When you were twelve or fourteen or sixteen years old, chances are the guys you knew loved to play video games. This was fine and this was expected. But, just as flowers lose their blooms so too are guys supposed to stop playing video games as they reach a certain age. I’m no expert about at what point this change is supposed to happen, but if you are interested in a guy and he cancels getting together with you because he has to meet up with his buddhies to play World of Warcraft (WoW), then you have a guy who plays video games too much. I truly hope that you never learn about WoW, for it is a death knell for a relationship (just as Dungeons and Dragons was for an earlier generation).
WoW is clearly in its own class as far as video games go. You can do your research on this or you can trust me. I recommend just taking my word for it because life is best enjoyed with as little knowledge of WoW as possible. If you come across a guy who plays WoW don’t bother going any further with the relationship. Your only chance is if you play as well. In that case you, as a level 10 Mage can make sweet computer-mediated love with your level 10 Paladin boyfriend.
Beyond WoW players, it is a little less clear at which point you have reason to be concerned. If he plays solitaire or some other trite, easy-to-pick-up game while he is at work or at home to kill time, then you are probably fine. Chances are he has perspective on where video games fit in his life. If he has an old Sony Playstation 2 or X-Box sitting in the corner gathering dust, then you are probably fine. Just be sure to check the amount of dust… (Note: if he has an original, well-preserved Nintendo, then watch out — those machines were designed to break in 1998 so he must be doing something unnatural to keep it working.) However, if he bought a brand-new Playstation 3 when it first came out, along with games and the extra controller for over $800, then beware.
The bottom line is, if you are looking for a boy who loves his toys then by all means go ahead and try your luck. But if you are looking for a guy who will treasure you and keep his hands off his controllers then back away slowly. Don’t let him sense your fear. Remember, video game players are finely-tuned killing machines, at least against pixelated threats.
LOL – So true! I’m not familiar with WoW (from the sounds of it, that’s a good thing), but I’m very well acquainted with e-Solitaire and e-Backgammon…
This is the stupidest garbage I’ve ever read.
Really? This is the most revolting thing I have read all day. Just because a guy plays WoW doesn’t mean he spends all of his time on the game. Everything in life (with a few exceptions of course) is fine in moderation. Are there people who spend forty hours a week or more on the game? Yes, these people exist, but I think it’s unfair to lump all 12 million players in to one category. Have you played the game? I think it’s unfair to judge something unless you have tried it. And please explain to me what the difference is if a guy spends a total of 10 hours over the weekend watching football, and spends Saturday night playing poker for another 5-6 hours, or if he plays WoW for the same amount of time? There is none. Hobbies are hobbies, no matter what they are. Instead of advising women to run away from men who play games, ask them to run away from guys who watch porn. Porn seems to much more destructive to men than video games will ever be. Finally, if your man is neglecting you to play a game, then maybe you should think about the economic conditions in play. If you can’t offer more utility than a game, maybe you should leave or try to spice up the relationship. I’m sick of people blasting something they don’t even understand. Oh, before I finish I will admit that I did play WoW for a lengthy period of time, but guess what made me quit? Yes, a relationship. Why? The relationship was more fun.
” if he has an original, well-preserved Nintendo, then watch out — those machines were designed to break in 1998 so he must be doing something unnatural to keep it working.) ”
you don’t know what you’re talking about, those things could survive a nuclear holocaust.
Actually my good man, you can root around on the internet and find a picture of a gameboy that survived a nuclear explosion in WW2
So what you said wasn’t far off
correction it was found in the gulf war and they had to change the screen, other than that its in working order
Anonymous is right.
http://www.doobybrain.com/2008/02/26/this-original-game-boy-survived-the-gulf-war/
This advice is bad and you should feel bad.
>implying women aren’t the genetically inferior gender
“How to get date raped by that guy on the motorcycle”
Wow. You don’t realise how wrong you are! My boyfriend is one of the biggest gamers I’ve met. And at the same time I’ve never felt more love, affection and attention from anybody.
You must be terribly unlucky. Or just extraordinarily closed minded. Go play some games, you need to loosen up a bit.
