It's safe to say that if you're an actual directioner, you probably sit around all day on tumblr and twitter. You've never met them, never been to a concert, you don't walk around in their merch, and you've read so much fanfiction it's not even funny.
Now I'm not saying that you're a fake directioner if you have done any of the above. Let's get real though, if you walk around school wearing a shirt that says "I <3 1D" It makes you look like an eight year old, not trying to offened anyone though.
So let's be honest. We all have a favorite of the band and their is nothing wrong with that. For instance, my favorite is Harry. I feel so guilty having Harry as my "favorite" because how he is the one that gets the most media, and well, he's every carrot's main. I'm not saying I don't like the others, but Harry has that special connection to me. You might have the same connection with Zayn, Liam, Niall, or Louis. Like I said, nothing wrong with that. You're not forced to have that attraction to all of them, but that's not reason to hate them or disrespect all of them.
Don't get me wrong, I still love everyone else in the band. I feel like I know them personally... not strange, right? We all get the occasional feels for the other boys, so don't act weird about it.