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Christians, Mormans, Bros, Poonhounds, Sluts, they all have like 50 sites each for meeting cooperative members of the opposite sex. Yet gamers and nerd to the best of my knowledge get nothing...We own and run the damn internet? So I say WTF?

I personally think that it would be rad if someone made a sub-culture/gamers dating site where we could all attempt to find that special someone in the manner most of us are most comfortable with..the net. It would also be great if it was free lol.

But seriously how many of us spend out time painting and modeling or playing video games wishing we had someone to share our hobbies with and then go out on the weekends with the same old crowed where the dating pool is sparse or non existent?

Anyway if anyone feels the same way or knows of something that could help my lonely self out let me know. But please for the love of christ spare me anything to the effect of "go outside/grow up/any kind of sexism male of female/gay jokes/you get the idea."

This is for serious D:

SignsPoint2Fail wrote:But seriously how many of us spend out time painting and modeling or playing video games wishing we had someone to share our hobbies with and then go out on the weekends with the same old crowed where the dating pool is sparse or non existent?

Hmmm... 90%?

I think this is a great idea, and I see no reason why you shouldn't pursue it as a business concept. You may want to research into whether the concept has regularly failed before due to various reasons that I could pop out of my brain-shaker like getting one in a roll of 100... heh

Go for it, I would like to see how it works out. The possibility for success on this one is basically hinged on the maturity and more importantly the age of most gamers. If you covered all aspects of the gaming community, you might be in for a mighty hard road ahead. Computer games "could" in some respects rule out a large chunk of "clients". WoW has a pretty common reputation of hooking up random people by pure chance... if want to look at it that way.

"Note"
Just DO NOT include "As pathetic as this may sound." in your businesses catch phrase .

Mabye becuase the ratio of chick nerd vs nerds is about 1 to 3769?

http://ezinearticles.com/?Video-Game-Demographics&id=352934

That is the demo on Video gamers... the truth behind it could be EXTREMELY shaky.

For instance.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Video-Game-Demographics&id=352934 wrote:According to video game demographics, 39% of people who play computer and video games are women.

Really... like REALLY REALLY? Are you sure? Can you be positive about this? REALLY?

This on the other hand I can actually believe... oddly enough part of the reason I can't believe the last quote.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Video-Game-Demographics&id=352934 wrote:The demographics of video game players and the related studies reveal that video gaming is mainly an adult-oriented form of entertainment!

Here is another link, I will try to find a few more.

http://www.library.illinois.edu/blog/gaming/2009/05/interesting_stats_on_gamer_dem.html

Emperors Faithful wrote:Mabye becuase the ratio of chick nerd vs nerds is about 1 to 3769?

Dude the ratio gets better by the year though. Especialy in this day and age where most people in America, Europe(and Canada) between 18 and 26 basically grew up on or around computers and video games. Not to say that our community isn't a total sausage fest but the prospects are far better then they were even 6 years ago.


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Wrexasaur wrote:

SignsPoint2Fail wrote: Computer games "could" in some respects rule out a large chunk of "clients". WoW has a pretty common reputation of hooking up random people by pure chance... if want to look at it that way.

I am pretty sure that happenstance is not worth a 16 dollar monthly subscription to the worlds most boring game ever created.

I personally don't have the skills or capital to start a site like this though. Maybe someone else does though and they can by all means steal my idea.

No it isn't a chorizo roast man, I actually think there are a lot more chick-gamers than dude-gamers give credit to.

Look at these numbers though... they just do not make sense. If they are actually true you could have a veritable gold-mine operation here. No one will be able to handle this besides the gamers themselves, and that is the beauty of it .

http://www.bizreport.com/2008/09/female_gamer_demographics_growth_among_girls_and_grannies.html

SignsPoint2Fail wrote:I am pretty sure that happenstance is not worth a 16 dollar monthly subscription to the worlds most boring game ever created.

Too true, too true. I am not saying that WoW is some sort of underground dating site, just that a lot of gamers may or may not have a place to meet people already. Combine that with a inherent shyness that many gamers share, you could "automatically" expect to lose a "share of the market" if you may.

The friendly way to do this would be to set up a forum designed for it, but that will be a whole lot of work, and it probably wont get popular for at least a year or two.

Wo-men? whats a wo-men?

Oh oh is that an new 40k race, cool

Yeah they seem to have left out the ladies between 18-54..Did they miss survey day or something?


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Haha just for the record I posted a CL personal with the title 'SWM Enjoys burning heretics, as well as galactic crusades!"

I just felt the need to share that.

Cross-reference that with the other numbers I put up and you will start to get a sense of the reality.

Trust me, demo's are nigh to total BS most of the time, and they bias their findings quite regularly using various techniques.

If you are looking to find a bunch of 20-something gamer chicks, I doubt you will be all that successful. The main market would be in the 30+ area where people may or may not be in between relationships, lonely, and filling their time with hobbies that they enjoy and wish to share with a partner.

