People in love with the idea of being a donor

[Lillith]

I don't want this to sound like a rant of a hungry vampire! I'm interested in what donors think about what I'm about to say.
I'm a sang vampire looking for a donor and this seems to be increasingly difficult recently. People that I find or that contact me seem fine at first until it comes to the crunch (of actually donating) and all of a sudden they're not interested. Its as if they like the idea of being a donor or meeting vampires.
I myself can only put this down to the Twilight/ True Blood etc craze. People are saying they will be donors JUST to meet vampires.
Has anyone else noticed this? Donors- how would you explain it?

[diss]

i have heard quite a few vamps complain about this type of behaviour.

i think one part is perhaps that they have some romantic notions about vamps, and get real and fictional vamps slightly confused. but i think rather more common is that they suddenly get the creeps. the first thing which drives home that it isn't some kind of game is when they have to get their blood-tests done. that tends to make it very real, and dispel many romantic ideas. then, as the reality of "they're going to cut me and drink my blood" grows larger, it can scare of more people. it takes a heck of a lot of trust and calm to unwrap a blade and hand it to another, so that they may cut you.

going from the idea of wanting to be a donor to the reality of it, that's a very big step.

[WingedWolfPsion]

I really don't recommend letting someone else cut you, though--in some countries, this is illegal. It is considered assault, and the State will prosecute even if the individual does not, if it's found out! So, it is best for donors to always make the cut themselves, simply to be safe, legally.

[Sylivia]

With the exception of one time Ive known most of the people that have donated to me for some time and sorta brought it up a little at a time and by the time they did donate they seemed fine with the whole thing...so I havent run accross that problem..How ever the girl that donated to me just before I moved was nervous and scared the first time ...she wanted to do it so badly. Once we were together that changed, but she was fine after that and she enjoyed it from then on. I can see where it can be a scary thing... I had a friend into bdsm and I thought I could get into it because I realy liked him but when it actualy came down to it i couldnt do what he wanted. I felt bad because I had led him to believe I was ok with it and the idea of it excited me..So dont be to harsh on the ones that back out ...their intentions were good but maybe the werent ready yet and in the future they may overcome that fear. but if you get angry the will certainly not be tempted to try again.. BLESSED BE.