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Originally Posted by JRPGFan
So you bring your girlfriend into your room...  (Would you hide this from your girlfriend?) |
I know you jest but sometimes it does bother me when people joke about gamers and their habits; how we can be basement dwellers and don't have a social life. I do have a girlfriend, of 5+ years (prob. TMI), but the point I'm trying to make is that why can't gamers (males) have gamers (females) who feel the exact same way about this kind of stuff as well. My girlfriend loves these kinds of things. Heck, her absolute favorite characters are Alien and Predator. She loves H.R. Geiger (RIP) and he is known for some pretty gothic/erotic artwork. We are both social people. We drink, have friends over and we own our own house.
I apologize if I'm out of context or if you think I'm attacking you for your joke. I don't mean to make a serious conversation about it but I just wanted to put my two cents in when people stereotype gamers. I do struggle with it sometimes because I am in my early thirties and at my workplace, I am the only one that is this dedicated to games. Everyone else in the office has children who they buy the games for and obviously there is a disconnect from what interests them and me and I wonder what stereotypes they think I follow as a "gamer".
Again, apologies for using your comment as a platform for my feedback. I hope I didn't offend you. /rant