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Preach sista

XD fr tho

Thx bruv :)
At least there's one guy out there that agrees with me MM😭

FR preachhhh 👏

Umm... I play video games and wouldn't mind if my future husband did lol

As a guy who plays video games on occasion, and has a wonderful girlfriend... She would NOT care. I usually play video games with my little brother, as it's something we both have in common. Video Games aren't inherently bad. Just like books aren't. But if you consume too much of one thing, THEN it becomes bad.

I think that's what she meant @Pierce

Gaming as a lifestyle.

Videogames are NOT bad...if they were, I'd be a lot more harsh XD
They're okay as a hobby, (I've tried before and I honestly just can't do it...I just can't sit down and play a game on a screen for like an hour....it always haunts me that I wasted that much time) but there are a lot of people who ONLY do that in their free time and that's not the healthiest thing. Especially because I think the majority of girls don't like videogames so guys have to be aware of that if they're thinking of getting married.

@Noel Well let's break that down. If I, a guy said the same thing just with a different activity would it be okay? "Most men don't like reading, so if women want to get married they should really be away of that." That would NOT be okay to say. It's sexism on BOTH sides. Someone shouldn't have to change themselves just for a partner. Now, compromises are fine! (Like me and my girlfriend are thinking about when we get married if we should get a cat, or a cat and a dog. She hates dogs. We're trying to find a compromise...) But saying that men should change if they want to secure a wife... Maybe the wife wasn't that good of a person if she needed her partner to change to like him.

Yeah, playing videogames in excess is never good

I never said that people have to change that much in that way. If all someone does in their free time is read, that's not okay. Everything should be taken in moderation. (Side note-But I kinda think videogames are different from reading, don't you? Like....if you're reading an actual substantial book (i'm not talking light romance or whatever) there are morals and things you take away from it. Videogames is just you playing something and the only thing you learn is how to get better at that specific game and that doesn't really improve your character anywhere else.)
If a guy can't find a wife because of how much he plays vids, then maybe he should rethink? But if there's a girl that likes them as much as him, they'd prolly be great together. If both people disagree and they're both unwilling to compromise then things won't work out.
Does that make sense? Since I don't like guys who constantly play videogames, I'm obviously not going to pursue/be attracted to a guy who does exactly that.
The quote actually wasn't even mine lol, I think what's it saying is that college gamers should be aware that there is a substantial amount of girls that don't like videogames. (And yes, you could say that there's a substantial amount of people that don't like reading, or hiking, etc., whatever) And they have to be aware of that. Because I think out of all those hobbies, gaming is the most addicting and what most guys now are doing for fun and way too much.

@Pierce ^^^

@Noel Sorry I was out with my girlfriend lol, anyway:

I do think reading & videogames are different, but they can also be comparable. Take Minecraft: It helps kids with creativity and makes things more accessible for kids to learn about 3d objects, colors, etc. (And there is even an entire mode for teachers in Minecraft that helps with chemistry and all that). There are books that help with creativity too, but there are also video games that don't do any good (Ie; GTA5). Along with that, there are books that don't do any good either (Ie; Smut). It really just depends on how and what you're consuming. Studies also show that video games improve hand eye coordination and communication skills!

And yeah, that makes sense!! My point was really that if a guy said the same thing, it'd be considered sexist. Sexism isn't JUST prejudiced against women, that would be misogyny. I was trying to explain why what you said is sexist, even if that wasn't the intent.

I totally agree with you that everything has to be done in moderation (and that reading is different to video games 😆), and I don't do video games either, but I do know one Christian couple where the husband and wife are both gamers and love it, but they do it in moderation with other things so that's fine 😁