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⌈ Secret Post #2347 ⌋

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[Jay from Red Letter Media]

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[Bob's Burgers]

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[CL from 2NE1]

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[Moriarty/Sherlock Holmes]

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[Of Monsters and Men and Glitch (game)]

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[After Man: A Zoology of the Future]

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[Hetalia]

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[Bubble Guppies]

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Why is that, do you think?

I disagree, but I am really curious.

nayrt but i guarantee you, it's a thing about how video games are childish and not suitable for mature adults

See, this is why I was hoping yesterdays thread had went better, because I'm a woman in her Mid-thirty's and I. LOVE. VIDEO GAMES. I like other women who play, and I like boys who play. I find it a very hot thing to be into, but I do understand the mind set of it being 'immature' Does that make me a nonce, do you think? am I into people who are immature?

Or is it s false mindset? Is it really that much more immature to escape into a video fantasy world than and paper one?

High five. I'm early 30's and also a gamer.

*High Fives*

My boyfriend recently turned 30, and though he's not necessarily a gamer, he does play with me sometimes and the other day he encouraged us to go out and buy some two player games. =)

My actual gamer guy friends/exes all enjoyed gaming enough that they didn't mind watching me play (and I never minded watching them play), and my current boyfriend just gets bored until I feel bad and put on a movie or something, so it kind of sucks that my playing is now limited to when he's not home, but I'm really glad he went out of his way to get some games that we could both enjoy.

i don't have anything to say except
what's a nonce?

British slang. Means a paedophile.

All the men I've known who play video games lack focus and the ability to analyze things realistically. Every single one is financially irresponsible and uninvolved in parenting their children. They're rarely aware of current events and usually become uninterested in their partner early in the relationship. I don't find any of that even remotely attractive.

Maybe you just know a bunch of assholes, and the video games are a non-factor.

Except none of the men I work with who don't play video games are like that. And every gamer is. Out of approximately 150 men in their 30s and 40s at my workplace, it's the approximately 25 gamers who exclusively embody those traits.

Are they though? NAYRT, btw but do you think video games give them the licence and encouragement to escape their real life obligations? Would they still be arseholes in a world without videogames? Where would they escape to?

I agree with you, btw, but you know, devils advocate is a fun game, too.

I've met men who fit your profile, and I've met men who don't. My husband, for example, is a video game-playing man in his early 30s who is realistic and responsible; who hasn't lost interest in me, his partner, after over 6 years together; and who keeps up better with current events than I do. We haven't had kids yet, but considering his desire to and his current devotion to our niece, I'm pretty confident that he's going to be involved with them when we do.

I think the difference is twofold: identification and breadth of interests. Men who identify as "gamers" and who lack interests outside of gaming tend to be as you've described. Men who do not identify that way and who consider gaming to be one of many interests or an occasional leisure activity tend not to be. This obviously will not follow in every case; it's only a trend that I've noticed.

Dude, one of my best friends well... he lacks focus, but he also has ADHD that he was only recently diagnosed with (he's in his late 20s). He's managed to stay with his girlfriend for over five years, despite the fact that I think they're no good for each other, owns a house, is going back to school, and has a new son that he adores that he's an awesome father to. He also happens to play a ton of video games.

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