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[SpongebobSquaredance]

Humanity is not going to end because 10% of the population decides not to reproduce.

I mean... aren't we overpopulated anyways?

 

[Balducci30]

Speaking off, there is this one app where women do the first step. I haven't tried it out, but perhaps it's something if you're really shy, etc.

Yeah I heard of that. I forget what it's called but I like to connect in person rather than online, it's hard for me to put energy into connecting with people I don't know at all

 

[A.Romero]

I mean... aren't we overpopulated anyways?

Yes, I think 7 billion is way too many humans. We should at least encourage people not having that many kids but you know, the way economy works depends on having a lot of people producing at top capacity.

 

[ZippyTheOtter]

Games are fun. People generally are not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You MMO peeps wherever you are. You alright. ^_^b

What if we MMO and have a significant other?!?

 

[MagiusNecros]

What if we MMO and have a significant other?!?

You can MMO together and be in the same guild. Fun for everyone.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I'm sure some are. Is it really that big of a deal? Like, is it going to cause some extreme negative shift in society or are we at danger of under-populating the earth now?

Life works in a funny way. You usually get much more problems in more populated countries related to marriage/birthrate, while with smaller countries you tend to have much more harmony and higher birthrates/marriages. Quite interesting.

 

[Meesh]

Games have been getting better while women have been getting worse.

In terms of graphics I 100% agree. I mean ladies, it's not about tossing 7 filters over 3 layers of makeup.

Story wise though, gotta give it to the ladies. The drama alone bro...

 

[e&e]

• I can talk about games on NeoGAF, because everyone who comments plays games.
• I can't talk about boy/girlfriends on NeoGAF, because everyone who comments does not have a boy/girlfriend.

You sure about that?

 

[Ikutachi]

I mean... aren't we overpopulated anyways?

Myth.

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

Myth.

We grew from about 1.5 billion to around 7 billion in just a hundred years though.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Screw not only dating, but friends too, because there's no time for them.

This is the most reee post on this site, let me guess you also hate your parents and identify as a tree as well?

 

[Komatsu]

Are you still "young" if you're above the age of 30? I game easily 20h a week and I am a married adult with obligations and a tech job.

 

[Dr_Salt]

There is a very big difference in the amount of time he spends playing games and the amount most of us spend.

How do you know how much he games? He said in an interview that he has completed several Total War Warhammer campaigns with different races. Do you know how much time that shit takes?

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

It doesn't need to be one or another. You can have both but, like everything in life, balance is key.


I don't game as much, but sometimes I still play an hour or two. Mostly I've been playing some Apple Arcade stuff but mostly because of lack of time and those games let me relax for a bit without being too complex. My gf doesn't mind, and she's not even into video games.

But overall, imo video games are just for fun and everyone just should do what they enjoy - just do it in a healthy balanced way.

 

[Silent Viper]

I was in relationship which gave me all kinds of problems and was under stress but gaming helped me recover and was big stress reliever.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

It doesn't need to be one or another. You can have both but, like everything in life, balance is key.


I don't game as much, but sometimes I still play an hour or two. Mostly I've been playing some Apple Arcade stuff but mostly because of lack of time and those games let me relax for a bit without being too complex. My gf doesn't mind, and she's not even into video games.

But overall, imo video games are just for fun and everyone just should do what they enjoy - just do it in a healthy balanced way.

This guy gets it.

 

[Little Chicken]

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[VeganElduderino]

hey , man ! whatever makes people happy in this life...if gaming makes you happy, well why the fuck not ?

 

[Reality Czar]

They are choosing games but they still don't want to spend more than $20 on them.

 

[Orthodox Gaming Dad]

This is a symptom of a society caving in on itself, if it were another era the title would read 'are young men really choosing model trains over relationships?'…and they were back then.

It's been a slow dismantling of rightly ordered relationships to the point where the natural impulse to join with a partner of the opposite sex is often delayed and more and more, completely abandoned and in its place activities have taken predominance.

Abandonment is not the remedy, however I understand young men avoiding the inevitable sufferings that come with relationships, alas suffering also comes with loneliness, and they are just delaying this reality.

Young men need to put aside the idea that finding the 'right' girl means finding someone who shares your interests. Interests are fine, but they are not enduring and should not define your identity or relationships.

Put down the controller (for a bit) and find someone who shares a common morality and ethic. THAT is enduring and fulfilling.

 

[AGRacing]

I've seen many friends over the years settle for garbage humans for girlfriends just because they weren't confident enough to do better. Many young men go through an awkward social phase in life and unfortunately let themselves make catastrophic decisions with life long consequences. Socialize, be COMFORTABLE as a single guy and wait for the right person. If you kill some time playing games during that time no problem.

 

[Redneckerz]

You sure about that?

Am i being sarcastic?

 

[FourEyesGod]

nothing new here, i was a hardcore gamer and even put gaming over girls sometimes, but i start dating at the age of 13, and keep dating until now i found my soulmate who dont mind if im playing who even play with me sometimes. But i was like that 17 years ago too, when i was 15 one time i said-" fuck it im not gonna go meet my girl today i have a pokemon to train goddamit" and made up some excuses just to train my newly capture pokemon xD aaahhh the good old days

 

[nush]

Young men need to put aside the idea that finding the 'right' girl means finding someone who shares your interests. Interests are fine, but they are not enduring and should not define your identity or relationships.

Absolutely. I've never had a girlfriend that was into games or nerd stuff. They had their own interests and we shared those and found new ones to do together. I think the closest any of them were to being nerdy was one girlfriend that was really into Bond movies.

 

[FourEyesGod]

I don't think there's ever been a better time to be an "older man" I've gotten more attention from twenty-somethings in my 30's than I did in my 20's.

agreed dude!! now that im 31 and meet the perfect girlfriend, i got much more attention from younger girls who show openly what they want.. But im mature enough to not fall into there trap and lost my girl.

 

[mxbison]

I don't believe many are actually choosing gaming over relationships. I was absolutely addicted to World of Warcraft, then I got some pussy and instantly quit from one day to the next, just never logged back in. My guild mates probably think I had a heart attack while farming runecloth.

Sitting at a home and gaming a lot obviously makes it much harder to meet someone though.