Would you date a woman who didn't play video games?

[Anonymous]

Wow, of all the things to base a long term, serious relationship on- video games? LOL.

This is hilarious. OP- video games are a hobby, a past time. If a girl's hobby is scrapbooking or photography and should her partner also be interested in it?

It sounds like you want a long term FWB. A girl that you can play video games with along with have sex with.

Your not going to find a serious partner like that, but shouldn't have to many problems finding some women that are probably too young for you to play along for a little while.

[Anonymous]

Lots of typos^^ please excuse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Early 30s guy here, and lately I've noticed a lot of women I end up on dates with simply don't play video games. At all. Generally I associate people not playing video games with them being terrible bores who don't really want much out of life (to take an entire medium of art, one as rich and vibrant as music or literature if not more so, and just write it off entirely is a fairly extreme act), so I treat it as a major deal-breaker, but I'm curious if there are others who disagree. I'd do the same if they issued a blanket statement like "I don't listen to music" or "I don't read fiction" too, obviously.

Seriously??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early 30s guy here, and lately I've noticed a lot of women I end up on dates with simply don't play video games. At all. Generally I associate people not playing video games with them being terrible bores who don't really want much out of life (to take an entire medium of art, one as rich and vibrant as music or literature if not more so, and just write it off entirely is a fairly extreme act), so I treat it as a major deal-breaker, but I'm curious if there are others who disagree. I'd do the same if they issued a blanket statement like "I don't listen to music" or "I don't read fiction" too, obviously.

Seriously??

Gamer wife from upthread. I don't necessarily agree that video games are high art, but there are definitely some that are pretty impressive. Photograph-level graphics, excellent music, creative storytelling, etc. It's not opera, but it's not NOT art.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If someone has a problem with your hobby and insults you for it, don't date them. You can see from this thread that some women just go berserk when their man isn't working their butt off to earn money for the

Probably because I work my butt off to earn money for the household, so I think my man should too?

[Anonymous]

Video games have ability to mess with a psyche. They can replace real life experiences and relationships. They are addictive and can ruin your life. Instant gratification, all absorbing, stress relief. And gaming industry certainly targets men more then women, just look at female characters in any of those games.

Based on all that, men who are absorbed by video games make very unattractive parters. Who'd want to spend their life with a guy glued to a screen every free moment he gets? Not to mention drain on a bank account. No thanks!

signed
Gamer myself, who knows how to put the device down (sometimes)

[Anonymous]

But what happened to the men who liked women who played Dungeons and Dragons - ha? Is that out now too? What is the world coming to!

[Anonymous]

Forget video games. Who are these people who don't read or listen to music?!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love video games but I hate reading fiction so I guess I am out.

I don't get video games; I don't read fiction; music is... meh. I like the classical station in my car, but I would never sit in a chair and actively listen to anything.

Not a chance with OP. Oh well, my loss

(Seriously, is this for real?)

You're asking if this is real, when you're blithely noting that you have zero interest in art or culture? Shit, we should be asking if you're for real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Video games have ability to mess with a psyche. They can replace real life experiences and relationships. They are addictive and can ruin your life. Instant gratification, all absorbing, stress relief. And gaming industry certainly targets men more then women, just look at female characters in any of those games.

Based on all that, men who are absorbed by video games make very unattractive parters. Who'd want to spend their life with a guy glued to a screen every free moment he gets? Not to mention drain on a bank account. No thanks!

signed
Gamer myself, who knows how to put the device down (sometimes)

Same with porn, or alcohol, or anything fun. All things in moderation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If someone has a problem with your hobby and insults you for it, don't date them. You can see from this thread that some women just go berserk when their man isn't working their butt off to earn money for the

Probably because I work my butt off to earn money for the household, so I think my man should too?

You sound like a terrible bore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh boy, if this is what's coming for my daughter's generation too (she is 16), she will never marry, lol. She could give a rat's @$$ about video games. She's too busy and completely uninterested in gaming thus far.

If your daughter's too busy to relax and have some fun at 16 you're doing something wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the real question here is would a woman date a thirty-something guy who regularly plays video games.
Probably not. Most WOMEN look for MEN. Not boys.

Honey, this is DC. A single guy who's in his 30s with a steady job and a good body will have women breaking down his door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love video games but I hate reading fiction so I guess I am out.

I don't get video games; I don't read fiction; music is... meh. I like the classical station in my car, but I would never sit in a chair and actively listen to anything.

Not a chance with OP. Oh well, my loss

(Seriously, is this for real?)

Are YOU for real?


OP, what if I only played Animal Crossing?

Animal Crossing would remind me of the most heartwarming story I ever read, and make me fall deeply in love with you.

http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/2022026/Sad/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: People who want a lot out of life generally go experience it for real, not in front of a book.

I switched one word in your sentence. See how dumb it sounds now?