This girl is right. There are tons of nice guys that spend tons of time on video games, and hobbies because they don’t have time to spend with a significant other.
There are also guys who happen to be able to have meaningful relationships with women who don’t show interest in their hobbies. Who would have thought?
>Anonymous
>Bitchesandwhores
>Something Something
>Greentexting
Sup /v/
What a small minded bitch.
>Anonymous
>Bitchesandwhores
>Something Something
>Greentexting
Sup /v/
What the hell is this contrite garbage?
If people should grow out of playing video games, by that logic people should stop watching TV and movies as well.
There is nothing wrong with playing video games. Everyone has a hobby, if you don’t like it fine, but don’t go around passing judgement on people that enjoy what you do not.
Get to know a person first, if you like them go for it, if you don’t then don’t. It is really that simple. A man is not defined by what games he plays – he can be defined by how he treats others and what his actions are.
It seems that this blog is childish for thinking that a hobby, time killed, or whatever it may be is a reason not to get involved.
Grow up please. Go out and meet some people that game. You will find that we are not a bad lot, only slightly eccentric.
Hi,
I don’t mean to come off as a jerk but I mean it sincerely when I say that this is probably the wrong information. Everyone has hobbies and interests and lifestyle choices. You, for example, have chosen to write fourteen blog posts about what type of men to avoid. I would make no assumptions as to you being some kind of stuck up know it all who feels that so many people care about your internet opinion, I ask that you do my people the same courtesy.
It’s not necessary to play WoW with a guy who plays WoW any more than it is for a guy who doesn’t like to go shoe shopping to go with you to the mall for 3 hours looking for shoes. That comparison didn’t sit well with you, did it? I didn’t intend for it to sound nasty. The point is that a significant other doesn’t have to be a champion of the other’s hobby, they don’t even have to be involved but it is nice to show a little interest or at least tolerate it for their sake.
To generalise about men who play video games regularly is the same as generalising about women who get their hair “did” once a week. It’s an aspect of that person, of course, but you don’t go “Oh, well, this person isn’t even worth my interest because they enjoy getting their hair done”, do you?
Maybe you should try a different approach to this blog. I’ve got an idea, maybe you can run with it.
“How to Pick the Right Guy”
1. Don’t read lame internet advice about dating.
2. Go out and meet someone for yourself. Take a frakking chance with your life and really get to know somebody new. If they’re what you like, investigate more; if not, keep them as a friend or move on.
this is some fucked up shit rofl, since when are gamers a bad or “wrong” type of person, some of the funniest, brightest and most creative people i know all play games and some have girlfriends, completely rejecting an entire media just shows that you are immature and ignorant. im guessing the “right” guy to you is that alpha meat mountain of a man who treats you like shit and moves right along after hes “had” you.
Yall trolled, this article is dead an gone
check the date, 30 may 2008.
3 year old post yall LOL
This one is just bad. I’m not going to even start on this one.
Jesus, all of you are from /v/. Oh god, I am from /v/. OH GOD. THIS ARTICLE WAS RIGHT.
…who is this guy?
Has he actually done research into games or is he just stupid??
For those who dont know, the gaming economy provides the vast majority of income many major countries all around the world need to survive…
If this guy actually thinks that only “wierd” people play games, then he is sorely wrong…
The vast majority of gamers are, firstly, women, normally older woman, but young women are starting to catch up in numbers…
Essentially, (clears throat) ‘yo mama been playin’ these games…
Ha! I burned you, I win!
My point being, do your research first jackass…
Who’s the idiot who wrote this “advice” blog. Everybody here has already made some pretty good points at how it shouldn’t matter if he/she plays video games because if you have feelings for said person their hobby shouldn’t get in the way of the relationship. By your logic we should all just sit around and do nothing instead of going to the movies,watching tv etc.