1) How the feth did they get THAT statistic Wrex?
2) There are plenty of women out THERE. (There is a REAL WORLD, ya know.) Find one. Talk to one. Get rejected. Learn from the experience. If at first you don't suceed, try, try again. This may result in A LOT of failed attempts at communicating with this strangley entrancing species though.

Thing is, there are more chick-gamers each year, but how many of them are very casual gamers who put a few hours into WoW each week, who they identify as gamers strongly enough to visit a geek focused dating site?

And I'm wondering if people really want a partner with the same hobby as them. I value a partner who shares my future plans, my ethics & worldview and my sense of humour. Her opinion on the Imperial Guard codex is not really that big of a deal. One of the nice things about gaming is that it's an escape from the rest of life, and that includes an escape from the SO. Are other gamers out there different? Would you really like a partner who games?

Mabye, mabye not. Honestly, it's hard to critique a partner on whether or not they are a gamer as well.

Sebster wrote:Would you really like a partner who games?

Umm... yes? Is this a trick question?

I would like to meet someone who shares most if not all of my views, with the rationality to modify perceptions when new information arises.

Toys are fun, as are video games, and the story stops there, because the rest is just too inappropriate .

Sebster wrote:One of the nice things about gaming is that it's an escape from the rest of life, and that includes an escape from the SO. Are other gamers out there different? Would you really like a partner who games?

I don't escape through my toys... they try and escape me man, my name IS Wrexasaur . Anyway, I would like to share near everything with a partner, and this is completely feasible, you choose to be with someone that argues with you, your choice. I despise being in relationships where I am constantly bickering over nonsense, it is a drag. People have partners for drastically different reasons, and the "science" behind this is plain enough to see in day to day life.

But that would simply be a clone. (Or sumfink)
Have you ever seen The African Prince? No? It's got Eddie Murphy...
But honestly, there is a BIG difference between someone who shares your views and the love of your life.

EF wrote:the love of your life

Please define this for yourself alone. Call it a clone if you want, that is a pretty simplistic view if you ask me.

I happen to love a lot of things quite frankly, and life itself happens to be the love of my life. The people that have supported me, and taken care of me, myself included are the love of my life; my art-work is the love of my life. Laying the responsibility of forever on one person seems a bit unfair if you ask me; not free-love or anything, just life happens to be a bit more complicated than something like that would allow.

A gaming partner, friends with benefits, etc... Ya' know? T'aint rocket science to me.

No, wrex. THE love of your life. That special someone out there for YOU. Just as you are for THEM. This is someone who you will be willing to spend the rest of your life with. Through hardship and trouble. A friend is different. THE love of your life can have a COMPLETEY different mindset from you. It can help if they share your interests, but it is not necessary. As long as you realise that THEY are the most important thing to you, and YOU are the most important thing to them, it should work out.

Don't feth around with this stuff, wrex. I'm no expert (obviously) but love is one of those don't-feth-with-me kind of things.

Huh?

Why do I have to find the love of my life (according to you there is a perfect person for me somewhere...) on a internet dating site?

Forgive me for saying so, but good freaking luck.

Furthermore, I am not half of some kind of whole, so please do not press that mentality onto me. I am me, not just a part of them; that is me in a nutshell.

I didn't say that. I just meant that TRUE love, if such a thing exists (and I truly hope it does), does not need the two lovers to share the same interests. Sorry if I got a bit deeper than an internet fling there.

Emperors Faithful wrote:1) How the feth did they get THAT statistic Wrex?
2) There are plenty of women out THERE. (There is a REAL WORLD, ya know.) Find one. Talk to one. Get rejected. Learn from the experience. If at first you don't suceed, try, try again. This may result in A LOT of failed attempts at communicating with this strangley entrancing species though.

Dude there is always this guy. Going around treating people who are looking for something meaningful like they are petty little virgins with no balls while acting like great relationships come around every corner.

Boo to you is sir.

But on another note I would really like to find a chick where I could be like hey check this out, show her a mini or something and shes replies with badass or you need to redo the highlights. Instead of gah.

This seems to be turning into a philosophical debate now rather then a problem solving thread. So unless you guys turn down the heat im out.

It is an internet fling kind of thing mate.

I am not saying that you can't be right about your own life, but I defined mine a LONG time ago, and my experiences have made the man so to speak.

SignsPoint2Fail wrote:This seems to be turning into a philosophical debate now rather then a problem solving thread. So unless you guys turn down the heat im out.

No problem. I would like to talk seriously about this a bit more. If nothing else we could talk about alternative options for meeting new people and possibly finding partners.

Sorry, mate! lol, it was a joke. God knows I can't say that I've found the love of my life (who happened to be an ultra-hot supermodel level chick). I was merely pointing out that there IS a real world. And I'll certainly be looking out there, rather than heading for a Gamer-dating-site.


