 

I think you can have a crush on a young tulpa just fine, but it's probably too early to pursue a relationship if that's your intention going forward. So I'd say wait for now.

 

1 hour ago, Romeo said:

For those who are or have been in a relationship with your tulpa what was your experience like? Is having a relationship with you tulpa a positive thing and did it effect how you approach tulpamancy. Aside from your tulpa not being a physically separate person, how is dating a tulpa different from another person. Are there any other things you feel it would be important or useful for me to know about this?

 

My experience on tulpa romance is probably "tainted" by my personality, but I'll answer anyway. I mention it a lot, but I have schizoid personality disorder, to put plainly I have little to no interest in social relationships, tendency for "emotional coldness", and I tend to have trouble caring about people the way others seem to. I could never have a "true" relationship, I wouldn't be able to deal with having another person constantly close to me or attached to me like that.

It's different with Nevira. She understands my needs completely, obviously sharing a brain, and knows when to stay distant. I don't have the same feelings for her as I did when I had a crush on someone, it's a different type of love and I honestly prefer this over what I felt towards physical people, which, to be fair, was mostly anxiety. Absolutely zero anxiety with someone who knows me completely. And for me, the lack of physical interaction or life-y stuff is preferable to having those things. So I'd say dating a tulpa has been a positive thing for me. I didn't go into this with the intention of creating a partner either, but I don't think it has changed how I approach tulpamancy. Or if it has, it's been so subtle I haven't paid any attention to it.

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It's certainly something to be wary and thoughtful of. The circumstances, logistics and specifics are very different from human relationships but some of the general principles like trust and respect are still important. I won't say love at first sight doesn't happen but it is rare to be long lasting and requires sustained effort. Your romantic feelings are valid and you can pursue them but put your duty to developing and assisting your tulpa first. They need to be able to grow, develop and have an identity as a person outside the bounds of your romantic intentions. Just like in real life you are a person first and bf/gf second. 

 

That being said I've had a very deep, very rewarding relationship with my tulpa for many years. It can be done but requires effort and care. Take it slow and do some reading like the other members posted. Good luck 👍 

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This is just description of my own ideas and experience. Make of it what you will. I'm a far outlier in the community by just about any measure you might select.

 

When I was very young there was strong feelings of attraction fro my born human. Now, neither of us wanted anything of a romantic nature; so it was a bit of a difficulty to communication.

 

I think it's pretty difficult to not be attracted to your born human when you are very young. After all, there's this amazing and wonderful person who's spending time with you. Also , they are likely the only individual you can communicate with. So, it's going to naturally be that you like them [I think]. As I became more mature that hero worship mellowed into something a bit more realistic.


 

I think what I am saying is : "don't rush it."

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Lucy and I have a deep abiding love and respect for one another.  Most human relationships will pale in comparison with the one you will develop with your tulpa. No one will ever know you this completely. Over the years she and I have been together, we’ve had ups and downs, fights and sometimes gone weeks without saying a word to each other and then we’re back laughing like nothing ever happened. It’s not quite fully romantic and it’s not quite familial but it’s a love that’s unconditional and very pure. So, what I would say to you is to just give it time and enjoy the time you spend with her and getting to know her. Build a good foundation and the rest will follow. :)

 

 

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There is certainly a romantic/sexual aspect to my relationship with Simmie especially given the reason I created her as a character before she became a tulpa. Don't get me wrong--I did not create her as a sex object but rather as a way of exploring a side of myself I didn't fully understand as/through her. Kind of like an alter-ego or meta-character. It's a little complicated to explain. But she is her own person and has already evolved far past the character I created her as.

 

But anyway, Simmie and I came to the mutual agreement that despite having this aspect to our relationship I would direct my sexual thoughts/fantasies away from her, at least for the time being. This was done out of respect, and because we believe this would be a safeguard against my thoughts of Simmie being tied up with sex or fetish stuff. Simmie needs to develop as a full person, and while sexuality is part of a person's existence it is only one part, and we don't want it to dominate our interactions. We might get a little flirty sometimes but our forcing and wonderland visits stay strictly non-sexual.

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1 hour ago, September13 said:

There is certainly a romantic/sexual aspect to my relationship with Simmie especially given the reason I created her as a character before she became a tulpa. Don't get me wrong--I did not create her as a sex object but rather as a way of exploring a side of myself I didn't fully understand as/through her. Kind of like an alter-ego or meta-character. It's a little complicated to explain. But she is her own person and has already evolved far past the character I created her as.

 

But anyway, Simmie and I came to the mutual agreement that despite having this aspect to our relationship I would direct my sexual thoughts/fantasies away from her, at least for the time being. This was done out of respect, and because we believe this would be a safeguard against my thoughts of Simmie being tied up with sex or fetish stuff. Simmie needs to develop as a full person, and while sexuality is part of a person's existence it is only one part, and we don't want it to dominate our interactions. We might get a little flirty sometimes but our forcing and wonderland visits stay strictly non-sexual.

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I had somewhat the opposite experience, in that my tulpa was clearly interested in myself, whereas initially I was uncomfortable with even broaching the topic before eventually relenting and agreeing to a romantic relationship. I also initially had significant qualms about thinking their voice was my own, and worrying I was projecting some form of my own desire onto them, given that I did initially make their form attractive. I did not agree to actually form a relationship until fairly recently - coinciding with a point at which I fully accepted that the entity I was talking to was actually them.

