Are gamers lonely? How's the love life?

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**VermilionButterfly**

I've had boyfriends before, they've all been wastes of time.

Have a boyfriend now, feels like I'm married to him... I've been with him for more than 2 years. He's on Dakka too.

And, I completely 100% support his gaming, and am OK with the fact that sometimes he spends money he could use on a date on Warhammer. In the end, it's usually money well-spent.

I remember one day when him and I were at a rough point in our relationship, he was about to throw away every figure, paint, brush, box, etc. just to prove how much he wanted to be with me.

Obviously, I took him seriously after that, because I know how important those things are to him or anyone who plays Warhammer or collects the figures.

Gotta love gamers.

They're sexy, what can I say? (Especially female ones.)

xoxoxo ~ VB

**Cheese Elemental**

I'm still alone.

**Peekay**

warpcrafter wrote:I did the girlfriend thing when I was young, before I got into wargaming. Not looking to do it again.

Usually the other way round, no?

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

Im engaged, and I have sex, and she paints my models with me. I hit the jackpot of pure win

**Arctik_Firangi**

Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:...I have sex...

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

Ain't it? And shes pretty hot.

**gretar**

Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:Ain't it? And shes pretty hot.

**Lint**

Have partner and child...... The kid part is awesome but I wish I could be single again.

**Owain**

My girlfriend tends to mock me about my wargaming obsession but the two never really come into conflict.

**Forgotmytea**

Love life? Great at the moment; still with my girlfriend of nearly 3 years now. We're both saving up to try and move in together soon, and both sets of parents keep whispering things about engagement =P She tends to occasionally tease me about Warhammer, but she's fine with it really.

Lonely? Yes. She lives about as far away as it's possible to get without going into a different country, and as I'm about to start working 5 day weeks that'll cut down on how often we can see each other. But we've made it work so far, so I have no doubt that it'll continue to work =)

**Geek-Squad-Man**

You left off "been divorced twice" and have multiple partners now......

**metallifan**

Forgotmytea wrote:We're both saving up to try and move in together soon

We're in that boat. We've come to realize that we -could- have done so ages ago were it not for 40K.

But then we realize that THE EMPRAH'S WERK IS NEVAH DUN!/BLUHD FOR THE BLUHD GAWD! and end up buying more plastic men

**Mad Monk's Mekshop**

blue loki wrote:I didn't start wargaming until after I was already engaged to my wife, in fact she helped encourage me to embrace it as a hobby. Now we have two kids, 2.92 yrs and 0.33 yrs old.

0.33 years old...

**Sirsolo**

I had a thing for about 6 months, but the whole thing turned out to be a big lie from her part.. so I voted "Always been single"

**Cambak**

Sixteen and single, been gaming for about 6 years

**sgtpjbarker**

Married 21 years, two Kids 7 and 5. The 7 year old play 40K, but just once in a while. Wife is an awesome artist, she started Sisters, but lost interest. She plays because I play, but love card games, which I think is a war game in suits.

I have noticed a lack of Females in our hobby. I have been gaming since 1972 and have found no serious Female gamers. HEY There is a poll in the making! Why don't girls like gaming?

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Married 21 years, two Kids 7 and 5. The 7 year old play 40K, but just once in a while. Wife is an awesome artist, she started Sisters, but lost interest. She plays because I play, but love card games, which I think is a war game in suits.

I have noticed a lack of Females in our hobby. I have been gaming since 1972 and have found no serious Female gamers. HEY There is a poll in the making! Why don't girls like gaming?

**Happygrunt**

Asked a girl out mid-december.

Was not only crushed, but apparently she knew I was going to ask and had been wanting to kill me because I didnt ask her sooner.

Woman can wait for the gaming, Thank You!

**Samus_aran115**

I'm only 16, so yeah. 3 of those options don't apply.

**DarkAngelsRK**

I'm 13. No girlfriends yet!

**c34r34lk1ll3r**

After being fethed over multiple times I have a very low opinion of girls as far as romance is concerned. But, I've only been with girls, not women. I'm only 21 so i figure I got plenty of time but I'm waiting to get out of college.

On the subject of fitting the profile, I fit the profile of a "geek" as far as hobbies are concerned but outside of hobbies you wouldn't be able to tell. I'm 6'6" 310lbs, in good shape and I'm a metal head (which kind of fits into the profile, kind of)

**bigblackzach242**

Im basically married and have a one month old son. Wouldn't have it any other way

**Ailaros**

This poll is a little bit skewed from the question it asks. It is very possible to be both married or in a committed relationship and still be lonely.

**Mr. Self Destruct**

Not lonely, just...well kinda in between. Very friendly with a (*very* short, skinny, brunette) female unit but not exactly the right time I guess.

**oadie**

Had several girlfriends in the past. Always long-term, by high school standards (4-8 months). Been with my current girlfriend for over 3.5 years, with no end in sight. Lived together for pretty much all of that time (although the first year and change was de facto, since I spent more time in her room than my own, whether I was living in the same dorm or, later, the fraternity house. Just recently signed the third year-long lease with both of our names on it).

She's not into the gaming side, really, but she's supportive - even passingly interested - in the painting and modeling side (not to the point of getting involved, but she's quite the artist, herself, so she likes to see how I make terrain, etc.).

**Ugavine**

My girlfriend doesn't play 40K but plays the occasional board game and RPG.

The pathetic media image of geeks being sad and lonely could not be more further from the truth in my experience. Most of the gamers I know have partners/wives. And lonely? ha! Board Gamers and RPGers generally have an active social life. My best friends I have all met through gaming.

**Grumpy**

I'm 16 and nothin yet but hopin that will change soon

**loranafaeriequeen**

I think I can answer why girls don't like gaming. I think a lot of men try hard to keep it to themselves and not share it with the women in their lives. It becomes something that takes away from the relationship and the time spent together, so many women resent it. When I first got with my husband, I was the worst kind of jealous of his hobbies and his friends. I've come to realize it was because I wanted something engaging that he and I did together. That's why we've picked up Warhammer at the moment.

**ShivanAngel**

Married atm. No little ones yet...

My wife is supportive of my hobby. She even comes by the shop on friday nights to play board games with some of the other people there.

**Monster Rain**

I had a girlfriend once. She lived in Canada. Yeah, we had sex like, all the time. Her name? Uhmm... her name was, uhh... Janet and- Her last name? Hrrrm... Her last name was uhh(looks around room)... Vista. Yeah Janet Vista and she was totally hot. Call her? No, um. She's dead. Yeah, she died so we can't call her.

elegost wrote:ooohhh... ull love this... i was at the local GW and i heard this guy say "I dont need a girlfriend, because 40k is less expensive"

I've heard this before, but in reference to cars. My response? A car isn't going to [Censored] your [Censored] either. I'll let you fill in the blanks there.

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Voted married with kids.

My wife is supportive of the hobby.

**Asherian Command**

still yet to get one.... I'm shy as hell,