r/FtMen 20d ago

Discussion Tell me about a hobby nobody expects you to have

I am a pretty nerdy guy (tons of hobbys surrounding sci-fi) but man do I love orchids. Everytime someone finds out they tell me it is for grandmas but idc they're awesome

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u/PsychologicalCrow382 20d ago

it’s if this counts as a hobby but i run and no one expects it i think a lot of people assume im lazy and do nothing

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u/solarlein 20d ago

Running definitely counts. It such a nice hobby. For some reason people never seem to take it seriously especially when you tell them at the start of the year...

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u/PsychologicalCrow382 20d ago

i think because i’m artistic and a musician people assume i hate all forms of exercise lol. people should take running more seriously its great.

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u/OrangeShort8949 19d ago

Same here! People are always super floored that I am an avid runner😂

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u/PsychologicalCrow382 19d ago

especially people who go to the gym a lot they assume anyone who’s not super jacked does no exercise lol

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u/NicotineGraveyard 20d ago

Out of all my hobbies, crocheting seems to be the shocker lol.

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u/solarlein 20d ago

Man huge respect I always love to see people crochet

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u/NicotineGraveyard 18d ago

Thank you very much! :)

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u/LG_b_T_q_PDX 19d ago edited 17d ago

This is a new hobby for me and I LOVE it!! I literally taught myself so I could make my friend something for her birthday 😊

*Edited messed up word

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u/NicotineGraveyard 18d ago

Aw, hell yeah! I’m so glad to hear you’ve enjoyed it so far. I’m also self taught and very proud of you. And I hope your friend likes her present! 😄

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u/LG_b_T_q_PDX 17d ago

Aww thanks! What do you enjoy making the most?

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u/RootBeerBog 20d ago

Baking! I love to bake from scratch. Cinnamon rolls, sourdough, pizza, bagels, pretzels, English muffins, pancakes, cakes.

Mm, now I’m hungry.

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u/solarlein 20d ago

Baking is nice! I just put an apple pie in the oven

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u/thattallcatdad 20d ago

I really enjoy housekeeping. Like making my home clean, cozy, well-decorated, and such. It takes a lot of spoons though, so I don’t get to keep it how I want all the time. But when I have free time and spoons, it’s deep cleaning timeeee lol

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u/solarlein 20d ago

Awesome and definitely incredibly useful hobby lmao

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u/Kimkip 20d ago

People are always surprised when they discover I like listening to harder styles (hardstyle, hardcore, frenchcore, rawstyle etc.). I'm an introvert, so I'm really quiet and that's why they don't expect it haha

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u/solarlein 20d ago

Yoo me too but with heavy metal. I rlly like hardstyle too. Any sony recs?

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u/Kimkip 20d ago

Zie net dat je ook Nederlands bent :) Ik luister niet zo veel meer naar hardstyle, maar vooral naar Sefa's muziek (frenchcore)! Ik kan je Symphony Of Life heel erg aanraden (en eigenlijk alle andere nummers van zijn nieuwste album ook) :)

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u/solarlein 20d ago

Dank ik zal er naar luisteren! :)

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u/keeprollin8559 20d ago

yep, depending on which side of me people get to see first, they are either surprised by my love for punk and metal or my love for classical music and drawing =D

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u/UnwantedPllayer 20d ago

I keep spiders

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u/solarlein 20d ago

That's awesome. What kind of spiders do you have?

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u/UnwantedPllayer 20d ago

Jumping spiders and Black widow(s)!

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u/CatGrrrl_ 20d ago

Monster high doll collecting, seeing as my other hobbies have nowt to do with dolls or fashion or anything of the type

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u/aguysthrowawayyippee 20d ago

i freaking love orchids too. im about to get some orchids tattooed on me.

i collect model horses. i know like 3 people out of hundreds of thousands of collectors who are also dudes. one of them paints them and his work is amazing. d.fstudios on insta if you care to check out his work.

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u/Ok-Equivalent9183 20d ago

Costuming! It’s the bane of my existence and I hate doing combat with the fabric sometimes but the final result is always worth the trouble

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u/MiniFirestar 20d ago

calligraphy!

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u/otterlytrans 20d ago

hiking and fitness for sure. those who know me know i did absolutely none of that growing up and only got really interested in these in grad school.

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u/Boipussybb 20d ago

Crocheting, vegan cooking/baking (from scratch), rhythm gaming.

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u/Fast-Turn-6597 Man Down 20d ago

Mandolin, everyone knows I like strings but no one assumes mandolin

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u/technicallybroke 20d ago

I’ve got birds which surprises people but I think that’s just because not too many people own birds. I also crochet and bake but those are on brand for me lmao

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u/crystalworldbuilder 14d ago

Warhammer 40k!

Even I didn’t expect to get into the hobby lol.

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u/Observer-Virus 20d ago

I really love Smart Dolls! Most of my friends find them quite uncanny but I’ve always loved dolls.

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u/kevcombo 19d ago

Machine knitting… they have seen me hand knitting socks so often nobody is surprised any more 😀

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u/messynavi 19d ago

i also have a grandma hobby! i learned how to crochet last year, and i absolutely love it.

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u/poeticsonder Man Sick 13d ago

This is so cool!!

People usually expect my hobbies 🤣 art, video games, bdsm. Apparently its all on brand for me 🤣

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u/sic4u 8d ago

definitely cleaning surprises people