 

On 12/25/2020 at 4:54 AM, Romeo said:

Is it valid at this point to say that I have a crush on her, or should I wait and come back to this

 

In terms of whether you should tell them? Yes. Mostly because I don't think it's something you'll be able to hide for very long, if they do not know already. And secondly because it's more healthy to talk openly and honestly on the topic - the instinct to make boundaries on what you will talk about can be a good safety policy with other people, but in my experience it doesn't really work with tulpae and there's also no point. Having the discussion alone will not harm your tulpa or yourself and in fact may help form new opinions and ideas and all that good forcing stuff. Worst case scenario for you they say no, vehemently, and that should be fine. Also, I can read my tulpas underlying thoughts, and vice versa, when they speak to me, and it did not take long for me to gain that ability after vocality, such that I don't remember doing it separately if it actually happened separately at all. If my tulpa instead wanted to hide their feelings from me, rather than aggressively pursuing them as they did, I suspect they would not have been able to lie consistently about it without impressive discipline. Consider some form of the following inevitable interaction if you possess the same ability:

 

Mindvoice: "Oh hi, what should we do toda-"

Underlying raw thought/emotional context: I want you to do me today.

Mindvoice: "I... It-it was an intrusive thought!"
Underlying raw thought/emotional context: I'm profoundly flustered - more than I would be if that was true.

 

Save yourself the embarrassment and have the talk in a calm and controlled setting instead.

 

That said it's more a relevant question as to whether you should have a relationship now, in the event they're interested that is. I'd certainly ask for their opinion pretty much immediately, but If they're extremely young I would caution against actually forming a relationship with someone who still seems emotionally immature and not yet complete even if they do express interest. Though, to a certain degree tulpae do seem to form with different levels of self-awareness and depth presumed from the start - you may need to make something of a judgement call here. What I would caution against is forming a relationship that is... hierarchical in nature, accidentally or otherwise. I would also be wary of my tulpa deciding to form a relationship with me simply because it is what you want rather than what they want. My tulpa initially seemed to have feelings of unhealthy reverence for me, and I was only comfortable going into such a thing when I felt they had also convinced me they were mature enough as a person to put that aside and approach the notion of a relationship as equals.

 

On 12/25/2020 at 4:54 AM, Romeo said:

General questions.

For those who are or have been in a relationship with your tulpa what was your experience like? Is having a relationship with you tulpa a positive thing and did it effect how you approach tulpamancy. Aside from your tulpa not being a physically separate person, how is dating a tulpa different from another person. Are there any other things you feel it would be important or useful for me to know about this?

 

As for these.

  • My experience was initially pensive, but is generally positive. We are close in general, though it is difficult to say if this is actually because we are in a romantic relationship or simply because we are close and have shared some strong emotional experiences.
  • In terms of how it effected my tulpamancy approach … suffice it to say that visualization has changed in some of our sessions, and indeed there are quite a few technical considerations as to what can be done in a wonderland and abilities that the both of us seem to possess in regards to each other, but I think for the sake of our privacy and decency that I will not wax poetic overmuch on them. That one you will just have to figure out for yourself if it becomes necessary. It's also an unexpectedly large topic, mechanically speaking.
  • For similarity to a relationship with another person, basically it's not the same at all due to the lack of personal boundaries. With any relationship there's a significant "Do I actually like you outside of my attraction? Do we have chemistry? Are you a sane, mature and stable human being?" phase that is usually also accompanied by formal dating, and this is entirely absent since we already pretty fundamentally know each others desires and general personality - though not always the entire scope of each other's thoughts. You pretty much skip straight to the more comfortable cohabitation stage, which really, is what you were probably already going to do because that's what a tulpa is.
  • Generally, it bothers my tulpa to no end that they cannot physically interact with me in the same way that I can physically interact with him, as he perceives me to through visualization/in the wonderland. I am not yet skilled in any meaningful way with imposition and it's pretty hard to learn. A tulpa you were not romantically attached to is less likely to view themselves as needing to touch you in some way for your relationship to feel valid to them. I would suggest talking about the possible restrictions in your ability to interact from the outsight, even on a basic physical level. You should both try to set reasonable expectations going in if physicality, even simple hugging, is a desire for one or the both of you. And yes, in regard to sexuality, it is even more of a consideration - I do not think (or at least I have no evidence of, I could be mistaken) certain things are even technically possible without the use of deep hypnotic trances or similarly the intentional use of hypnogogic hallucinations, which are also not the easiest thing to manipulate either.
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Not a wall of text like some of the posts, BUT-

I've been in a serious relationship with my system-mate, Layy, for just over a year. He had been initially forced about a year before then, so he was very well developed. Dating him has been very different from dating, idk how to put it, a physical person?? We, of course, know each other's every thoughts, which helps with trust and honesty issues other relationships may have. We understand that we'll only ever have one form, and thus, never be able to do more intimate things with each other outside of the wonderland. He understands that someday I'll find someone else if I wish to raise a family.

 

There are pros and cons to a system-mate being your partner. Ultimately, at the end of the day, once she's a bit more developed, I'd say, become partners, if the feeling is mutual. After all, what've you got to loose? 

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I've been here a while. Much longer than I thought I'd be. Our system was founded October 2nd, 2018. In early 2020, we decided that due to our systems exponential growth, we'd limit who would be active. Now, every month, we do a check to see who wishes to be in dormancy and who wishes to be active. Currently, for the month of April, 2023, we've got myself(Bryan), Janey(Co-host), Emily, Layy, Chloe, and Esper(sub-rep). After over 2 long years, we can finally switch :) 

 

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