Welcome to the best Tamagotchi forum around. I'm 20 years old and in college and I have over 110 Tamagotchi and assorted virtual pets. I've been collecting since they came out in '97, and I can't really see myself quitting any time soon. Currently I'm raising 5 which I bring to college in my purse...no one really cares. It's individual, and that's cool! I never feel embarassed about my collection ,as long as you're not hurting anyone, just do what makes ya happy, right?
Im really not hurting anyone. I have a huge Tamagotchi community at my University, so its all good. We are actually chartering a club when we get sufficient members, but our community is growing at a steady rate of 2 tamagotchi a week, so it wont be long. Im getting a Black and Red next week, I think. I'll be running four.