What is your husbando’s name?: Shrek

What are they from?: Shrek

Can you show us what they look like?: I’ve yet to meet someone who hasn’t seen Shrek, but here’s a picture. https://i.imgur.com/TUKJm44.jpg

Can you name a few things you like about them? Let’s say 5, just to start: Ok. First of all, I probably seem like a troll because my husbando is Shrek, the man, the legend of memes and shitposts. But I’m actually seriously about my love for him. Even if the original movies were comedies, and even if his context on the Internet is usually ironic – his real, original character… is just so good. First of all, Shrek’s main personality trait is that he’s a self-prioritizing savage. Not in a bad way, but in a cool way. He doesn’t get startled easily, and when he gets annoyed, he simply gets rid of the problem without regard for etiquette or unnecessary morals. He lives for himself (and, as revealed later, for those he actually cares about). Second of all, Shrek isn’t self-conscious or insecure, which is something I greatly respect. He is aware that he is an “ugly” ogre. He is aware that he uses mud to clean himself. He is aware that this and many other things he does are socially unacceptable. But he doesn’t care: he does what is best for him, what’s easiest and gives most pleasure without giving a crap about what others think. I think that this isn’t only a great part of his character, but makes him an amazing role model. Third of all, Shrek is actually funny. The way he talks and reacts to stuff is hilarious and entertaining, and I’ve only met several people with his sense of humor. Fourth of all, I can relate to him. Shrek lives in a swamp, and lives a pretty secluded life apart from his family and friends. He’s unfriendly to unwelcome guests, but he deeply loves and cares about his companions. Overall, he is really kind and adventurous, just chooses not to show it when it’s not necessary, and I think that it’s a good thing. There are many other things like that but they would make this intro too long. And, finally, the memes. Maybe this isn’t as much about Shrek himself as it is about his presence, but it’s still a direct result of his personality and choices. Shrek, as you probably know, is very memeable, has been a part of many different meme templates, and among other things indirectly popularized the song All Star by Smash Mouth. It feels very comforting to see my husbando all over the Internet, where I lurk very often. It feels nice to know that he makes so many people laugh. Maybe he even makes someone’s day. (For me, that is almost every day.)

How long have you been together?: Ever since I first saw Shrek in 2010, I felt that if he was a person in real life, I would absolutely do everything I can to at least be friends with him. I guess you could call that love? But since it felt unnatural to call it that, I didn’t consider a relationship until about 2014, when randomly a thought came into my mind: be like Shrek and do whatever I feel like regardless of standards and stereotypes. That’s when I admitted to myself that I actually love Shrek, and that’s probably also when we’ve started “being together”. Sadly, I don’t remember the exact date or even month, but I know that it was sometime during the summer.

How do they influence your life?: For one, Shrek’s moral principles greatly inspired me to work on myself and do what I know is best for me. In the past couple years, I’ve not only spent a great deal of time improving myself as a person, but did many things other considered weird or funny, but when I explained to them why I did it, they were at least somewhat amazed at how useful it would be. I can tell you what exactly they were if you’d like 😉 But, for two, Shrek gave me true feelings of love and admiration for the first time. Not that I’ve always been an extremely secluded person, but I never found any real people around myself likable enough for me to fall in love with them. Despising them isn’t the right word, it’s just that I found them pretty boring. Shrek, on the other hand, was a completely new experience for me, and opened a new “eye” in my emotional soul. Am I over-dramatizing this? I don’t even know.

Why are you joining this community?: I think this will be the only place where people would not only treat my relationship with Shrek seriously, but won’t make fun of me for it. I never had a reddit account (which is why it’s brand-new), so I created one as soon as I decided to try to join with you guys. This is also why I picked a random username, so that people who know my normal usernames on the Internet won’t find this account and won’t make fun of me. Also, this feels like a really wholesome community that I’d be very glad to just be a part of.

And again: I’m not a troll. I know that it’s probably weird to be in love with Shrek, but that’s just because of his Internet reputation. I love him for who he actually is and I hope you guys can understand.