No one believes my obsessions...

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"Fantasy football" is socially acceptable in male circles. But not "fantasy naval warfare".

Its easier to get into conversation with work mates about NFL teams that never met on the field than it is to invite speculation on how "The USS Iowa [our most advanced battleship of WWII] would hold up, mano y mano, against the Japanese Yamato[ the biggest battleship of that, or of any time]". But the later event is what I was (and still am to some extent) fascinated by, not football. So I just dont talk about it.


You might work on figuring how to relate your narrow obsession to ...other things in the broad world to make it more relatable to others in conversation. We all have to sell ourselves to the world, NTs as well as us. Even to sell ourselves as conversation-worthy.

Like maybe take up watching the Simpsons, which IS socially acceptable to be into, just so you can become a conneiseur of cartoon TV shows in general (and can talk like a critic on both Looney Tunes and King of the Hill or South Park).

Twilight Princess said she got into classical music from watching Elmer Fudd (he sings opera more than once).


In fact you might be able to turn the tables...talk about composers of pieces you see Looney Tunes characters perform (like Wagner, and Verdi) and make others feel ...like ignorant low brows ...envious of your intellect!

I don't think you're taking interests from anybody. The people who are saying such things to you don't know what they're talking about.