Anonymous strawberry_hair 3w

Aggressive and cruel? That just sounds antithetical to the whole point of video games… I’m so sorry there are men like that out there :(

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Anonymous OP 3w

You have no idea. Go into a COD lobby and you’ll hear slurs. There’s a bunch of men who hit their computers, punch the walls- girl gamers is a Yikyak on here and we constantly have men telling us we aren’t gamers because “you only play the easy games”

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Anonymous twirling_tornado 3w

additionally i am an attention whore and there’s no way ur staring at a screen instead of the baddie in front of u hell nah

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Anonymous strawberry_hair 3w

Jeez, that’s awful. I usually try and bring positivity to games. “We’ll get em next time guys!” “Good round, everyone played well!” stuff like that

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Anonymous twirling_tornado 3w

I agree with part of what you’ve said, such as paying attention to a partner instead of games, but I don’t think calling video games childish is appropriate. Games are fun, and it’s kinda basic human nature to seek out fun activities. Additionally, there are games designed for adults / older folks, so I don’t know why they’d have a childish stigma.

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Anonymous #2 3w

Paying attention to your partner should always trump playing games. I’m sorry that all of that happened to you, and I hope better situations find their way to you

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Anonymous OP 3w

you parents’ generation outgrew video games and so did your grandparents before them. you generation is still stuck staring at the screen and yelling when things don’t go their way. this is just as cringe as disney adults. get a grip and touch grass

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Anonymous OP 3w

Thank you sweetheart 🫶 there are definitely men who know how to balance it! I had a “situationship” (long story🙄) who would only play multiplayer so I could jump on with him if I wanted. Would buy games specifically for the two of us. My ex bf would ask me to watch him play and would ask “where should I go now” “should I use X or Z” etc. stuff like that is AWESOME and i seriously was very seldom upset with the frequency of their gaming. All it takes is a little attention and care!!!

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Anonymous twirling_tornado 3w

My generation? Jeez, ma’am, I didn’t know I was talking to someone older than 20, I would’ve had a much more respectful tone. However, in response to your “touch grass” statement, many of us do. I love going outside for runs and playing volleyball with my friends, video games are supplemental when I’m home without friends to hang out with in person. Games exist to make people happy, and, when played in moderation, can help people through hard times or lonely nights. Hating an entire aspect of -

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Anonymous OP 3w

- something that brings people joy just seems wrong. Your feelings are by no means invalid, but I think you’re over-generalizing an expansive group of people into “those weirdos who play games and don’t go outside”

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Anonymous OP 3w

don’t straw man me, i explicitly stated that a guy who games in moderation are completely fine and i’d even play with him sometimes. it’s when it becomes AN ADDICTION and several hours every day that it is A PROBLEM. pls read.

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Anonymous #2 3w

One of my closest friends and his significant other have a relationship like yours with your ex, where he’ll play with their input and they both love it. I’m honestly really jealous of that kind of stuff, as I’ve always wanted to share my gaming interests with someone. I’m a sucker for multiplayer/co-op games instead of single player ones, since it feels like having someone there with you instead of being alone.

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Anonymous #2 3w

Also thought you’d find this funny

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Anonymous twirling_tornado 3w

I’m not trying to straw man you, I’m just trying to address the points you’re making when they come up. You made some statements that were very on-par with the “all video games and gamers are bad/shut-ins” crowd, so I wanted to touch on that. My apologies if I misinterpreted, Tornado.

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Anonymous OP 3w

ok my bad it’s late here and i probably didn’t put this the best way but in my very first comment i said “playing them now and then is fine and i’d even play with him sometimes but it should NOT be hours every day”. then in my later comment i was comparing people in general who do have a genuine video game addiction (not “you”) to disney adults and saying they need to touch grass. i think everyone with any sort of addiction should get a grip and touch grass. hopefully that makes more sense now

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Anonymous twirling_tornado 3w

i also think playing them regularly, even if it isn’t an addiction, is still comparable to disney adulting. which if someone wants to do that then sure its a free country but yes i do think it is incredibly immature and would never date a guy who does either of those things

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Anonymous twirling_tornado 3w

Yeah that makes a lot more sense, thanks for clarifying! I can definitely agree with that sentiment. Moderation makes everything a lot better.

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