I play games. Hell, I work in the game industry, but my current girlfriend still supports me. She knows I’m either: a. At work, b. at school, c. reading, 4. writing, 5. Playing a game. (see whut I did thur?). Hell, she tried to get into gaming, but she has extreme motion sickness, and not even my motion sickness techniques (I suffer from it but not as bad as her) don’t help her. Funny thing is, she’s more addicted to the rare amount of games she can play than I am. She’s currently into some MMO and I just got her Beat Hazard and she loves it. Funny thing is, I work out and I’m not super skinny or muscular, but she doesn’t work out and she’s skinny as heck and has a six-pack. We’re always texting, talking, or making love. And here I am, with my laptop, wii, xbox, and super-mega gaming PC, over 80 games on steam, 30 on xbox, 5 or so on wii, and a hacked psp, and we’re a perfectly stable couple with plenty of time for each other. Whoever wrote the article needs to get laid.
how are you at work if you are in the games industry you nigger?
oh right, you once did an online beta test for shitty F2P MMO.
what a faggot.
ps: this whore is right, gamers are wankers.
1. There are secretaries, salespeople, etc. in the gaming industry.
2. No need to be racist.
3. No need to be homophobic.
4. No need to be sexist.
5. We love you too. ❤ ❤
>implying i wouldnt put down the controller if i had a pair of double d’s in my mouth
Fucking retarded.
why is my text not green ive been implying all day and my text is not greem someoen please help.
whoever wrote this is wrong. i use my pc to play games erryday and it’s still covered in cheetos dust.
What the hell? My previous girlfriend got TURNED ON by me playing video games. She said I looked to serious when I did so, and that it was a huge turn-on.
I LIKE TO EAT, EAT, EAT APPLES AND BANANAS!
I love you now
I LIKE TO EAT, EAT, EAT APPLES AND BANANAS!
I know, right? Also, what’s with guys who keep reading books, and watching TV after they’re 14? Grow up!
I play video games.
My girlfriend plays video games.
You have no right to judge all people who play video games; or one game alone. You do not speak for all women.
Please, put sense in your argument before attempting to write an article about it. People, regardless of gender, have the right to be interested in a hobby. And no, addiction to ANYTHING is not good, and everything should be taken in moderation (including video games, of course.) But because a guy plays video games does not make him an addict, a bad person, nerd/geek, etc. Please, revise your statements before attempting to put them on the internet.
i would never date a woman who spends over an hour a day doing her makeup
/thread
You should fix your post, it has some inacurracies. If the guy bought a PS3, he is good to go. He won’t spend precious ‘me’ time with videogames, because the PS3 has no games to play with.
Sage.
Fuck that shit, I don’t need a girlfriend. I have MAI WAIFU – TALI!
WoW is for fucking casuals. Tell your boyfriend to pick up a real game.
>beaches and shores
>you gonna get viral.
When you were 14 or 15, chances are the people around you judged others based on their personal hobbies. This was fine and this was expected. But, just as flowers lose their blooms so too are people supposed to mature at a certain age. I’m no expert about at what point this change is supposed to happen, but if you are interested in a person and he actively judges others based on their personal interests, then you have a person stuck in perpetual adolescence. I truly hope that you never learn about perpetual adolescence, for it is a sign of failed parenting (just as being an asshole is).
>implying that I am not gay
What a pathetic post. Judging people for their hobbies. It’s stupid for you to give advices when you are such childish person.
Bitch/
“In that case you, as a level 10 Mage can make sweet computer-mediated love with your level 10 Paladin boyfriend.”
Nah, pros play as Druids.
DAT BEAR!
Is this entire page a joke, or do women actually believe this steaming pile of shit?
OMG HE’S GOT OTHER INTERESTS BESIDES ME FUCK THIS GAY EARTH
FUCK THIS GAY EARTH
>Playing WoW in 2011
I seriously hope you guys don’t do this.
Check out my doubles (11)
you’ve unleashed the fucking fury of those killing machines
GG ACIDTESTY
Hello√
Zyzz plays WoW. You point is void.
Vin Diesel plays D&D
/thread
Vin Diesel is gay.
this is so true right girlies xD
real men dont need videogame women to have a good time, am i right girls?
me personally id never go for a gamer guy, too needy, i go for the more traditional man, the one who goes out drinking every night and treats me mean, i love a man with self confidence :P.
i dont wanna be loved, i just wanna be treated awful,. am i right girls?
