Dating Deal Breaker: Men Who Play Video Games

there are so many now, you might as well check into a nunnery if you avoid all of them

Damn.

Considering that people well into their 50s grew up playing them and many still do, I guess you'll be sticking to the elderly technophobe population?

/em crosses OP off his dating list.

I like racing games

Stunted children. They are never long-term relationship material.

It’s just another hobby

It's an addiction.

What’s the difference to someone who plays let’s say golf ?

Golf is physical activity. And when you play golf with someone, you can actually have a conversation. Plus it's an adult activity.

Are you in a position to be rejecting tops, OP?

It's demented.

Do you date, OP? Bravo!

All men are emotionally stunted. They just show it with different symptoms.

Golf? I mean, I play. Dont know that it's any more physical than say darts or pool. Unless you walk and tote your own bag.

Oh! Its ADULT! Well, then......

More than half the adults in the US play video games.

OP, what's the difference between that and being on the Internet all day?

If they play occasionally, it's ok. If that is their only hobby and the only thing they can talk about then I'll fuck them if they're hot then drop them. If they're not hot I probably didn't even interact with them.

I'll be 55 in November and I still play video games only now it's not on the TV but on my computer. I run the following apps to do so there's Steam which contains Bioshock, Bioshock II, Fallout IV. Then there's JNES with all three SMB's, Xevious, PacMan, Zelda, and a mess of other ones. And finally Project64 so I can play Mario Cart.

I don't play it all the time - but to blow off steam nothing beats them. And Op, I wouldn't date your ass either. Enjoy growing old and lonely.

As long as he doesn’t play Candy Crush

r8 is right (in many cases)

I wonder what percentage of "gamers" are actually addicts

I truly don't think they care, OP.

Every pleasurable activity has its addicts, and some that aren't very pleasurable have theirs as well.

Well, it's all men younger than the Baby Boom generation, so you'd better get used to it.

When they listen to that "rock and roll" music that's made by and for juvenile delinquents.

r10 thinks people can't have a conversation while playing video games...

Video games are tedious.

I like theoriginal Plants vs Zombies, and Peggle

No different than things 99% of other men do. It's a way to waste time before dying.

Oh yeah and I'm not emotionally stunted at all. Just piss me off and you'll find out very quickly.

Are women who play video games "stunted" as well? If it's just a part of your life, not the whole of it, what's the harm?

[quote]Bi gal who's played 'em all

True in a few ways...

[quote]Golf is physical activity.

Golf is an excuse to drink and is popular because fat people can do it do to the lack of movement required. There are even mini-cars available to haul the fat asses around the course so they don't have to walk.

[quote]And when you play golf with someone, you can actually have a conversation.

Yeah, when you play golf you aren't really /doing anything/ so I guess you would have to speak to fill in the silence. You can have a conversation when you're playing a video game, so I don't get what the difference is here.

[quote]Plus, it's an adult activity.

It's an excuse to drink; I guess that's what's adult about it? It's also an excuse for men to get away from their spouses. This is also subjective. Some games are for adults, some are for kids. Like golf and mini-putt.

I don’t get it but if it brings someone joy who cares. I’m dating a guy who is kind of addicted to one specific online game.

I dated a coke head alcoholic before him so I’m glad to have the video game addict now. It’s how he copes with life.

I didn’t know golfers drink

[quote]Video games are tedious.

Not NEARLY as tedious as the people who make this declaration

[quote]I don’t get it but if it brings someone joy who cares. I’m dating a guy who is kind of addicted to one specific online game.

See...OP is alone and wanted some attention, so he made a post about video games knowing that it would get some traction when he should be grateful that anybody can stand to be around him. Trust me, If you've EVER dated someone that played video games, you AND your partner enjoy your "Me" time.

Sure, NOW you tell me!