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I don't see how a gamer DATING site would work. I'm sure that gamers have hooked up over gamer forums (mabye even dakkadakka), and mabye it worked out. You have to admit, and you can deny this if you want, but many gamers are not the most mature sort when it comes to the opposite sex. *giggle*

haha, he said sex.
...boobs.
*giggle*
haha, he said boobs.

etc.

It's more of a social network than a dating service, but in a pinch...

http://www.gamernook.com/

All the advertisements have girls in them at least, they may be subtly implying something there.

Yeah dude that is a large problem with it.

Personally I do look for chick in the crappy realy world of work and money but it seems that I can only find late 27s emotionally damaged goods or girls with kids. Neither of which I am a fan of(that or those annoying bitches who think they are photographers because they took a picture of a snail with a 20 dollar camera). That is why I brought up the dating site.

Sometimes life just doesn't seem to make things easy, but we can always try and make it easier on our own.

It's a good idea! I have a few female gamer friends who would love a site like that! Unlucky for most of us *the girl gamers* guys we meet in game either instantly decided were SUPER hot! or SUPER fat! either way it's full of fail. They go one like your hot you decided your going to dissapoint and run for the hills, they decidec your horrible you don't want to speak to them anyway

AND maybe your interaction with gamers is limited but NON of my friends would giggle at any of those words...if anything they would try to think of a much cruder way to say it.

Teh_K42 wrote:It's more of a social network than a dating service, but in a pinch...

http://www.gamernook.com/

All the advertisements have girls in them at least, they may be subtly implying something there.

Thats just myspace with less scene kids and more nerds. A step up but not really goal oriented.

SignsPoint2Fail wrote:Personally I do look for chick in the crappy realy world of work and money but it seems that I can only find late 27s emotionally damaged goods or girls with kids

OH SNAP! Deja vu' man... Deja vu'.

I have found most chick-gamers to be pretty chill, if not in want of attention on some level. As long as they are not drama-queens I can get along with most women better than most dudes .

Roze wrote:It's a good idea! I have a few female gamer friends who would love a site like that! Unlucky for most of us *the girl gamers* guys we meet in game either instantly decided were SUPER hot! or SUPER fat! either way it's full of fail. They go one like your hot you decided your going to dissapoint and run for the hills, they decidec your horrible you don't want to speak to them anyway

AND maybe your interaction with gamers is limited but NON of my friends would giggle at any of those words...if anything they would try to think of a much cruder way to say it.

Haha yeah but being a girl means you get free loots!
But seriously someone should make a site like this because I spent all my money on Hordes and 40k this month so I am broke.


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Wrexasaur wrote:

SignsPoint2Fail wrote:Personally I do look for chick in the crappy realy world of work and money but it seems that I can only find late 27s emotionally damaged goods or girls with kids

OH SNAP! Deja vu' man... Deja vu'.

I have found most chick-gamers to be pretty chill, if not in want of attention on some level. As long as they are not drama-queens I can get along with most women better than most dudes .

Dude I should just roll to the coast and sit at a coffee bean or something. My town doesn't really have anything but cocaine pot and mexicans with guns(racism or truth? you decide).

Once upon a time Escondido was a nice place ><

@Roze: eh? What this about Super fat and super hot? As for the second paragraph, well that's REAL mature. Geez. Soon the site wouldn't even be about the interests in gaming but only boobs. *giggle...sarcastically*

I swear, the my gamer friend have little to NO idea how to communicate with females. (Not that I'm claiming to be a smooth talker, but sometimes it just gets SAD on thier part)

Then again, I have little respect for online dating in general. Chance that you're actually going to meet this person? slim-to-none. Chance that you're going to like them when you meet them (and same for them)? Even less likely. Chance that this "fling" is going to get any more meaningful than a few slutty comments (from both sides)? Not much.

SignsPoint2Fail wrote:Dude I should just roll to the coast and sit at a coffee bean or something.

Not a bad idea, and it is always the best option to be on the prowl so to speak . I have had pretty bad luck going about the whole thing this way, usually because I always find the ones with BF's . I have also met a few chicks my age, and I never seem to click with them, they always got something that just urks me... excess make-up is a pet-peeve of mine, and on some level the NEED for make-up in some women's minds.

I won't go to far into this because I am bound to get knocked out by a high-powered rotten vegetable cannon any minute now...

EF wrote:(Not that I'm claiming to be a smooth talker, but sometimes it just gets SAD on thier part)

Smooth talker, and you look like this online!!!

Even more off topic but I used to own a watermelon trebuchet and it was awesome.

But yeah dude this thread isn't really going the way I thought it would. Not to pull a me me me move but I wasn't really looking for dating advice more of an idea where to find someone I might have more interest in then her vagina.