Nah, you’re wrong. ❤
/v/ is so butthurt lol
>Playing vidya
>Playing D&D
>Watching porn
Looks like I’m the perfect ladykiller, huh.
Oddly enough, one of my requirements when picking a guy is that he has to play video games. And not some some frat boy Halo nut, either. Someone who still has… their original Nintendo… sigh.
@ann.marie
You are a fucking whore.
GIB ME ATTENTION AND TREASURE ME PLOX
OP is stupid bitch
IN OTHER NEWS. ANY GIRL THAT WATCHES TV IS UNDATEABLE. IF SHE HAS A SMALL 13 INCH TUBE TV WATCH OUT, SHE’S USING HER WITCH POWERS TO KEEP IT ALIVE BECAUSE FLATSCREEN TV’S WERE TASKED TO KILL IT A LONG TIME AGO. IF SHE HAS A LARGE FLAT SCREEN, BEWARE. SHE STOLE IT FROM HER LAST RELATIONSHIP
I suppose it would be hit if he spent tons of money to go sit and passively watch football games. Do you know how much a Superbowl ticket costs? People completely LOSE themselves in sports fandom, interact with it ZERO (other than to occasionally riot when the wrong team gets the lower score), but it’s the guy with the Playstation that’s the loser.
I love America.
>Commenting on an article with 3 years
I seriously hope you guys don’t do this
sure is tripfag itt
This is the ultimate, absolute worst article i have ever read, ever. The pinnacle. The ignorance is astounding; you should be proud of this disastrous article.
Isn’t collecting shiny trinkets something women should grow out of?
this is an absolutely horrible article.. the author must of had an ex who gamed in his time. there is nothing immature about playing games.. it’s what humans do. be it poker, football, or the atari.
god damn..
Actually, it’s level 85 these days.
Good job on the research, really lends credibility to the rest of the fiction. And that’s all it is.
This article is what I would call it written by an ignorant girlfriend who stereotypes all men by one she has had problems with. I play WoW 2 hours a day max, if I plan to meet up with my friends or girlfriend, I don’t blow her off. It’s ridiculous how people assume that WoW is the devil. Do you think its as bad if he blows you off to watch a sports game? No.
LOL at the dude saying ‘I play WoW 2hrs a day’ like that’s a defense Get a fucking life
“Note: if he has an original, well-preserved Nintendo, then watch out — those machines were designed to break in 1998 so he must be doing something unnatural to keep it working.”
Are you high woman? Those things are indestructible, I’ve seen Nintendo consoles go through warzones and still be playable.
“Ever heard of WoW? You can look it up and find out for yourself, but DON’T DO THAT! Because it’s BAD! And all you need to know is it’s BAD and everyone who plays it is BAD! Don’t bother looking it up, because knowing will have some unspecified negative repercussion.”
The tone of this article is far more offensive than the content IMO.
YOU ARE A LYING WHORECUNT AND I HOPE YOU DIE OF GONORRHEA YOU WASTE OF LIFE
YES I’M A GIRL
YES I PLAY WoW
YES I AM IN A HAPPY RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE BEEN FOR 7 YEARS
DEAL WITH IT
Why precisely is one supposed to “grow out” of playing videogames?
One doesn’t stop reading books or watching movies at a certain age.
Sage for faggot OP
Is this article trolling men or women?
This is just… disgusting. I’m glad my fiance dosn’t read this garbage,
sure is samefag in here
You silly, avatars are unique to your IP. Your avatar has been here for hours.
You’re a fucking asshole. Women shouldn’t be allowed to have free speech.
I feel sad now. :c
Can’t I hate on this lady, too? I’m female.
MEANIE
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sage, op is a flaming fucking cunt
hm… a loving relationship and sex with a woman who is worth it or videogames? Trust me if you’re a woman losing to the videogames something is more likely wrong with you than him. It’s a hobby like any other, and should be treated as such.
