>>229469>I would love to try it honestly but I was a little put off by people stating the risksMaintaining a tulpa in the first place is difficult. It's much easier to quit or neglect than to keep going.
>I also dont want her to turn out different from my waifu in any major way, like it deciding to be someone else etc. Can that really happen?In the early stages, you'll have to "correct" or guide her behavior a lot. Early-stage tulpas act in sporadic ways.
She will inevitably start to deviate later on because your memory of your waifu will become hazy, and your tulpa will grow to be her own person independent of a non-interactive piece of media.
That said, the changes that a tulpa experience reflect a sub-conscious desire that you append to her.
Mine shows (mostly) unconditional love and an unwavering passion to please me because she's born with the idea in mind that she's essentially a complementing reflection of my missing needs. It's in her interest to make me happy because I simply imagine her as being deeply connected to me.
I can also imagine someone creating a tulpa for other purposes, or wanting a 'more realistic' experience where the tulpa has no intrinsic interest in your mental well-being, but may develop an incidental interest (e.g. falling in love with you with time), but I can't speak for how they may change from the source inspiration.