In all honesty I don't really like the concept of having 'required' genders like the pairing thing (that being said most of my characters are male). I never really got that, but then again it's often tied to romance and such but that's not my kind of thing. I mean I understand with it occurring and I'm fine when it happens or develops over RPs but I never really enjoy it as much when its the focus or the main point of things at all. I really don't like it when it tries to be forced either. Can't say I'm a big fan of slice of life for that matter, though that depends more on whether or not things 'happen'. On that note I guess realistic fiction and slice of life or still kind of two different genres, and realistic fiction can fit a bunch more.
Well genre wise I tend to stick to fantasy, I do stretch into supernatural or modern fantasy now and again.
There's also sci-fi that I kind of want to try out but I'm also afraid too since I'm not too familiar with it, to be honest... which is probably why I have less characters that fit that particular genre.