Not all gamers are addicts, and not all wordpress users are right.
this bitch trolled you virgins HARD
implying that a true gamer is not the true right one..
what is video games
There are not enough words in the english language to explain how obscenely incorrect this is.
OP is a fag
“chances are the guys you knew loved to play video games. This was fine and this was expected. But, just as flowers lose their blooms so too are guys supposed to stop playing video games as they reach a certain age.”
So men are expected to give up their hobbies and pasttimes at adulthood? So guys aren’t allowed to do anything that doesn’t focus on giving a woman 100% of their attention, effort, and money? Women certainly aren’t expected to give up their little immature hobbies of shopping, gossiping, and stabbing each other in the back when they reach adulthood.
If forced to choose between bitches and video games, i choose video games.
Thankfully, that’s not a choice I have to make, because most women aren’t fucking idiots.
Women and their hilarious double standards!
DO HO HO HO
Good thing nobody takes this article seriously. Time to consider a new job, since journalism is obviously not your strong point.
I met my now husband of two years on World of Warcraft: He helps me cooks, has a fine paying job, and treats me like I’m the best wife ever. Our hobbies and what we play together online has nothing to do with it. The person who wrote this article must have some serious issues to generalize gamers like this, grow up.
I really hope someone who likes to DDoS finds this.
I am from Reddit and I support this woman’s argument. You’re all a bunch of beta male man children that will never have sex.
“I am from Reddit”
This discredits anything you can say.
This is so fucking stupid I honestly can’t believe I just read this bullshit.
The best part about this article is that it’s 3 years old and a bunch of internet manchildren are crying about it. This slut has probably been through 100 alpha males since then.
This is stupid and you are stupid for writing it. Clearly you have been burned by some sort of gamer in the past. QQ moar.
lol wow
Whoever wrote this is an ignorant douche.
ohhhhhh alpha male.
you don’t even do you?
that’s what I thought.
http://biancatlover.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-pick-right-guy.html
OH HAI NEW/SUMMERFAGS!!!
RULES 1 AND 2!!!!
Anyways, obvious ignorance is obvious from both sides.
Shut the fuck up.
My boyfriend and i did the portal 2 co-op campaign together, were both huge gamers, and guess what? He is currently sitting next to me playing call of duty. He also happens to be the sweetest and most affectionate guy i’ve dated.
SAGE
I don’t really care how old this is because some people actually believe this shit.
Just wanted to say that I meat my girlfriend through Team Fortress 2 and we game together a lot. She totally kicks ass in most games.
Also I know a couple who are together forever and deeply in love and both actually play WoW-
the girl started.
“I truly hope that you never learn about WoW, for it is a death knell for a relationship (just as Dungeons and Dragons was for an earlier generation).”
I’ve known plenty of relationships all but BUILT on WoW, LARP, SCA, and/or D&D. While a lot of women are not into these things, the right kind of woman is 😀
The lesson is, if your dreamboat is only interested in simple, casual games, as opposed to anything even remotely complex, he’s probably dumb enough to date your stupid ass.
Fuck off bitch
lol this post is hilarious “if guys play games then just dipset and leave” ok what else are guys going to do when literally 99% of females get jealous if you go anywhere without them this shit is dumb as fuck i really hope girls dont think this
[title] 3. If he plays video games… How To Pick The Right Gu
http://howtofindtherightgirl.tumblr.com/
This is bullshit. Looks like a blog written by a prissy bitch who doesn’t get it enough and blames video games.
PS: I’m a girl.
>NES
>Designed to break
This alone should be a sign this person is full on retarded.
Yes, let’s categorize an entire demographic (people who play WoW) into one generalized category. Right.
I know 20+ people who play WoW. None of them have ever made WoW take precedence over their real life– i.e. work, school, family, relationships, or even hygine.
What if I, a woman, play WoW? Then what does that say about me?
I am not usually put into the “typical, generalized WoW category” as many people view WoW players as only men. Like you, they have this skewed perception of the people who play that game.
Why don’t you actually play and get involved in the game first before you make assumptions or jump to conclusions. Otherwise you have no right to say anything at all.
