Girl gamers and their boy issues.

[LetalisK]

Even though I'm a guy, and it's only mildly related to the topic, I've never dated a woman who was a gamer. I'd allude to the fact that I play some games, but I wouldn't let her know to what extent. Like they say in Scrubs, you gotta let your crazy out in small doses. And then I assimilate them and make them a gamer girl.

One of us, one of us, one of us.

 

[Ampersand]

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If you'd like a hug i'm down lol.

I would think it wouldn't be hard for girls, no matter what, to get guys...well sorta. It's all about the guy and how big of a douche he is.

Well of course in theory it's not hard to get a guy. But that also goes for all you guys, not hard to get a girl. If you drop standards. No one does. So lets just say: It's hard to get a guy within personal standards.

My hypothesis is that if everyone had unreasonably high standards in partners then the world would be a much better place.
For reasons that may or may not be self evident only to me.

 

[Sarcastic_Applause]

i think that if i ever met a girl/guy who started talking to me about scott pilgrim, bayonetta and minecraft, i'd probably scare them off with a squeal of delight of finding someone with the same interest, my own worst enemy indeed...

where im from is not known for having a large gamer culture (although i will track what culture there is down...); its not that i have high standards, its just that the stereotypes of club culture are sickeningly true here to the degree where im ashamed to associate with people in that field. I would love nothing more than to meet people who i could get along with (LP/freelance astronaut watching, comic reading, game playing, unashamedly geeky people), it'd probably make me change my perspective on life.

This all being said, the escapists community is the closest i've gotten to this so far, so thank you all for being all you are <3
i sound pathetic here but i dont care

 

[WolfR]

And now the thread just became a list of people trying to get in OP's pants.

 

[Aurgelmir]

And now the thread just became a list of people trying to get in OP's pants.

Is that so surprising when a girl states "I can't find a boyfriend" on an internet forum?

What I also find interesting is how this thread turned out to "I'd be thrilled to meet a geek girl"

When in fact OP was just saying that she had a hard time meeting guys, because of her gamer status, no mention of gamer guys there

 

[WolfR]

And now the thread just became a list of people trying to get in OP's pants.

Is that so surprising when a girl states "I can't find a boyfriend" on an internet forum?

What I also find interesting is how this thread turned out to "I'd be thrilled to meet a geek girl"

When in fact OP was just saying that she had a hard time meeting guys, because of her gamer status, no mention of gamer guys there

Not really, it's just disappointing how the entire tone of the thread changed from "I have a problem, what do you think?" to, as you said, "I'd be thrilled to meet a geek girl".
Would've been more interesting to see OP develop some kind of solution through the answers and keep talking about it, oh well.

 

[darkcommanderq]

Where I live gamer girls always, ALWAYS have a boyfriend. Im guessing that some say they do even if they dont.

Also Mass Effect FTW!!

 

[ms_sunlight]

Look, I've been with the same guy since 1995, and I met him via Usenet. I am not a representative sample. Way back then gamer culture such as it is now really didn't exist, plus only a handful of people had internet access from a private provider, most people I know had a .edu or .ac.uk account. The fact that I liked games was neither a help nor a hindrance. I don't see why it particularly has to be now, for that matter.

 

[putowtin]

me be girl gamer
married un gaming male
life lot better when no arguments over use of consoles/pc!

 

[sageoftruth]

I'm coming to believe that an interest in gaming can kills romance. I once dated a girl who shared my interests in gaming and anime. We ended up as friends. Of course, it could have nothing to do with gaming and simply be that I only know how to be a friend to women.

 

[100tacks]

me be girl gamer
married un gaming male
life lot better when no arguments over use of consoles/pc!

Agreed! My husband could care less about video games, so we don't have to discuss who plays what and when. He will still try to play games with me sometimes, just like I try to care about baseball (so boring). Couples don't have to like all the same things, just respect each others interests.