I know a girls not right for me when they make obnoxious blog posts.
NIGGERS JEWS BAD NEWS
http://howtofindtherightgirl.tumblr.com/
This is pretty sad. You obviously don’t know what a healthy relationship is. What if said female is in game art and actually, oh I don’t know, LIKES videogames hmmmmmmm? Is it bad then? So what if he wants to play WoW with his friends sometimes? You know what I do when my boyfriend plays videogames? I pull out my gameboy and play games too.
Don’t just assume that because a man plays a certain game or videogames at all that he will ignore the people he loves. Try having a more open mind next time you want to give advice on finding a nice guy to date.
mayeth thine lands be ripe with misery, and thine minge filled with vermin.
wow. only a dumb spoiled white bitch could’ve wrote this shit. simple as that.
I treat girls like whores, because I play GTA much.
This is stupid. I see nothing wrong with video games as long as the player gets their work done, still socializes in the real world, and doesn’t let gaming take over his or her life. Which, from what I’ve experienced, is MOST people anyway.
Btw if the only game you can name confidently is WoW then you really shouldn’t write about people who play video games in the first place. You know nothing.
I am a girl, and I hate it when girls do this. 😡
At least you’ll know when your boyfriend is out with his bros, he’s playing WoW instead of getting toasted and pumping your best friend.
This is actually a well-written troll.
The amount of prejudices is just astonishing.
The opinion is ridiculous and pathetic BUT you still may think that someone actually has this completely retarded and utterly wrong opinion.
Frightening and amusing to read this garbage.
i eat you. i eat you.
I’d take the quiet, nerdy gamer boy over the loud, obnoxious, jock any day. My boyfriend is a huge gamer, and is also the sweetest, most attentive, loving man I’ve ever met. Try not to judge people you know absolutely nothing about.
Seconding every comment here along the lines of “stop being a huge prejudiced troll”. My question is: What if you like to play WoW WITH your boyfriend/girlfriend? You make it sound like girls don’t play video games.
420chan
Gaming is becoming a major point in entertainment and judging others on filling the need to not become bored by some blonde floozy blathering away about her shitty friends and new cellphone does not make you an unrespectable guy.
This is the most hilariously and horribly written thing I have read in a while. I can’t tell if the author is being serious or it’s a joke; either way I laughed.
If by some coincidence you are being serious though, then I pity your utter ignorance and the bimbos who actually take any of this nonsensical advice to heart.
LOL fucking underage 12 year old girl’s back-of-a-cereal-box style of writing. I laughed.
Is this a serious blog “how to pick the right guy” sounds like something a girl in 4th grade would write as an essay
9/10 I actually thought this was real at first before realizing it was a joke, I raged for a second, you got me
Obvious troll is obvious.
HELLO /v/
1 – met a guy that plays video games and reads on his time off.
a – introverted, intelligent
b – knows how to listen to me/focus
c – can pause what he’s doing to spend time with me anytime he isn’t working
2 – my ex
a – spends all his time drinking (could rarely hold a job)
b – would rather spend time with his idiotic friends than me
c – has the attention span of a rodent, didn’t listen to me at all
enjoy dating the same asshole guys gals, i’ll be with my sweetheart for quite some time.
WE REDDITORS HAVE HAD IT WITH YOUR ANTI-MAN CAMPAIGNS
NEVER 4GET
NEVER4GIVE
WE R LEGIUN
I have read many comments, and while i agree with them
being a gamer means nothing in this day and age.
to everyone commenting on this retarded opinion:
whoever wrote this doesn’t understand video gaming, they are getting an extremely stupid stereotype and using it as fact.
im sure further along theres one for “if hes asian”
and it will be all old stereotypes about bad driving but good at maths.
and then probably another one for football players
all about how its giant big guy, with no brain.
since most of you are from /v/ i can say
0/10 to the website and shes trolling, move along.
>2011
>Thinking desperate, lonely gamers that never have had a woman to talk to before you will not be more devoted than your typical frat bro that is just looking for some pussy and would rather go out drinking than spend time with you.
No bitch, no.
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